photographic enhancement

[Dan DiBiase]

Have you tried a pencil impression? Rubbing a pencil over a piece of paper... It 
might have left an impression in the wood...
Photo-wise, you could try downloading an editing program like Irfanview and 
playing around with the contracts, maybe reversing
it so it's like a negative - then the writing would be lighter than the 
background....

 Dan D
Central NJ USA






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From: Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
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Subject: photographic enhancement

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Hi Y'all,

We have a beautiful old antique desk, a "secretary", with a small wooden drawer 
in it.  The secretary has been a family heirloom for as long as I can remember 
and, I'm certain, much longer than that.  I inherited the piece from my mother 
and she had inherited it from her mother.  The drawer has some pencil writing on 
its outside which has grown fainter and fainter over the years.  I can still 
make it out but with considerable difficulty.

Now, my question for all you photography experts out there - what can be done to 
help us read the writing?  I am thinking sort of in terms of photographing the 
side of the drawer and then fiddling with contrast, color enhancement, etc, to 
improve legibility.  Any suggestions?  I'm taking the drawer to a local 
photography shop this afternoon to see what he might be able to come up with.  
Meanwhile, I have a decent Nikon DSLR which might be helpful for a DIY project.

Bob

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