Today I finished editing the rest of the pages of Wallulah 1932, and proceeded scanning Wallulah 1933.
I also still have two versions of the edited image page189 of Wallulah 1932. With the levels adjusted, there is significant black ink showing through demonstrated in "page189b.jpg"
"page189.jpg" is an unedited scan of the page.
I did not scan the front or back covers of Wallulah 1932 as I was not sure if there was a special method to do so. I can complete this tomorrow if necessary.
I also noticed there was a folder within "Wallulah 1932" titled "Levels," that contained a file called "white_page_blank.alv" Is this something I will need to do for Wallulah 1933 as well?
Monday, September 30, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday Tasks
Today I continued editing the pages of the 1932 Wallulah. I have approximate 30 pages to go so I will definitely finish my first Wallulah on Thursday. I took Sara's recommendation and focused on quality but I ended up making quite a bit of progress as well.
On some of the white pages, the black ink on the opposite side shows through when I adjust the levels. This is demonstrated most clearly with page189.jpg (without adjusted levels) and page189b.jpg (with adjusted levels). I'm not sure which would be preferable. I think the light from the scanner makes the black ink show through the page. Page 189 was definitely the most extreme example of this problem.
On some of the white pages, the black ink on the opposite side shows through when I adjust the levels. This is demonstrated most clearly with page189.jpg (without adjusted levels) and page189b.jpg (with adjusted levels). I'm not sure which would be preferable. I think the light from the scanner makes the black ink show through the page. Page 189 was definitely the most extreme example of this problem.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Woohoo Wallulah
Today I continued editing the pages of the 1932 Wallulah, I completeled approximately 60 pages so at that rate I should finish the book on Thursday but I'll try to increase my productivity tomorrow. I'm trying to strike the balance between efficiency and not getting too hasty as to make errors. I've got about 90 pages to go!
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Then and Now
Today I printed out the pictures of faculty members for Shanel who will be displaying. I had to replace the cyan cartridge in the printer and marked this on the cartridge total counts.
I also scanned in a football photo for Mary which I believe someone is collecting. It's interesting that people think to use the university library as a way to reconnect with loved ones.
Finally, I finished scanning all the pages of Walullah 1932, however I still have to edit a substantial portion these files.
I also scanned in a football photo for Mary which I believe someone is collecting. It's interesting that people think to use the university library as a way to reconnect with loved ones.
Finally, I finished scanning all the pages of Walullah 1932, however I still have to edit a substantial portion these files.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The Floating Head
Apparently the faculty photos that I scanned and edited were suitable. Shanel is trying to find another photograph of one of the faculty though since the quality is very poor when the photo is expanded. I continued working on Wallulah 1932 and scanned approximately 80 more pages in and have now edited 90 pages. Overall, a productive day!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Alumni Photo Booth Photos
It's awfully difficult to expand small Wallulah pictures into large, high-quality pictures. The only one that turned out relatively decent-looking was Ken Nolley. Despite using
Gaussian Blur, the photos still appear to have dots on them.
The picture of Bill Duvall needs some kind of contrast so his sweater doesn't blend into the background as much. I experimented with the Contrast/Brightness tool but it added an extra layer and put blue blotches on the left side of the picture.
I scanned all of the images through Epson ("Gregor") at 2400 dpi which made a slight difference but they are still very poor quality. I cropped, rotated, adjusted levels, sized to at least 4 inches tall, and blurred the photo as much as possible but I'm desperately in need of some editing help!
Gaussian Blur, the photos still appear to have dots on them.
The picture of Bill Duvall needs some kind of contrast so his sweater doesn't blend into the background as much. I experimented with the Contrast/Brightness tool but it added an extra layer and put blue blotches on the left side of the picture.
I scanned all of the images through Epson ("Gregor") at 2400 dpi which made a slight difference but they are still very poor quality. I cropped, rotated, adjusted levels, sized to at least 4 inches tall, and blurred the photo as much as possible but I'm desperately in need of some editing help!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Working on Wallulah
Today I managed to finish editing all of the pages I had scanned in last time. I scanned in approximately 50 more pages to edit. I'm getting a little faster at editing each page but it is definitely a more time consuming process than scanning. However, I was able to perfect the position of the book on the scanner so the image is more aligned and I do not have to do extreme rotations in Photoshop. I have officially completed 60 pages of my first Wallulah, here's to many more!
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wallulah: Day 1
Today I started scanning my first Wallulah from 1932. I was able to scan approximately 1/3 of the pages and edit around 1/2 of those that I scanned. I still have a ways to go before I finish the entire yearbook.
It's really neat to see Willamette University during that time period. I couldn't fathom having a professor with the first name "Egbert." Astonishingly, I saw one woman's hairstyle that is quite common today.
