PHOTOGRAPHY Articles

by Joelle Steele

These are some of my photography articles that have been published in a variety of photography magazines over the years. You might want to check out my photography advice column and books too. And, I also have some contracts for photographers, only $24.95 each.

Brief History of Photography: From the camera obscura to digital photography.

Collecting Antique Photographs: What to collect, where to buy, what to spend.

Copyright Ownership: Do your own the photo, the copyright, or both?

Ambrotypes, Daguerreotypes, and Tintypes: Which is which and how can you tell.

Digital Plastic Surgery: An article about Joelle Steele's digital photo restoration services.

Digital Restoration of Antique Photos: Repair the damage and restore the beauty of your old photographs.

Digitally Restoring Panoramas: You will need a lot of room on your hard drive and lots of RAM to restore these large files.

Explaining Unexplained Photographic Phenomena: Is it a ghost? Your camera? Or something else?

Forensic Photography-Dating & Placing Photos: Identify, compare, and authenticate antique photographs.

Forensic Photography-Identifying Non-Paper Images: Identify, compare, and
authenticate antique photographs.

Forensic Photography-Identifying Images on Paper: Identify, compare, and authenticate antique photographs.

Hand-Tinting of Photographs: The origins of color tinting black and white photographs.

Handle, Store, and Display Your Antique Photos. How to preserve your old photos and display them.

Is That Photo Retouched?: In most cases you can tell, if you know what to look for.

Kirlian Photography: A Brief Look at Electro-Photography.

Photographic Portrait Types: Not all portraits are the same. These are how they are categorized.

Photographing Portfolios: Whatever you sell - photos or other products - good photographs can make the sale.

Photographing Your Art: How to make the best photographic image of your art work.

Photographic Processes: A look at the chemistry behind photography.

Photos for Advertising and Marketing: Take photos, buy stock photos, or hire a photographer, and get the best images to sell your products or services.

Prepare to Have Your Picture Taken: For the best results in your portrait, follow these tips.

Prepare Your Photos for Publication: Most publishers want a digital photo, and here is how to achieve that.

Scanners and Scanning: Selecting the right scanner and how to scan your images.

Understanding Old Photographs: There is a big difference between interpreting antique images and the facts surrounding them.