Hi, the best way to handle tintypes is having a negative made of the Photo. That way you can have as many copies made as you want. Tintypes are a type of negative that is very reflective so they are not very good for scanning, you would be better off making a print and then scan the print. When you have this done you will see details you wouldn't believe. We did one for a friend of ours and the fathers eyes looked right though you. Retired Professional Photographer, Karen and Steve [email protected] wrote: > Roy or anyone, you mention tintype photographs. Do you know how to lighten > them? I have several photos of my relatives and the worst one is so dark it > is hard to see and too dark to copy on my xerox. What to do? > Phil Swinford, Muncie, now in TX [email protected]