A few words about the specimen photographs…
The process is very low tech. Nearly all the specimen photographs were taken by me using a variety of cell phone cameras. Specially, I have used an ever-changing edition of Samsung Galaxy devices, currently the GS23 Ultra. I use various backgrounds, but mostly black vinyl or white paper. It frequently takes numerous shots to get one that will be acceptable for use. I then edit the pictures with a very old version of the program, PaintShop Pro. This is mostly about removing and/or replacing parts of the background to achieve a more uniform color, typically a shade of black or white. I then use Microsoft Word to create my Collection Catalog where I can create various page displays, text, etc. as well as further enhance the photographs to as closely reflect the actual specimen as possible. I then convert the Word document into a PDF. This final document has the best resolution in a smaller, easier format with which to work.
For my website, I take screenshots from the PDF. There is some loss of resolution in the screenshot and uploading process. This is not particularly noticeable on most computer screens, but the PDF definitely looks better.
Below is a list of specimen photographs that originated from someone other than myself, although I enhanced these as well. I did use some from eBay or other Web purchases when I thought I could not improve them significantly, and for some of those, as indicated, I do not know who took the picture.
AB6 - Original photographs by Fred Barber
BH1.1553 - Original photograph by Paul Chinnici
BI10 - Original photographs by Kent Smith
CH03 - Original photograph by Paul Chinnici
CO1DL - Original photographs of plate, before and after, by Kent Smith
Dsp1 - Original photographs by Paul Chinnici
HA1 - Original photograph by Paul Chinnici
IL7 - Original photograph of unfinished specimen by Paul Chinnici
Msp1.1722 - Original photograph by Kent Smith
Msp5.4583 - Original photograph by Kent Smith
Osp2 - Original photograph by Kent Smith
290 - Original photographs by Russian Trilobites
296 - Original photographs by Russian Trilobites
455 - Original photographs (second set) by FossilEra
490 - Original photographs by Unknown
494 - Original photographs by FossilEra
532.1 - Original photographs by AmericanFossils
588 - Original photographs by Saniua
671 - Original photographs by FossilEra
992 - Original photograph by Unknown
1029 - Original photographs by Fossilero Fisherman
1086 - Original photographs by FossilEra
1301 - Original photographs by FossilEra
1395 - Original photographs Novakella
1588 - Original photograph by BurmiteFossil
1638 - Original photograph by Oscar Sanchez
1639 - Original photographs by Oscar Sanchez
1640 - Original photographs by Oscar Sanchez
1641 - Original photograph by Oscar Sanchez
1735 - Original photographs by Expo Hakel
1736 - Original photographs by Expo Hakel
1771 - Original photograph by Oscar Sanchez
1807 - Original photographs by Expo Hakel
1808 - Original photographs by Expo Hakel
1809 - Original photographs by Expo Hakel
1822 - Original photograph by Oscar Sanchez