ryan_nicotera

<p>Hi,<br /><br />I was wondering if you guys could help me place a date to this old Polaroid photo? Or at least a date range?<br />The main on the right is my grandfather. For comparison, I've posted beneath it an ID photo of him from 1964. Trying to figure out if it dates to as early as the late 50s, or as late as the mid 60s?<br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/43b03ae.jpg" alt="" width="1273" height="1037" /><br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/303a49a.jpg" alt="" width="999" height="1080" /></p>

<p>As to his overall facial expression, I thankfully am in possession of several IDs of his; mainly, his Driver License Photos from 1951, 1966, 1969, 1972 and 1975 (the year he died), as well as ID photos from 1964 and 1966. These together represent great "portrait" type photos, even if they are "ugly" (as in, not aesthetic in the way a proper portrait would be); but are much more representative of facial appearance than a far-away 1972 candid by the water would be. Here's an example: His 1975 Driver License Photo. Taken in either April or May 1975, it is likely the last photo of him alive, as it was taken between 5-6 months before he died. He was deeply unhappy, and he had suffered a stroke in 1973; his expression, at least to me, is haunting; yet, the image is I feel a perfect visual representation of him, flaws and all.<br /><br />What amazed me was - the actual photo is no larger than the size of your thumb. Yet, at 800 DPI, look at the level of detail:<br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/400565b.jpg" alt="" width="1019" height="1080" /><br> <br />I have other such photos from 1966, 1969, and 1972. All physical copies are thumb size, or smaller, and were scanned at 800 DPI. These are edited revisions (they were given greater contrast and darkened as the originals were slightly faded).<br /><br />1969:<br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/156dcc6.jpg" alt="" width="1123" height="1080" /><br> <br /><br />1972:<br /><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/138f8a6.jpg" alt="" width="1123" height="1080" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>

<p>I have several other color candids, but due to the paper they were printed on, they are not the best quality. In total, I have in my posession seven color candids. Four are from August 1973; two are from more than likely 1966; and the other is probably from 1967. The first candids you saw (the shots with the pink shirt) were taken July 1972. This was taken, thanks to his note in pen on the back, on August 5th, 1973. They represent, to my knowledge, the last color and the last candid photos taken of him, as my family did not shoot have printed many rolls of film they shot in the mid 70s. My mother for example had about 24 totally used rolls of 110 film which went undeveloped due to the costs then of having them developed which she couldn't meet (and she also had other things on her mind). So, while this and its siblings were taken two years before he died, they are the last photos of him in color and in a candid moment.<br /><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/b8aecd7.jpg" alt="" width="1324" height="1080" /><br /><br />As you can see, better smile, but has that horrible '70s textured paper. Three other images exist from this day which ARE in my posession. The superior July 1972 shots are in my Aunt who I do not speak to's care.<br /><br />As to your last comment Doug, about his smile: His smile in the wedding photos might have been a little strained as he had to deal with being in my grandmother's presence for the day. They were, by this point (September 1972), almost more than half a decade separated and hated each other and due to the dysfunction in the family, no one had really seen each other in several years. It was my Aunt's wedding, which also acted as unwitting family reunion that would otherwise not have happened; it was the first time my grandparents, and my aunts and uncles, were all forced under the same roof since 1966 or 1967. My mother is the woman to the left of them.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/bd132b0.jpg" alt="" /><br />For this, 600 DPI, dimensions 5534 x 4225; 3.76 MB</p>

<p>The file size for the above is 3.02 MB.</p>

<p>What do you mean by a lack of fine detail?<br /><br /><br> Also, did I do better with this? Yes, there is still dust issues/scratches, but...I mean in terms of fine detail etc as you mention it? Could these be considered good archival scans?<br />The dimensions are 4360 x 4973 at 600 DPI. <br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/454a2c9.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />I ask because these images are the best quality color images of my late grandfather. I'd like to be able to show these to my children in the decades to come in the same state they are (I mean in terms of being saved by scanning) albeit with the fixes you suggest. As close to 'home museum' quality as I can hope to get with no future access to the original prints.</p>

<p>Sadly no way to get a hold of the scans for rescan - the relative who has them, and I, are on horrible terms.<br /><br />As it stands...Have I created scans that will be in good enough quality in 100 years provided I back them up? Are they archival quality scans?<br /><br /></p>

<p>Hi,<br /><br />Back in 2009, I scanned these two photos on a Flatbed CanoScan LiDe scanner...I am curious about a few things: <br /><br />1) Did I do a good job in creating 'archival' scans? IE scans that can be viewed in say, 50 years? 100? Are they 'pixely'?<br />2) While I scanned them in Jpeg, will re-saving a copy in TIFF ensure no loss of further quality and a digital future for them? IE, is TIFF a medium that won't be obsolete in 50 years more than likely?<br />3) Why is the image so small in file size? I scanned it at 600 DPI, and the image size 1645 x 1710 at a resolution unit of 2 and a color depth of 24. The original print, which I no longer have access to, was a small early 1970s print. Yet the file size is only 387 KB. Why is this?<br /><br /><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a9df9f6.jpg" alt="" /><br> <img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/f391aae.jpg" alt="" /></p>