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Photographs are wonderful, mysterious things. Yet we have become so accustomed to them that we take them for granted. 1999 marked the 160th anniversary of the public introduction of photography. Prior...


Photographs are wonderful, mysterious things. Yet we have
become so accustomed to them that we take them for granted.
1999 marked the 160th anniversary of the public introduction
of photography. Prior to 1839 you could not see what distant
places truly looked like, or see yourself as you appeared
when you were younger. Most people didn't know what the
President of the United States really looked like, or the
King or Queen of England. Oh sure there were pictures Marcus Stroman Authentic Jersey ,
artists drawings and paintings, but they were all
interpretations -- even the most faithful representations
were influenced by the style, medium and mind of the artist.
Along came the invention of photography, and all that
changed overnight.

With every picture you take, you are freezing a moment in
time; capturing a view that can never be exactly the same
again. You may have a closet full of such frozen moments Mike Piazza Authentic Jersey , or
just a few rolls from your last vacation. If you want to be
able to enjoy those moments far into the future, you need to
take some care in the handling and storage of those images.
If you have family photos handed down from earlier
generations, you have a responsibility to future generations
to pass them on in as good condition as possible.

When taking care of older photographs it helps to know
something of the process by which they were made, but it not
essential. If you would like to learn more about
'Identifying and Dating Old Photographs' there is
considerable information available. In practice, all photos
need to be protected from the same dangers. Light is enemy
number one. Chemical degradation is another problem Darryl Strawberry Authentic Jersey , and
much less easy to deal with. And of course you must protect
them from physical damage, be it the curiosity of children
or the fury of storm, flood or fire.

LIGHT

Photographs are made by the action of light on a specially
treated chemical surface (at least they were before digital
imagery was invented, but more about that later ...) Little
wonder then that even after they are fixed into a stable
image, photographs can still be affected by light. Bright
light will cause photos to fade. Actually Keith Hernandez Authentic Jersey , all photographs
are fading at all times, but light greatly accelerates the
process. The degree of fading depends on the type of process
used to create the image, how well it was processed, and
other factors. As a general rule, color photos fade faster
than black and white.

Of course you have to expose photos to light to view them David Wright Authentic Jersey ,
and what good are they if they are never seen? But you
should be careful to store them in light-proof boxes.
Pictures you hang on your walls should be thought of as
disposable -- don't hang the original if it is a family
heirloom -- make a copy and hang that. Avoid placing
pictures where they will be in direct sun.

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION

When pictures fade from sunlight it is really a form of
chemical degradation, but there are other factors that can
contribute to this process. If the pictures were not
properly processed when they were made, they have more
damaging chemicals on them, and will suffer the effects of
chemical degradation much faster than properly processed
images. If you are having copies made, or prints from new
photos that you want to last well into the future Yoenis Cespedes Jersey , you can
have them archivally processed to ensure the fewest possible
damaging trace chemicals will remain on the print. Old
prints can be re-processed to remove chemicals, but that
process should only be attempted by professional restoration
experts.

Another source of chemical degradation is the paper (or on
mounted pictures, the cardboard the print is mounted on)
used in making prints. If the paper is too acidic, it may
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