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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The photo gifts and merchandise business is one of the fastest growing segments of the photography market. And no wonder, the quality of today’s photo books is far superior to anything available just a couple years ago – and they keep getting better. Not only are the books crowd pleasers that make perfect gifts, but they are [...]

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For years, if you had a collection of traditional photos to be digitized the only option was to buy a scanner and set a side the time to scan photos yourself. But today, many people are foregoing the DIY approach in favor of using a photo scanning service and in the process saving time and money. [...]

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As we get further along into the digital revolution in photography, it stands to reason more and more people are digitizing their old photo collections. However, scanning photos and converting traditional negatives and slides to digital is not without its challenges. Consequently, the quality of the images being created today varies greatly. The best professional photo [...]

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Need some fresh photo gift ideas for the Holidays? It seems the variety of things that can be custom emblazoned with your photos is expanding like never before. And one of the hottest trends in personal photography right now, Instagram, is spawning a whole new surge of photo products specifically designed to feed off the Instagram [...]

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If you are into photography, chances are you know a lot about traditional cameras and dark room processes or today’s latest digital imaging techniques, more likely both.  There are tons of books, magazines and online sites that cover traditional and digital photography – the art and the science. But perhaps not surprisingly, the topic of [...]

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