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From: "R. Bailey" <>
Subject: Re: film identification
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 23:30:15 -0700


Michael E. Jaggers wrote:
>
> In <>, on 11/01/1998
> at 09:46 PM, Cheryl Adams <> said:
>
> >About two months ago I photographed 3 cemeteries..using 6 rolls of 36
> >exposure film..(lots of pix!) As I used a roll and put it in the plastic
> >canister I wrot on the canister where I was so I would know what stones
> >went with what cemetery....
>
> >I took the pix to be developed at my usual place the photo shop at Winn
> >Dixie..... I explained to the lady what I wanted and why it was
> >important. I left them with her. When I picked them up they were
> >unidentified and a childs birthday party was included in my envelope!
> >Needless to say I was unhappy.. Two days of work..lost...I can only
> >imagine the surprize on the faces of the folks anticipating the pix of
> >their childs party and it was tombstones!!!<LOL> The lady does not work
> >there anymore..she botched up more than my pix...(I did get my tombstone
> >pix back from the birthday people!) But, so what ..I knew where some
> >stones were ...but, nonrelated stones....I don't know...
>
> >SOooooo...I guess I will have to go back..as I don't know where one
> >cemetery starts and another leaves off...
> >How would you have handled multiple rolls like that? I don't want it to
> >happen again.
> >Cher
>
> What you need is a "contact sheet". This consists of a page of prints
> directly from the negatives in the same order that they appear on the
> roll. Don't know if many photo shops still do that sort of thing, but it
> is possible.
>
> That will give you a sequence of photographs as they were taken. You also
> need to take a log book to record the frame numbers of the negatives that
> mark important events. The frame numbers (or something close) are marked
> along the sprocket margin of the negative strips. (Those numbers should
> show up on the contact sheet.)
>
> Oh, you may want to take along with you a supply of 8.5x11 white paper and
> a broad black marker. When you change rolls, write in big letters on a
> sheet of paper information about this roll. Then photograph it as frame
> 1.
>
> Just some thoughts....
>
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> "Michael E. Jaggers" <>
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K Mart gives a set of contacts along with 35mm photofinishing. At least
they do here in AZ.

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