My parents still have boxes of old color 35mm slides from road trips they took in the 1960s, hidden away in a closet. As a child, I remember our family gathering around as my dad manned the slide projector, and my sisters and I giggled at the hairdos and the fun stories my parents told […]
Top Four Reasons to Outsource Your Photo Scanning Project
So you have decided to do something about all those photos, slides and negatives sitting in a box at the back of your bedroom closet. You are thinking about sending them off to be scanned at a photo scanning service but you balk at the two or three hundred dollars it’s going to cost to […]
Rescuing Your Old Photos From Ruin
How I wish I been smart and used the best photo scanning service I could find when I was trying to make a photo memory book in honor of a family member. I had photos that were turning yellow or blue, some were scratched, others faded and many had dust specks, which were especially evident […]
Should You Scan Your 35mm Slides Yourself or Use a Scanning Service
Scanning all our old slides and prints is not typically at the top of our to-do-list, but it should be. Most of us have at least some, perhaps even thousands, of old 35mm slides tucked away in our attic, garage or closet. Slides were once a very popular means of taking and sharing photos. I […]
Know What You’re Getting: How to Research Scanning Services
If you are planning on digitizing your old slides and prints, be sure to research several scanning services before you commit. You’ll find there are differences in the scanning process, different levels of color correction service and varying turnaround times. It pays to check around and evaluate the offerings of several companies first. Doing […]
