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Scanning for Kids of All Ages by Donna A. Ford Genealogist's page See review comments from Connecticut Nutmegger Vol. 36 #4 published by Connecticut Society of Genealogists. ISBN # 1-4010-7753-6 Retail price: $20.99   For Kids For Teachers For Genealogists For Librarians For Digital Camera Photographers For Artists and Crafters For Web Users Fixing Problem Images You’ll appreciate sections on fixing old or faded images, adding color, removing redeye, and repairing scratches. Click to view some problem images. Archiving Family Journals If you have an old journal, find out whether Optical Character Recognition (OCR) can help in archiving it. Researching your family history just got easier. Problem Images Tintypes; Salted Paper or Albumen Prints; Kodak Prints circa 1955 Tintypes Image on iron plate; popular from Civil war up to 1900. Images of scanned tintypes need tone curves or brightness/contrast adjustment. Tintypes are subject to bending, scratching, and rusting in the scratched areas. These defects can be corrected with image editing software tools.   Salted Paper and Albumen Prints Back Salted paper prints were introduced in 1840; Albumen prints in 1850. Both remained popular into the late 1890s. Both type of prints are subject to fading. Notice that jewelry was hand painted and has not faded. Histogram shows faded image data. Brightness/contrast adjustment needed after scanning. A single color can be added easily to enhance the image.   Kodak Processing Problems - 1955 vintage photos Back Use advanced image editing features to: Set highlight, shadow, and neutral colors. Apply tone curves separately to Red, Green, and Blue data Order Scanning for Kids of All Ages online from www.xlibris.com.