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Fingerprints On Photos:A Photographer's Tip To Remove Them Easily.

Fingerprints On Photos:A Photographer s Tip To Remove Them Easily.

Are your old film photos gathering dust?

Are there fingerprints and smudges on it?

It's true that silver prints get dirty quickly...

Luckily, here's a photographer's trick for cleaning up paper photos, whether they're black and white or color.

The trick is to use rubbing alcohol to remove dust and fingerprints. Watch:

Fingerprints On Photos:A Photographer s Tip To Remove Them Easily.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result

How to

1. Lightly moisten a soft cloth with pure household alcohol.

2. Pass it gently over the photo, making small circles.

3. Wipe immediately with a second dry cloth before the alcohol takes effect.

Result

There you go, now your photos are all clean :-)

No more fingerprints and dust ruining beautiful photos!

Be aware that this trick works for both glossy and matte photos.

You will be able to scan them easily if you want to put them on the Internet. For this, you can use a handheld scanner like this.