Carol, The advice I got from my friendly camera guru was to use a copy stand set up near a window, preferably north, but any window will do as long as where you set up does not cast a shadow across your copy stand. Use the manual setting if you camera has one. Mount the camera on the copy stand, focus on a pencil to get the range. Use a cable release if you think clicking the shutter is going to make the camera move at all. Focus and shoot. My camera has an indicator if the picture I am photographing is darker or lighter than the gray scale read off the pencil, and I can fiddle a bit if I need to. I use the zoom feature to get the image as cleanly within the frame as I can. If I can't get the image to fill the view screen then I clean it up afterwards with silver tape. I have a close up lens that I use if I am trying to photograph a really small (2" x 2" e.g.) image. I have taken very successful pics this way even on a gray day - sometime the exposure is 4 -6 seconds. I have also done it with artificial light. Hope this helps. Mariana ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).