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Photographing headstones is not very different from any other type of photography. The basic principles of photography apply: proper lighting, exposure, focus, etc. Since we will be using digital photography for this project, it is also important to consider things like image resolution and file size. However there are a number of special tips unique to taking photographs of headstones. This guide is to help the photographer take pictures that capture accurate images ready for electronic cataloging. The information in this document is just a guideline, and a very basic one at that. The photographer may find that he or she needs to experiment with their camera to get the best picture possible.

Preserving a digital object is not the same as preserving, say, a book or photograph. You can put a book on a shelf or a photo in a box and (if kept dry and safe) look at it 50 years later. The same is not true with a digital object. This is why, in many cases, digital materials are considered more fragile than physical ones.

Helps rescue low resolution photographs.