Entries by Neil

Scan a photo negative using phone and scanner

Did you know it’s possible to scan photo negative using a phone and scanner? The phone/tablet provides the necessary back-lighting, with a flat-bed scanner.   All you need is is turn a large portion of the screen entirely white with a flash light app. Simply place the device facedown over the film on the scanner, […]

Madame Tussaud’s Fire in 1925

An unsettling and captivating photograph of wax figures burnt and melted after the massive 1925 fire that destroyed Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in London. An eye-witness who lived opposite Madame Tussaud’s said in an interview that the fire was a wonderful spectacle. Strong red and golden flames leapt 50 feet from the roof of the […]

Why did people not smile in old photographs?

  Did you ever notice in older photos that nobody smiles? It wasn’t because they were unhappy or grumpy, it was the process of having your photograph taken that dictated that it was not best to smile. Older cameras required manual exposures and lots of light because there was no flash and exposures of photographs would […]

Changing your Photo Scanner Settings

Modifying scanner settings is an easy enough task. As there are lots of types of scanners and various ways of accessing the settings so I will stick to the most generic approach. Mind you…. you could always use a search engine to find the exact scanner settings tutorial or manual. Just type in your “make […]