photo digital archiving, scanning slides, scanning negatives

Types of Media we fix & work with
(input & output media)

Picture, image & media types we can fix

1) Any photograph or flat media up to A4 (8.5"x 11.75") for our standard priced services
2) Any photograph or flat media up to A1 (33"x 24") (All work Quotation only)
3) 35mm film, negatives and transparencies - scanning slides in mounts & film strips
4) APS film - scanning negatives and transparencies in film strips only
5) Medium & Large format - scanning negatives & transparencies - Glass and celluloid (limitations)
6) Magic Lantern glass slides (Quotation only)
7) Digital camera images on media cards. All types including Compact Flash II, Micro Drive, SD and XD,
8) Digital images on CD and Floppy disc, most image file formats

We will return your pictures in the following forms and media types

1) Photographic prints up to 15"x 10" for standard service (Contact us for limitations)
2) A4 Giclee (Long life) Ink Jet Prints
3) CD and Floppy disc (within file size limitations)
6) Digital Camera Media Card (All types) (Your computer will read the images but your camera will Not)

Copyright

Its a fairly easy concept to explain but not easy for many people to accept. Here we make some sense of it for you

Our Policy

"To comply with Copyright Law, we will not knowingly scan, copy or work on a photo that has been taken by a
professional photographer within the last 100 years without the permission of the photographer or their estate"

To save yourself disappointment, these are the things we look for before proceeding with your job

Any indication of the date or age of the photograph. If it is old enough we can ignore the other criteria

Professionally taken photos usually have copyright stamps, marks or a business name on the back.

Mounted photographs could be professional. Look for the photographer's name or mark on the mount

Photographs may look professional in the way they are taken, i.e. " In a studio type environment like
Graduation Photos". Even without a mark in many instances we decline obvious Studio Photographs

Copyright Law is stringent and the penalties very high. We will however only apply the above criteria.
We are building a Photographers database to make our life a little easier. In the mean time if you
want a School photograph repaired you will need to get the photographer's written permission first

The Copyright Concept

Copyright really means "Ownership of the created image, design, words or ideas"

Here we are talking about "Who owns the Image", not "Who owns the photograph"

You may pay good money for the photographs, but you do not own the Copyright.

Wedding Photos are a good example. Pay big bucks but the copyright is not yours

Who Owns it?

Copyright belongs automatically to the photographer or their employer if part of their job.

It remains their property unless specifically sold, gifted or becomes redundant with time.

How long does it last?

In the UK copyright belongs to the photographer & their estate for 50 years after their death

A professional photographer doesn't give up copyright easily. That event is normally in writing

Print Formats & Cropping

Print Formats & Cropping

A common problem when getting photographic prints is unexpected & unwanted cropping of the image.

Type 1
All photo printing services have a small automatic cropping around the border of the negative or digital
image to give a clean edge to the final print (2% to 3%). Not usually a problem as it rarely cuts into the
main subject but if the object is too close to the edge of the picture or negative it can be cropped a little

Photo Doctor can cure this. Just clearly state "No Cropping" in Special Instructions on the order form.

Type 2
This happens when the print proportions are different than the proportions (Ratio of the height to width)
of the negative or digital image. A 35mm negative proportions fit a 6"x 4" print but a 7"x 5" print will be
cropped at the sides. Again this is not usually a problem but on occasions part of the subject can be
cropped. Today's automatic processing means that this is not always picked up.

This will not occur with Photo Doctor as all our work is by hand and continually monitored. If you have
selected a print size that would result in unacceptable cropping we will inform you and offer solutions.


Cropping of a 6"x 4" print with a 7"x 5", 8"x 6" or 10"x 8" printout		Cropping of a 7"x 5" print with 6"x 4" and 9"x 6" print output
35mm best print sizes 6"x 4" 9"x 6" 12"x 8" 15"x 10"		Digital Camera best print sizes 7"x 5" 8"x 6" 10"x 8" (slight crop)

Enlarging & Print Sizes

Enlarging and Print Sizes

These are notes on enlargements & the limitations. Different factors apply to the different source media.
We cover information on enlarging from Prints (Flat media), Negatives, Transparencies & Digital Photos

Enlarging from Prints

You cannot enlarge from a print without some loss of quality. The more you enlarge, the greater
the loss in sharpness, definition and colour saturation.

We use our skills to minimise those losses. Photo Doctor can safely double the original print
size without noticeable deterioration but beyond this depends very much on the original photo's sharpness and definition.

Our standard service 7"x 5" print assumes that the original photo is of a reasonable size (4"x 3"
or bigger). If the original picture is very small, like a passport photo, we will try and achieve the
7"x 5" print of decent quality but if the original is not clear or sharp we may not get there. If we
have difficulties we will contact you with options. (i.e. two 6"x 4" prints instead)

Larger prints will depend on the original print size, the sharpness and definition of the image.

Enlarging from Negatives & Slides

A fine razor sharp 35mm negative or slide could be enlarged up to about A3 size satisfactorily
but the maximum "quality" print size would depend on the sharpness and definition of the photo.
9"x 6" prints are fairly safe from the average photo and Photo Doctor will generally achieve this.

Negs and slides bigger than 35mm can be enlarged more as long as they have some definition.

We will apply our skills to maximise the enlargement capability of your photo. Should there be
difficulties in achieving your requested print size we will contact you with options and solutions.

Enlargements from Digital Camera Photos

Digital photographs can be taken at different resolutions that are usually referred to in terms of
Megapixels (1 Megapixel = 1 million pixels). This has a direct bearing on the size of prints that
can be printed out at reasonable quality.

Below is a table giving realistic print sizes for each Megapixel value.
These are split between sizes for "Normal" and "High" quality prints.

Resolutions Megapixels	Quality		Noticeable Crop
Resolutions Megapixels	Normal	High	Noticeable Crop
1	6"x 4"	Nil	on 6"x 4"
2	8"x 6"	6"x 4"	on 6"x 4"
3	10"x 8"	7"x 5"	both Slightly
5	12"x 10"	10"x 8"	both Slightly
6	15"x 10"	12"x 10"	on 15"x 10"
8	18"x 12"+	15"x 10"	on 15"x 10" & 18"x 12"

We will do larger prints if you request but you will be advised that there may be
a drop in quality. Photo Doctor will work to give you the best quality possible.

Digital Service Specs