NF Guidelines for Photographing - noolahamfoundation/standards GitHub Wiki
| Title | Guidelines for Photographing |
|---|---|
| Document Type | |
| Security Classification | Staff, Management, Technology, RB |
| Department | NF Technology |
| Author (s) | Natkeeran L. Kanthan |
| Approval | |
| Version | April 2015 |
The purpose of this document is to provide standards and guidelines for photographing for archiving purposes. These guidelines apply to Noolaham Foundation projects that involve photographing or image collections.
This document is intended for Management, Staff, Technology Team and RB.
Textual objects such as manuscripts, artifacts, people, events etc can be photographed for archiving purposes. The goal of photographing for archival purposes is to capture images with authenticity, accuracy and quality. The archival digital images needs to have quality and related information such as color profiles to reproduce their
- Professional quality SLR camera with 50mm lens and shutter release cable
- Tripod or camera stand
- Lighting: photo lights or photo tent/cube
- Black, neutral gray or white backgrounds
| Setting | Recommendation | Comments | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | Between 100 - 200 | http://www.carli.illinois.edu/sites/files/digital_collections/documentation/guidelines_for_3D.pdf | |
| Shutter Speed | 1/25 | If too dark, longer shutter speed may be needed. | |
| Aperture | between f8 - f11 | http://www.carli.illinois.edu/sites/files/digital_collections/documentation/guidelines_for_3D.pdf | |
| White Balance | Auto | If saving images in RAW format, the white balance can be adjusted later. | |
| File Settings | 10 - 16 MB / 48-bit RGB | The initial images should be captured at the highest size/quality possible for the camera. | http://www.carli.illinois.edu/sites/files/digital_collections/documentation/guidelines_for_3D.pdf |
| File Type | TIFF uncompressed or RAW uncompressed | http://www.carli.illinois.edu/sites/files/digital_collections/documentation/guidelines_for_3D.pdf |
| Quality Measurer | Description | Standard | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optical or Spatial Resolution | min 600 dpi | ||
| Bit Depth or Signal Resolution or Tonal Resolution | 48 bit | ||
| File Format | uncompressed TIFF or RAW file formats | http://eap.bl.uk/downloads/guidelines_copying.pdf | |
| Color Profile | |||
| Color Mode | RGB? |
http://www.carli.illinois.edu/sites/files/digital_collections/documentation/guidelines_for_3D.pdf
http://eap.bl.uk/downloads/guidelines_copying.pdf
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tp/IntroDgtlImage.pdf
http://www.updig.org/pdfs/updig_photographers_guidelines_v40.pdf
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mg1KG667W0U8YyX7EO2EFyvW8Ta48CcSj0xdfoyowag/edit?usp=sharing