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July 2, 2007
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For as long as I can remember, I always assumed that there just weren't that many photographs taken of my parents in their early 20's. If you ask my mother about it, she will respond with something like, "Well, we weren't so obsessed with documenting every second of our lives like you are," however I realized this weekend that there are quite a few more than one might think. They are all slides.
Alexis and I visited my parents this weekend and while there, I asked for permission to sift through their slide shoe box. In addition to about fifty photographs of their two month backpacking trip through Europe, there were also many images of my father and the first class he ever taught. I am now older than both my parents were in these images, which feels very strange, though I can't quite put a finger on why.
My mother let me take a batch home with me so that I could try and get prints made. Most of them are of my parents and their friends before they were married, except for a few horrific photographs of me at about six months old, completely naked in a wading pool, with the biggest buddha belly I have ever seen and legs that resemble stacks of mini bagels. I can't wait to see them all printed on paper. I am also struck by how much my father and I look alike, at least from the nose down.
So where can I get quality prints of slides in NYC?
Posted by callalillie at July 2, 2007 7:29 AM | La Familia
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don't know if its still there but there was a good photo store on the upper west side (88th and B'Way? 90th?) used to be called west side photo though i feel like it changed its name at some point in the early 90's. my dad used to get his slide film processed there.
Posted by: dahl at July 2, 2007 6:09 PM
I love slides. My father was a photographer in the 60s. He worked for an AD agency in NYC. He took a number of slides of me when I was a baby and a number of them of his family. Every year when I visit, we have a slide show. Priceless.
Posted by: Catnip at July 2, 2007 9:21 PM
I bought a Canoscan 8600F for not that much money to scan my old slides and negatives. It comes with 3 carriers: for slides, 35mm negatives and even 120 film. Scan at fairly high resolution, 1600dpi into Photoshop and then you can archive your images. Most of my old slides were starting to fade so you can try to put some more color back in Photoshop. They should be somewhat dust-free, maybe have a small sable brush nearby, otherwise you might spend days with the healing brush. While it is fairly time consuming you can use applications other than Photoshop while the import is happening.
Good luck.
Posted by: Marcia at July 2, 2007 10:31 PM
Duggal (http://www.duggal.com/02digital.htm#scanning) will scan your transparencies and do a pretty good job of it. Their services can be pricey though. Spectra will do it too (http://www.spectraphotodigital.com). It looks like they give you the option of cleaning off the dust spots in Photoshop yourself, and that saves you money. Once you have scans you can take them to any photo lab or order prints online, which can be a lot cheaper.
Posted by: Debbie at July 3, 2007 10:11 AM
I really like the guys at Ben Ness on University between 12th and 13th (or thereabouts). They make great prints and are not too expensive. Don't know how much it would cost, but if had something to print, they'd be the first place I'd go.
Posted by: Kate at July 3, 2007 12:21 PM
