Fun and Simple Photo Editing
I'm a fan of a relatively new website called Picnik.com. It may make you forget expensive photo editing programs even exist. Here's what to love. It's online, Web-based software. All you do is access your pictures on your computer or use the ones you've uploaded to sites such as...
Read MorePhoto Cards Redux
What type of holiday greeting do you send to friends and relatives? Four years ago I wrote Season's Greetings, a column about photo cards and shared an antique example from my collection. It's a beautiful New Year's card from a woman to her friends. As you can see, sending...
Read MoreRepairing Damaged Photos
In the Photo Detective Forum, a member of the Ellis family asked about her photo that was damaged from being stored in a damp garage. Family Tree Magazine managing editor Diane Haddad suggested using photo editing software and contacting a professional conservator. That's excellent advice. While I haven't seen the...
Read MoreHumidity and Photos
As I sit in my air-conditioned home office, it's hot and humid outside. The combination of these two weather Hs are bad for family photos. Resin-coated color images tend to stick together when it's humid. The H and H also creates the perfect environment for mold to grow on your...
Read MoreIt’s Confession Time: Developing Old Film
Kelly posted a question to the Forum in February about developing old film.She found a camera with film in it from the 1960s and her camera shop sent it out for processing. It's confession time. This is your chance to sound-off in the Forum about film you've forgotten to...
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