Historical photos

I found a wonderful site full of old photos, 1850-1940. It includes photos worldwide.

http://www.old-picture.com/

Digital enhancement, soft fade vignette

I found a couple of tutorials on making a vignette effect to a photo. I have done this a few times, I found it is especially great on old photos, but also great on new photos. I really like the oval fade away that softens the look of your subject. Hope this is useful. :)

http://legacynews.typepad.com/legacy_news/2009/04/digital-picture-enhancement-tips-cloning-and-vignettes.html


http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/ht/ndvignette.htm

http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apsvignette.htm

Free ebook through Family Tree Magazine

I was just reading through old email and found this link for a free ebook from Family Tree Magazine. You have to sign up for their newsletter, but the ebook, Best of the Photo Detective, is from Photo Detective and worth signing up. Plus the newsletter is worth receiving also. You don't have to subscribe to the magazine, although I do and enjoy all the tips and links. If you get a pop up to subscribe to the magazine you can click no if you aren't interested. You only need to give your email address and after clicking "submit" you will be taken to the page with the download link. It is in pdf format so you can save it. It is 42 pages of how to look for clues in old photos, especially helpful if you aren't sure of the time period.

http://www.familytreemagazine.com/enews

Fun Link

I got a link to a really cool site, you take your photo, and can add the image to an object like a magazine cover or newspaper or even put someone's head on someone else, etc. This will be fun on scrapping layouts, whether heritage or not.

http://www.photofunia.com/