Preserving Your Family Photographs - Paperback

by Maureen a. Taylor (Author)

Maureen A. Taylor, author of UncoveringYour Ancestry Through Family Photographs, provides all the information you need to carefor your family photograph collection.She outlines in straightforward steps how toadd value to your home collection by using themethods that conservators and photo curatorsuse every day!You'll learn how to: * Identify the types of damage already doneto the photos in your collection.* Take care of all your photos going forward, so that damage is a thing of the past.* Preserve your digital images - for you andfuture generations.* Select a conservator to repair damaged photosand protect them from more deterioration.* Select a restoration expert to restore damagedphotos using airbrushing, digital manipulation, or photographic enhancements.* Create a stunning scrapbook that will endure, using archival quality guidelines.* Properly handle cased images such asdaguerreotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes.* Explore techniques to share your images.* Take advantage of low-cost alternatives to traditional photo preservation techni

Author Biography

Maureen A. Taylor is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection of history, genealogy, and photography. She studies photographic clues to tell the stories present in her clients' family pictures and albums. Maureen has been featured in top media outlets, including The View, Martha Stewart Living, and The Today Show. Maureen is the author of a number of books and magazine articles, as well as a contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine.