Tintype Questions and Show Your Own

[aelefson]

Hi-

I have a cool tintype that shows a player sliding into a base with a fielder placing the tag and an umpire behind. This is an indoor shot. I have two questions. First, is there any chance any of the people pictured are known players? Second (and related to the first), how do you scan a tintype for a good image? I have attached my bad scans as well as my attempt at pictures with my digital camera. Is there a special setting I should use to scan a tintype? I have an Epson V33 scanner if that helps. Any help is greatly appreciated and please share your own favorite tintypes.

Alan

[John V]

Take a picture with your cell phone. Don’t get too close. Take several and pick the best.

[D. Bergin]

Do a prescan in professional or advanced mode, see how it comes out on the screen with both the lid open and closed.

Crop the image so you're only scanning that and not the whole screen, play around with the Brightness and Contrast a bit, and scan in at least 300 dpi or above. 600 dpi is optimal for clarity for the initial scan, and you can always shrink down the image size later if you need to.

I was able to lighten up your image a bit, but the detail is just not there in your scan.

[aelefson]

Thank you guys! I think this is a better scan.

Alan

[ramram]

Nice tintype Alan. Unfortunately, chances of identifying them are slim to none without provenance that includes names, etc. If they had team names on the jerseys there would be a slight chance but even that would be tough. Just enjoy it for what it is.

Rob M

[jbsports33]

Alan,

Hope you are well, nice image!

Jimmy