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Reproducing color photos on a photocopier for newsletters.
Working in the graphic arts field during the dawn of the computer age. I have remembered a few old manual tricks. One that folks could use for photocopied newsletters.
Photos reproduce very dark on a photocopier because of the high contrast of the scanner. Designed for type. A trick we used to pull was to slip a clear letraset sheet of white dots in between the photo and the glass. This would produce a quazi half tone effect (white dots break up density/contrast). It worked on most cases, and results were greatly improved.
I do not remember what density we used to use. Something like 40 or 60 dpi. I think....experiment with a set of five different dpi. sheets. Can you still buy letraset products? Check art store.
Modern method: Scan image - In Photoshop convert to Gray Scale then: filter>sketch>halftone pattern//filter sharpen. Print it out and paste it into layout. Ya, one step forward - one step back.
Hope this helps a few folks. That is all.....
Working in the graphic arts field during the dawn of the computer age. I have remembered a few old manual tricks. One that folks could use for photocopied newsletters.
Photos reproduce very dark on a photocopier because of the high contrast of the scanner. Designed for type. A trick we used to pull was to slip a clear letraset sheet of white dots in between the photo and the glass. This would produce a quazi half tone effect (white dots break up density/contrast). It worked on most cases, and results were greatly improved.
I do not remember what density we used to use. Something like 40 or 60 dpi. I think....experiment with a set of five different dpi. sheets. Can you still buy letraset products? Check art store.
Modern method: Scan image - In Photoshop convert to Gray Scale then: filter>sketch>halftone pattern//filter sharpen. Print it out and paste it into layout. Ya, one step forward - one step back.
Hope this helps a few folks. That is all.....