Date stamps on slides vary by date, film type, and developer. If your photos are in the original developing envelope, check it for dates. This will give you a time when the photo was developed. It may even have an address or phone number of your family member on it which could aid your search. Count the candles on a birthday cake. Counting candles on the cake can help. Eight candles on the left for the girl on the left and five candles on the right. Use a magnifying glass to look for anything in the background that may give clues to the date.

Some ideas are:. The calendar in the background leads us to the conclusion that this photo was taken in Is that Walter Cronkite in the background? You could google a picture of him and guesstimate the time period. Zoom in and look for any hand-written notes, such as the label on a cradle in a hospital nursery.

Kitchen calendars with just the month and day can help and I have used Google to find the year that it could have been. In outdoor shots, look for house number or street address, to match with years lived in a location. Look at the shape of a door, the finish on the house, the type of porch, the style of windows to match an unknown photo with a known photo or to fit into a known chronology.

To date this photo, one could google Gulf gas pumps and logos to find the general time period. If you knew the location of this store, you could try to find out the dates the store was in business.

Construction and restoration of major buildings and monuments can give you a time frame in which the photo was taken. Skylines with missing landmark skyscrapers could give hints to date. For example, New York City without the Twin Towers is either pre or post I have also googled what football teams played each other on a certain date. Hairstyles and clothing can help identify the approximate date of a photo.

Pay attention to details like bangs Suzie got bangs in 3 rd grade so photos with the bangs are probably 3 rd or 4 th grade or braces. They may not give you a specific date, but they may help your general chronology.

These are good details to add to your family timeline. If the photo shows a public event IndyCar race, State Fair, concert , google the names of the events then look for logos that match yours. That will usually help you find the year, if not the month and day too. Also, house pictures can be dated by sizes of the trees.

If you have other supporting documents such as obituaries and funeral service bulletins, they can give dates of birth, places of residence, family members and other information that can help identify photos.

Birthday party invitations with a specific theme like Spiderman or roller skating can give you a date when paired with photos showing the same theme. Of course, if you have a family member or two that you can ask about dates, locations, and stories, they may be your most valuable resource. Identifying Photographs Timeline. Dating and Identifying Your Old Family Photographs. What is That? The Rare Format Slide Guide. Kathy Stone, a Certified Personal Photo Organizer, founded Calgary Photo Solutions to help people preserve their photos and stories by providing a range of photo organizing services.

Kathy has been helping people organize and enjoy their printed and digital photos for over 17 years. During severe flooding in Southern Alberta in , Kathy saved thousands of photos for several families.

She is a Certified Adult Educator, and has presented at the Association of Personal Photo Organizers Conferences in and , provided digital and print photo training to numerous groups and individuals, and spoken to individuals and organizations about the importance of photo preservation. Andi Willis is passionate about helping people preserve and protect their family photos with Good Life Photo Solutions.

In Andi became a Certified Personal Photo Organizer with the Association of Personal Photo Organizers. She loves working with clients create a photo collection that is well organized, easy-to-access and ready to be enjoyed for generations to come.

Married to her husband Troy for 25 years, she lives in Georgia with two teenagers, one dog, and three cats. In her spare time whatever that is , she enjoys reading, genealogy and watching my husband compete in triathlons.

Fabulous tips! And the more you sort, the faster you get because you already have dated photos to compare to, and know what family members look like at different ages. I love the tips and information for Photo detectives. This is something my clients need to understand.

Great tips Andi! What I enjoyed most about this blog was how you referenced using dates. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! You are welcome! When my kids were little, I tried to remember to write a date on the back of any special cards or schoolwork that I was going to keep. I am having fun looking at all of these old photos. I laugh now because I know all of these dates are wrong.

My grandmother used to handwrite the date on the white margin of her prints. At least we know the details!

Those camera dates can be tricky, for sure! You can always crop that out if you want. Wow, so much great information! I love these tips and tricks to figure out the dates of photos! I wish I had them years ago when I was trying to pinpoint the dates on some photos of mine.

All my photos are not dated when I was growing up. It took me a long time to figure out what time frame. Thanks for reading. What about the date that is placed on the back of some photos? Are these considered to be accurate, since I would think the date is placed by a professional developer?

Course an individual sets the date. You must be logged in to post a comment. Be a Photo Detective: Tricks to Dating Your Family Snapshots by Adminpost Aug 13, Printed Photos 17 comments.

Photo Detective Tools Before you get started it can help to have some tools handy…your photo detective bag of tricks as it were. Google or your favorite search engine Books or websites about fashion, hairstyles, photo types Check out the selection offered by Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective.

A family timeline of important dates and events Photo Detective Tips Here are some of photo detective tools that the APPO experts use on a regular basis. Obvious Clues If you get lucky, the back of the photo can give clues to location or date.

When was Big Ben under restoration? If you need help organizing and preserving your lifetime of photos, videos, and keepsakes, find a photo organizer near you at the Association of Personal Photo Organizers. Karen Herman on August 13, at am. Log in to Reply. Andi Willis on August 14, at am.

