1: Gather Your Records   2: Gather Records from Others   3: Interview Relatives   4: Create and Edit Stories (AN)   5: Prepare Uploads   6: Upload Photos (AN)   7: Manage Gallery Items (AN)   AC Project 3                  Translation Tips    Music   Print Friendly and PDF   










Project 3: Docs, Stories and Photos


Goal 5: Preparing Uploads



Goal 5: Prepare photos and documents to be uploaded. Vault


Getting the right photos that are in the right format will save you time and get better results.

Summary

Choices


A Scan any physical photos or documents that you want to upload, or take photos of documents with a digital device.


  1. Add descriptions for each item.(Scanning is preferable for quality; if you don't have a scanner or need help, you can visit a FamilySearch center for assistance.)
  2. Learn about creating and editing digital photos.

    TH—Creating and Editing Digital Photos - 2019

  3. Learn the basics of scanning for genealogists.

    BYU—Scanning Basics—63:00 - 2016



  4. Improve your digital photography skills.

    BYU—Digital Photography for Genealogists—57:39 - 2016


    Digital Photography for Genealogists—32:06

Exercises



B Use the Ancestry Restore Photos feature.


  1. To colorize photos,
    • In the Memories menu, select Restore photos.
    • In the Colorize Photos section of the page, click Try it out.
    • Select one or more photos from the gallery to colorize. (You can also click Upload media to add photos to the Gallery.)
    • Click Add media to open the Edit Photos page. On this page you can adjust, colorize, or filter photos.
    • Click Colorize and wait until the photo is rendered in color.
    • Click Save a Copy to save the colorized photo.
  2. To adjust a photo,
    • Select a photo from the gallery as described above.
    • Click Adjust.
    • To crop the photo, click Crop and drag the sizing grid to cover the area to include in the photo. Then click Save a Copy.
    • To rotate the photo 90 degrees, click Rotate. (You can click Rotate again to rotate it more.) Then click Save a Copy.
  3. To sharpen a photo,
    • Select a photo from the gallery as described above.
    • Click Sharpen and wait until the photo is rendered in color.
    • Click Save a Copy to save the sharpened photo.
  4. To apply a color filter to the photo,
    • Select a photo from the gallery as described above.
    • Click Filter, select a color filter to apply, and wait until the photo is rendered.
    • Click Save a Copy to save the filtered photo.