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How do I copy an old photo.?

  • 23-03-2012 12:35AM
    #1
    zmccomish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭


    I have a 50 year old small B&W photo of a friend that I want to copy and give
    to him.Apart from just paper printing same, how do I make it presentable?


Comments

  • #2
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭Heebie


    You get someone with a decent scanner to scan it, then bring the file to most any photolab.
    That should give an acceptable copy.
    If you want a really good copy, get someone who really knows what they're doing, or just bring it to a good photolab that can do the scanning and printing for you.

    There are a few guys on here who could do the work for you including the printing.


  • #3
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    have you tried contacting the photographer - he/she might have the original and could have digitized their works ?

    Also - you do realise that its illegal to reproduce the image IF it is still the copyright of the owner/photographer ?

    I had a guy do some work for me on an image of my girlfriends grandmother - the original photographer was a family neighbour - who passed away (grandmother was aged 5/6 in the photo and she's 91 now) .... couldn't locate the originals and following contact with the family of the photographer I was given permission to reproduce the images from prints which were scanned and reprinted a number of years ago.

    (I was lucky the girlfriend has a good family tree history and her family's neighbours have similar)


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