How to Date an Old Photograph: Cards, Clothes, Paper
Learn to estimate the age of an old family photograph from its format, card mount, clothing, print style and handwriting, and how to record what you find.
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Straight answers on scanning, restoring and retouching photographs, and on the design questions small businesses ask.
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Slide Scanning: How to Rescue Faded 35 mm Slides
Everything about scanning old 35 mm slides: mounts, fading and fungus, resolution, storage and when to scan before the colours disappear.
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Online Store Product Pages That Turn Visitors into Buyers
The elements of a product page that help people buy: photos, title, description, price, shipping, returns, reviews, trust signals and mobile design.
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Beauty Retouching Without the Plastic Look
How to retouch beauty and fashion images so skin keeps its texture: what to fix, what to leave, common mistakes and how to brief a retoucher.
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Restoring Old Wedding Photos: What to Expect
What happens when old wedding photographs are restored: typical damage, white dresses and veils, group portraits, colour and how to prepare.
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How to Organise Scanned Photos: Folders, Names and Captions
A simple system for naming, sorting and captioning scanned photographs, so your family archive stays easy to search and share for decades.
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