Yes, Karen! Related read : Online Dating Safety Tips. When it comes to photos, things can get a bit personal. The way we see ourselves in the mirror is not the same as we see ourselves in photos. Selfies can distort images making them wider while most photos are reflected at which is the opposite of how say we see ourselves in a mirror. Not everyone can handle what they look like without makeup, photoshop, favorable lighting, air-brushing or other editing mechanism used to enhance photos. Being honest with yourself and being self-aware is key to avoid a discrepancy in your photos vs what you look like in real life to someone else.

If you have photos that are recent and a combination of close-up, well-lit, full body and not taken from weird angles, then you should not have to worry about providing additional photos. If you change your hairstyle, hair color, and hair length, it will raised doubt about how you look like today.

Some guys ask for more photos so they verify identity, but mostly some guys are creeps and like to collect photos so never give more photos than what is available on a dating profile.

Similarly, if a guy asks you to stand up, turnaround or model in a video chat, take that as a red flag. Also, make sure you know how to screen profiles and read people as their are sketchy guys on dating sites looking to take advantage or unknowing women. The last set of misleading dating profile photos are what is called edited, photoshopped or filtered photos.

These photos can either be stretched vertically to make people slimmer, have filters applied to soften skin and remove blemishes or have filters applied to obscure the face i.

Snapchat dog filters. The key to identifying photos is to look for things that look unnatural i. items in the background that are stretched out or skin that appears to be way softer than humanly possible or eyes that are too perfect. A simple Facebook or Instagram search can lead to verified assumptions about users but not always. Ask for a video chat to remove all doubt.

Despite all the things to look out for in photos, there will be times when you show up for a date and the person does not look like their photos. For guys, this might be doing so outside the bar or restaurant to avoid making a scene. For women, it can mean ending the date inside because the outdoor area might be a bit unsafe , dark, cold or unknown. Yes, it might sound cold, but it is necessary. Your time is precious, and they need to hear this or else they might do this again to someone else.

Ghosting the person and turning around might be safer, especially for women so if you are a guy, this is a perfectly expected reason to be ghosted if you misrepresented yourself. Bumble has a rather strict policy on dating profile photos and one of them deals with photos with filters applied.

Some simple background checks can provide clues but there are other online services and custom providers who specialize in this. Yes, I would say so. Deception is being done when using filters even if you intention is for insecurity reasons. POF bans photos with face filters. This is done so you have evidence of your accusation and while one report of using old photos may not yield anything, repeated complaints can lead to a suspension or ban on certain dating apps.

Be thorough in your complaints, i. person used photos that are 10 years old and 50 pounds lighter or person used someone else photos or person photoshopped their photos beyond recognition. In order to make online dating better for everyone, each person should help others out by reporting such profiles that aim to deceive. Each app has their own protocols for reporting profiles and behavior off the app.

Check out this page on how to contact dating apps directly with complaints. If your profile is complete, exhaustive and consistent weight, hair, grooming etc , there should be no doubt about your appearance and no need to send photos to a stranger. Asking for pictures can be a red flag. There is no perfect solution but photos that have overly soft skin is a red flag. Looking up people on social media for candid photos is another way. Suggesting a video chat also helps. This can happen given how many people make their profiles on social media public.

Be careful. Some profiles are verified on apps like Bumble while others have no verification protocols in place. Take photos from normal angles.

Use photos that are recent and look like you now. Related read : How To Look More Attractive How To Look More Photogenic. Even if photos are not photoshopped, photos that feel too forced, staged can cause doubt in the minds of others can result in fewer likes, matches and effectively dates.

Some women are putting up less attractive, sexy photos on profiles so they can see if guys are interested in them vs their looks. This is a common strategy going back to the days of Couchsurfing.

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by Adminpost Aug 13, Printed Photos 17 comments. Anyone who tries to date and organize photos has had this dilemma, whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or a professional photo organizer. Recently we asked members of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers what tips and tricks they use to date enigmatic Photos.

We think you will find their answers extremely helpful. Before you get started it can help to have some tools handy…your photo detective bag of tricks as it were. If you get lucky, the back of the photo can give clues to location or date. If you are really lucky someone has written down identifying information people, place, event, date.

Congratulations, you have just won the photo detective jackpot! In some cases, a developing date is printed on the back or in the border on the front. A word of caution — machine printed dates on photos are the date the print was developed, not the date the photo was taken.

One obvious example would be a Christmas photo dated January but was probably taken during Christmas of I have had clients reprint an old scan which then got mixed back into their print collection.

The photo was obviously from the s but the developing stamp on the back said May Many photos from the s have the developing date printed in the margin on the front of the print. Sometimes the date taken is not so obvious. When we still used actual film in our cameras, many people did not get it developed right away. When only 4 or 5 photos were taken at an event, often the film contained several events before it was developed.

Remember the date on the back is the date developed. Some photos taken with digital cameras and then printed may have date stamps on the front of the printed or digital photo. Take this date with a grain of salt. Just like the blinking clock on a VCR, many people never correctly set the date on their camera.

Be careful. That date stamp may not be correct. Look at the size, shape, and paper of the photo itself. Major developers like Kodak have changed their style over the years and these can be a great clue to the era in which a photo was developed.

