PLEASE, PLEASE **DO NOT*** use shaving cream -- This has been mentioned on every list I've ever touched on. Shaving cream will destroy the stones!!!!This site was on the list recently http://www.gravestonestudies.org/more_information.htm This is the website for the Association of Gravestone Studies. Arlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Rawlins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [SP] photographing documents and source items > > Try coating tombstones with foam shaving cream and carefully wiping it off to reveal lettering. It has worked for me. > Steve > "E.Rodier" <[email protected]> wrote:Lighting documents is a challenge with or without flash, inside or out. Be > sure to experiment at home with similar items. A Sony camera with memory > stick can be used along with a Sony Clie (Palm OS) to view larger digital > pictures on the handheld device before leaving a source that might be > difficult to visit. Card from another camera fits in Pocket PC. > > I prefer scanning most items that fit on the scanner glass, even keepsakes. > A friend prefers to use a digital camera and copy stand with lights. If > possible, try the same items different ways -- flash, available room light, > near window, portable lights or outside. > > Unexpected problem at the cemetery last weekend was a thick layer of ice on > a flat stone. Each photo trip seems to have a unique challenge. Some stones > show lettering better after a rain, grass needs to be trimmed, bushes in the > way, morning or afternoon sun. Heritage home was easily found but hidden > behind a high wall with a locked door beside the sidewalk, no high vantage > point. > Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Anderson" > > And some will not allow the use of a flash on old documents so you might > > need to have a light source. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "E.Rodier" > > > Some archives charge the photocopy rate for each digital picture taken > and > > > some do not allow cameras at all. Ask in advance when planning a trip. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > >