[s-cars] photographic enhancement

[Robert Myers]

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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