Here are some online resources that you can use to identify the age of a print by its type and paper among other characteristics. Identifying the Era of a Photo By Its Type — primarily for photos prior to Film Formats and Sizes. History of Evolution of Kodak Logo. Kodak Colour Negative Film and Colour Print Making Materials and Processes.

Ektacolor Paper Backprint Chronology. Several physical clues point to a date of the s for this photo — the deckled scalloped edges, the Kodak Velox paper and the fact that it came bound in a small spiral-bound book from the developer hanging chad on the side. Slides will also have a date stamped on the paper or plastic mount. But remember that this is the developing date, not the date the photo was taken. Date stamps on slides vary by date, film type, and developer. If your photos are in the original developing envelope, check it for dates.

This will give you a time when the photo was developed. It may even have an address or phone number of your family member on it which could aid your search. Count the candles on a birthday cake.

Counting candles on the cake can help. Eight candles on the left for the girl on the left and five candles on the right. Use a magnifying glass to look for anything in the background that may give clues to the date. Some ideas are:. The calendar in the background leads us to the conclusion that this photo was taken in Is that Walter Cronkite in the background? You could google a picture of him and guesstimate the time period. Zoom in and look for any hand-written notes, such as the label on a cradle in a hospital nursery.

Kitchen calendars with just the month and day can help and I have used Google to find the year that it could have been. In outdoor shots, look for house number or street address, to match with years lived in a location. Look at the shape of a door, the finish on the house, the type of porch, the style of windows to match an unknown photo with a known photo or to fit into a known chronology.

To date this photo, one could google Gulf gas pumps and logos to find the general time period. If you knew the location of this store, you could try to find out the dates the store was in business. Construction and restoration of major buildings and monuments can give you a time frame in which the photo was taken. Skylines with missing landmark skyscrapers could give hints to date. For example, New York City without the Twin Towers is either pre or post I have also googled what football teams played each other on a certain date.

Hairstyles and clothing can help identify the approximate date of a photo. Pay attention to details like bangs Suzie got bangs in 3 rd grade so photos with the bangs are probably 3 rd or 4 th grade or braces.

They may not give you a specific date, but they may help your general chronology. These are good details to add to your family timeline. If the photo shows a public event IndyCar race, State Fair, concert , google the names of the events then look for logos that match yours. That will usually help you find the year, if not the month and day too.

Also, house pictures can be dated by sizes of the trees. If you have other supporting documents such as obituaries and funeral service bulletins, they can give dates of birth, places of residence, family members and other information that can help identify photos.

Birthday party invitations with a specific theme like Spiderman or roller skating can give you a date when paired with photos showing the same theme. Of course, if you have a family member or two that you can ask about dates, locations, and stories, they may be your most valuable resource.

Identifying Photographs Timeline. Dating and Identifying Your Old Family Photographs. What is That? The Rare Format Slide Guide.

Kathy Stone, a Certified Personal Photo Organizer, founded Calgary Photo Solutions to help people preserve their photos and stories by providing a range of photo organizing services. Kathy has been helping people organize and enjoy their printed and digital photos for over 17 years.

During severe flooding in Southern Alberta in , Kathy saved thousands of photos for several families. She is a Certified Adult Educator, and has presented at the Association of Personal Photo Organizers Conferences in and , provided digital and print photo training to numerous groups and individuals, and spoken to individuals and organizations about the importance of photo preservation.

Andi Willis is passionate about helping people preserve and protect their family photos with Good Life Photo Solutions. In Andi became a Certified Personal Photo Organizer with the Association of Personal Photo Organizers. She loves working with clients create a photo collection that is well organized, easy-to-access and ready to be enjoyed for generations to come. Married to her husband Troy for 25 years, she lives in Georgia with two teenagers, one dog, and three cats.

In her spare time whatever that is , she enjoys reading, genealogy and watching my husband compete in triathlons. Fabulous tips! And the more you sort, the faster you get because you already have dated photos to compare to, and know what family members look like at different ages.

I love the tips and information for Photo detectives. This is something my clients need to understand. Great tips Andi! What I enjoyed most about this blog was how you referenced using dates. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! You are welcome! When my kids were little, I tried to remember to write a date on the back of any special cards or schoolwork that I was going to keep.

I am having fun looking at all of these old photos. I laugh now because I know all of these dates are wrong. My grandmother used to handwrite the date on the white margin of her prints. At least we know the details!

Those camera dates can be tricky, for sure! You can always crop that out if you want. Wow, so much great information! I love these tips and tricks to figure out the dates of photos! I wish I had them years ago when I was trying to pinpoint the dates on some photos of mine. All my photos are not dated when I was growing up. It took me a long time to figure out what time frame.

How To Look More Attractive In Your Online Dating Photos — How To Look Attractive In Photos. Some honestly think they can win over others with their charm if they can manage to get a date. When was Big Ben under restoration? Here are some online resources that you can use to identify the age of a print by its type and paper among other characteristics. Your time is precious, and they need to hear this or else they might do this again to someone else. Basic etiquette around dating pictures is that they should represent how you would like on a date today , not last week, not last year, but now. That date stamp may not be correct.

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