Affordable flatbed scanners are ubiquitous these days, their utility and ease-of-use make them favorites for digitizing documents and images. Scanning photos is often a significant driver of demand for higher priced, more advanced flatbed scanners. But what if your photo scanning requirements extent beyond photo prints to include scanning negatives and converting slides to digital ? Many [...]

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Many photographers today are caught between two worlds, the old-school world and the digital age. Today, to be successful professional photographers need to reinvent themselves regularly for the online world. They need to become internet marketers, business developers and managers – in addition to being great photographers, whether their art is still based upon traditional [...]

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Gamma is a digital imaging adjustment that impacts the brightness of images on computers. When photo scanning, images are usually optimized either for a Windows environment or an Apple computer because the standard gamma values are different. If you are using a photo scanning service to scan photos, check to see which gamma setting is used [...]

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Now that just about everything has gone digital, it makes sense to determine which important personal items should be digitized. For most people, the obvious answer and first priority is to digitize photos. Scanning photos and converting slides to digital digitally preserves the images and makes those treasured memories instantly sharable online. Transferring home movie film to [...]

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Whether your in the market for a slide scanner or looking to use a slide scanning service to get the job done, understanding the types and sizes of slides in your collection is the smart first step. The most common slides are typically mounted in 2″x2″ cardboard or plastic mounts. Odd size slides also may [...]

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In the digital world, today’s version of the photo lab is often a photo kiosk. Typically found in super markets, drug stores and other retail establishments – kiosks are a great way to print digital photos directly from almost any digital media. They are convenient and easy to use for the most basic and even [...]

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Today, it’s likely photo scanning services are accounting an ever increasing portion of the total number of photos converted to digital each year. And it stands to reason, the benefits of engaging a photo scanning service often include saving time, money and getting superior quality results (see here). But once the decision to use a [...]

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No doubt, the most radical shift in the past 150 years in photography has been the transition from chemical based processes to digital image capture. Digital photography has exploded in recent years largely driven by increases in the price-performance and popularity of today’s digital cameras. Add to that the fact that digital cameras are being [...]

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If your serious about converting those old slides to digital – but can’t get motivated to start the effort, here’s something to try. If have an iPad or expect to acquire one soon, you can add to its’ utility, have a little fun and learn some useful new apps by including your iPad in your [...]

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Scanning photos can be a fun and engaging project, especially if you start out with an open mind and a little flexibility to experiment. You’ll also need a healthy dose of  skepticism when it come to equipment vendor’s claims and patience in order to get those high quality digital images everyone desires. Understanding that photo [...]

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