DIGITAL PHOTO SCANNINGColor photos: last 25 years before natural, significant dye fading
Black & white photos: last 75 years before paper starts disintegrating Our 600 DPI photo scanning system provides JPEG images that allow you to save, share and enjoy all of your pre-digital photos now!
Available at two different levels of compression, we will preserve your photographs to high-quality Taiyo Yuden silver DVDs. To ensure an even longer life, choose the 100 year gold archival DVD or a digital file back-up for a little extra. Our nationally competitive prices and accessible staff allow you personal service without spending an arm and a leg. why now?Color photographs became affordable and popular in the late 1950′s. By 1962, black and white was increasingly rare. Unfortunately, the dyes used at this time were not long-lasting and fading set in quickly. We are now beginning to see total color loss from the first color snapshots. Any photo older than 1990 likely has measurable color loss.
Black and white photographs are pretty hardy and, if properly stored, hold up for 75-100 years. But, the biggest problem is the backing paper, which is often heavily deteriorated by 75 years old. Even if the image is good, the cost for the special handling of the fragile paper can increase your scanning cost by 4-10 times. Scanning these photos as soon as possible will save you money. There are so many benefits to scanning your family photos, we really encourage you to get started now. |
PRICE LIST$250 minimum per orders STANDARD (600 DPI)
8x12 or smaller $0.59 MUSEUM QUALITY600 DPI $2 ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Stitching $12 RESTORATION SERVICES
Minor $29 |
photo scan orientation service |
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 wrong orientation |
 correct orientation |
Orientation service is simple. As your photos are scanned in we can make sure they are positioned correctly, one by one, for proper viewing.
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digital color correction |
Original photo scanned in at 600 DPI - after normal color correction - after professional color correction.
Color photos suffer significant color loss over time, which can be corrected digitally after scanning. We offer both a normal and a professional level of color correction service for any scanned photo.
album handling service |
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Got tons of photos in old photo albums? If you've neither the time nor the inclination for removing them all for digital scanning, we'll handle that for you.
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see also . . .
photo restoration |
album & scrapbook scanning |