Although a little more specialized check out the following book, I think you will find it to be quite helpful: Dorrell, Peter, G., 1989. Photography in Archaeology and Conservation. Cambridge University Press: New York, Cambridge, Sydney, Melbourne, New Rochelle. Holly Lundberg Associate Conservator Department of Anthropology Field Museum Roosevelt Rd. at Lakeshore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 At 11:17 AM 8/4/1999 -0400, you wrote: >Hi! > >A few weeks back I posted an query to the listserv about digital cameras for >photographing artifacts. I want to thank everyone who responded, I received >a lot of very helpful information. Some of the cameras mentioned were the >Nikon Coolpix 950, the Olympus C-2000 and the Minolta T400; I think we are >leaning toward the Nikon at this point. > >As an archive, we have not had a lot of experience taking pictures of >artifacts. We would like to make the process as professional as possible, >but do not have a great deal of money to spend. Can anyone recommend a >reference that gives the basics of artifact photography including such >things as type of lighting, placement of lighting, selection of backdrops, >positioning of the artifact, etc.? Hopefully with this type of information >we can make the most of our resources and produce good quality images for >use on the web. > >Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks > >Chip >________________ >Chip Larkin >Archivist/Collection Development >AT&T Archives >5 Reinman Road >Warren, NJ 07059-4904 >Ph: 908-226-2396 >Fax: 908-756-2105 >Email: [log in to unmask] > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. 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). > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. 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).