Learning hub
Fact sheets
Tutorials and presentations from our members
Tutorials and presentations from our members
Links to information on colour management, fact sheets on various subjects from our members and other friends of AHFAP.
Links to 3rd party online projects and learning
Links to 3rd party online projects and learning
Links to 3rd party online projects and learning
Here we aim to provide links to other organisations that are offering tutorials and opportunities to expand your learning.
AHFAP Online Conferences
Links to 3rd party online projects and learning
Links to 3rd party online projects and learning
The AHFAP annual conference was held online during 2020 and 2021. Sessions were recorded both years and can be found here for refrence.
Tutorials & Presentations
Presentation by Vid Ingelevics
AHFAP Panel Discussion - The Practical Implementation of Imaging Standards
AHFAP Panel Discussion - The Practical Implementation of Imaging Standards
This was presented at the 2009 AHFAP Conference and is published here as a tribute to Sue Davies of the Photographer's Gallery.
AHFAP Panel Discussion - The Practical Implementation of Imaging Standards
AHFAP Panel Discussion - The Practical Implementation of Imaging Standards
AHFAP Panel Discussion - The Practical Implementation of Imaging Standards
Imaging standards or guidelines can be a contentious subject within the cultural heritage imaging field. This panel discussion will ask questions about the practical implementation of imaging standards.
Panel Event Originally Held 07/02/2022
AHFAP 2021 Online Conference
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
- Welcome and housekeeping from AHFAP Chair, Kira Zumkley
- Keynote by Prof. Adam Gibson - Adam Gibson has a dual appointment as Professor of Medical Physics and Professor of Heritage Science. His heritage science group is applying imaging techniques to aspects of heritage imaging with the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage (ISH), of which he is Deputy Director. Predominantly, this has involved multispectral imaging and hyperspectral imaging. In medical physics, his main research area is in developing diffuse optical tomography for functional brain imaging of adults and children, building upon his previous research, which led to the first 3D electrical impedance images of adult brain function and the first 3D optical tomography images of the neonatal head
- AHFAP AGM - All members of AHFAP are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 2
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
- Carla Schroer, Mark Mudge: Registered high-resolution 2D outputs from very large 3D data sets. - This presentation will share our experience capturing the high-resolution surface details of subjects using the photogrammetry technique. We will focus on the the advantages of deriving registered pairs of 2D color and shape representations from 3D colored point clouds too large for wide dissemination.
- Richard Wilding: Documenting the Traditional Costumes and Heritage of Saudi Arabia. - Richard is a trustee of the Mansoojat Foundation, a charity formed by a group of Saudi women to preserve and document the traditional costumes of Saudi Arabia. I recently co-edited and produced the book 'Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia', (ACC Art Books in 2021). In my presentation I would discuss the procedures and challenges involved in producing the book, and show examples of my photography of the costumes and jewellery, together with my location photography of the landscapes, architecture and archaeology of Saudi Arabia.
- Sarah Duncan: Costume photography and the V&A (We don't have permission to publish this yet, but hopefully we will be able to soon) - Sarah is an object photographer at the V&A. Sarah will talk about costume photography at the V&A with particular reference to "Chinese Dress in Detail", a publication which she is currently photographing for. She will dispel some of the myths about difficulties around costume photography, show samples of how to work with both mounted and flat costume and show some of the images from the book which is to be published in 2022.
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
AHFAP 2021 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
- Rachael Johns: Collaborating to create access, the Hōrai no makimono Japanese Scroll. Angela Waarala, Marco Valladares Perez and Rachael Johns present on their 2019 library collaboration to create access and digitally preserve the Hōrai no makimono Japanese Scroll held by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML).
- Carlos Bayod: Imaging relief. Factum Foundation’s approach to surface digitisation - What can be revealed through the surface of things? How can we re-discover historic artifacts through detailed digitization and reproduction of their relief? This talk will explore the potential of digital technology, particularly close-range 3D scanning, to contribute to the conservation, study and dissemination of cultural elements.
- Volker Jansen from Genus/Zeutschel - Measuring imaging standards: Colour management and quality control in digitisation projects.
- Dave Green: “Hello, I was referred to you by AHFAP…I live in Houston, Texas” This is the story of how a random email, which could easily have been dismissed as spam, turned into a very interesting and well paid commission, which was a combination of a research based arts practise combined with work as a professional freelance photographer within cultural heritage.
AHFAP 2020 Online Conference
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 1
- AGM - 12pm-12.15pm - Hosted by the Chair of AHFAP, Richard Everett
- Lessons Learned from a Pandemic: A Panel Discussion - Kristin A. Phelps and Tony Harris
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 2
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 1
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 1
- Expanding our Digital Horizons - Gwen Riley Jones
- Commissioning Better Photography - Mary Freeman
- The Art UK Sculpture Project - Jessie Maucor and Colin White
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
- Exploring the Limits of Colour Accuracy and Best Practice in Photography - Carola Van Wijk, Eric Kirchner and Henni van Beek
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 4
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
AHFAP 2020 Event Series - Session 3
- Simon Said: Digitising the archive of Heinrich Simon - Jo Castle
- Greasepencil: Automatic Cropping of Digital Contact Sheets - Martim Passos
- Photographing Japanese Swords - Stephen Chapman
- Digital Saryazd: Documenting earthen architecture through the application of multiple photographic techniques - Miglena Raykovska and Kristy-Lee Seaton
- Photographing in Tello, Iraq – Dani Tagen
- A New Studio in the Time of Covid – Tony Harris
Fact sheets
FADGI Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials 3rd Edition (2023) (pdf)
DownloadMetamorfoze Preservation Imaging_Guidelines (2012) (pdf)
DownloadPhase One Colour Guide 2019 (pdf)
DownloadPhotogrammetric Applications Historic England (pdf)
DownloadRijksmuseum Manual for Photographing 2D Objects (pdf)
DownloadSalary Guidelines (2022) (pdf)
DownloadVA Museum Photography and Digital Imaging Standards (pdf)
DownloadThings to do and learn online
TownswebArchiving - 5 things to do from your sofa
TWA brings you its list of the top 5 cultural heritage resources currently being shouted about.
Wex Photo Video - tutorials
Various Youtube videos from Wex. The latest product reviews and tips, tricks and interviews....
PhaseOne online tutorials
Hasselblad online tutorials
Learn how to get the best out of your Hasselblad equipment and see tips and tricks from the Hasselblad experts.
Seeing Through Photographs - MoMA
A structured 6 week course by the Museum of Modern Art delivered by Coursera and suggested to us by an AHFAP Member. The course aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a diversity of ideas, approaches, and technologies that inform their making.
Future Learn
Free courses on a variety of subjects partnered by Universities from around the world. Recommended by one of AHFAP's Members. Options to pay to gain certificates. These are not generally photography courses but you may be able to gain some useful skills and knowledge to sit alongside your craft.
DTDCH - Knowledge Centre and Events
Dt Cultural Heritage have a very useful Knowledge Centre where you can find digitisation guides, webinars and case studies.
IS&T - Imaging.org
Founded in 1947, the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (imaging.org) is a professional international organisation dedicated to keeping members and others apprised of the latest scientific and technological developments in the field of imaging through conferences, educational programs, publications, and its website.