As far as I know, unless you have a really high quality scanner, your
best bet is still to get a half-tone made of the original photo.
 
Mary Ellin D'Agostino
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On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Larry Mckee wrote:
 
>      I am seeking some advise on how best to reproduce photos for photocopied
> interim/summary reports.  I've had some success with using color photocopies
> of black and white prints in a small number of "master" copies (since they
> cost about a buck a piece) and then using the color photocopy as the source
> for a regular photocopy in the rest of the 50 or so copies produced - this
> seems to work better than a straight xerox of the B&W's.
>      I know there are some elaborate scanning systems that are starting to be
> more affordable but the operation here is a long way off from buying such
> hardware.  Places like Kinko's and other self-serve copy centers are starting
> to have scanners available for customer use, but I'm pretty far behind in the
> vocabulary and the knowledge of where to start, and how far to go with it.
>      Can anyone provide a quick tutorial on their successes with this or
> recommend a published source on the clearest and cheapest way to reproduce
> photos for photocopied reports?
>                          Thanks
>                              Larry McKee
>