But there are significant differences in time. For instance, a piano professor was in complete profile to the camera and seemed to be wearing tinted glasses. Perhaps he was blind? All in all, some very interesting people have studied and worked at Willamette. The Wallulahs are such an amazing resource to study the history of the university.
It's really neat to see Willamette University during that time period. I couldn't fathom having a professor with the first name "Egbert." Astonishingly, I saw one woman's hairstyle that is quite common today.
But there are significant differences in time. For instance, a piano professor was in complete profile to the camera and seemed to be wearing tinted glasses. Perhaps he was blind? All in all, some very interesting people have studied and worked at Willamette. The Wallulahs are such an amazing resource to study the history of the university.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Salem Historic Photographs: DONE!
Today I continued re-scanning and editing the Salem Historic Photographs which needed to be converted to .tif format.
Sara emailed Archives asking if we should edit out blotches and perfect the photographs or simply crop them and adjust the levels. For practicality, I only cropped, rotated, and changed the levels on each of the photographs.
They are all saved in the sub-folder "Edited TIFF Files." With the file names that correspond to the Google Doc which lists them in the order they can be found in the physical folder.
It feels good to complete this project and eventually see the photos posted online to share with the Willamette community.
Sara emailed Archives asking if we should edit out blotches and perfect the photographs or simply crop them and adjust the levels. For practicality, I only cropped, rotated, and changed the levels on each of the photographs.
They are all saved in the sub-folder "Edited TIFF Files." With the file names that correspond to the Google Doc which lists them in the order they can be found in the physical folder.
It feels good to complete this project and eventually see the photos posted online to share with the Willamette community.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Tiff Thursday
Today I wrote up the instructions for how to use the Adobe feature "Picture Package" to print multiple images on one page and posted them on the blog.
I received the sad news that all the Salem Historic Photos needed to be re-scanned as .tiffs rather than .jpegs. I started again on the project and have about 1/3 of the photos re-scanned and edited. However, security on the previously scanned jpegs won't let me delete them so I created a separate folder within Salem Historic Photos called "Edited Tiff Files." This is where you'll find the finished pictures.
I also had to scan a crest and information about the family name "Waller." I wonder if this has anything to do with the naming of the historic building on campus.
Although, slightly disappointed that I wasn't able to complete Salem Historic Photos today, this gives me more practice to do it all over again.
P.S. I tried the time sheet and it worked!
I received the sad news that all the Salem Historic Photos needed to be re-scanned as .tiffs rather than .jpegs. I started again on the project and have about 1/3 of the photos re-scanned and edited. However, security on the previously scanned jpegs won't let me delete them so I created a separate folder within Salem Historic Photos called "Edited Tiff Files." This is where you'll find the finished pictures.
I also had to scan a crest and information about the family name "Waller." I wonder if this has anything to do with the naming of the historic building on campus.
Although, slightly disappointed that I wasn't able to complete Salem Historic Photos today, this gives me more practice to do it all over again.
P.S. I tried the time sheet and it worked!
Picture Package Instructions
Click the link below for instructions on how to print multiple images on one page in Adobe Photoshop...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18PDkH7PZRN-SkNkNyD92w9YKI9bYxKpRo-2FPAmclMw/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18PDkH7PZRN-SkNkNyD92w9YKI9bYxKpRo-2FPAmclMw/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The Picture Patch
Today I resumed editing the Salem Historic Photographs, I have two left to complete so I will surely finish that project on Thursday.
Archives also asked for several photographs to be printed. We had some trouble with the cartridges and printer software at first. The coloring turned out very blue.
While Sara was researching the problem, I looked through the .jpg files of Wallulah 1921 (labeled 1922) and Wallulah 1922 (labeled 1923) to make sure there were no missing pages. All the pages were intact but there were a couple thumbnails in Wallulah 1922 (labeled 1923) which showed up bigger than the rest. I'm not sure why that happened.
Once the printer issue was sorted out, I managed to use the new-found "Picture Patch" tool on Photoshop to print different images on one page. This was a useful new discovery that will hopefully aid us in the future.
Archives also asked for several photographs to be printed. We had some trouble with the cartridges and printer software at first. The coloring turned out very blue.
While Sara was researching the problem, I looked through the .jpg files of Wallulah 1921 (labeled 1922) and Wallulah 1922 (labeled 1923) to make sure there were no missing pages. All the pages were intact but there were a couple thumbnails in Wallulah 1922 (labeled 1923) which showed up bigger than the rest. I'm not sure why that happened.
Once the printer issue was sorted out, I managed to use the new-found "Picture Patch" tool on Photoshop to print different images on one page. This was a useful new discovery that will hopefully aid us in the future.
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