Queen Victoria…from the eBay Archive
The importance of cleaning photographs and the scanner itself.
One thing leads to another…or how projects come about.
The Vinegar Syndrome Files…5 Year Test Results
PRO Artist Tape…the best option for non-permanent, clean removal marking
Kodak (Mexico?) Inkjet Paper Deterioration
Even after WWII ended…they were still rationing food.
3D stereo cards are an interesting social documentary record of their time…and notes on not being an anal, closed-minded curator.
Dye based inkjet fade test complete
April 2, 2022 is the 150th Anniversary of the death of Samuel Morse. The inventor of the Morse code and contributor to modernizing telegraphy.
Scanning Tru-Vue films
Examining resolution on the flatbed scanner with various degrees of focus adjustment.
The mentality of the (true) film collector
Throwback to the railroad days…The Pullman Car
Password protection of your digital media…a surefire plan for your media to die with you.
The beginnings of the optical disc library
Remember the old Playboy Clubs and the Playboy Bunnies?
Be careful…watermark software can destroy resolution
Selection from Artists and Models Ball Archive
Agfa color print fade test example
When it comes to archiving, a major obstacle to overcome is personal prejudice and small mindedness.
The Joys of Multitasking
Here is the reason why all the rich fucks are moving to New Zealand!
A folding cart may be useful to your work
Don’t be a shitty archivist…Please!
Blu-ray Discs …they are not all the same.
Scanner backers matter
To descreen or not descreen…that is the proverbial question?
On some sites the amount of pop-up ads are just staggering.