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You probably take some old photos sitting in boxes somewhere in your house or garage. And chances are, you've been significant to scan them in. Here are some ways that make it easy.

Accept someone else do information technology

We met up with a company named Scantastic that serves Orange County, Los Angeles and Ventura County. They come to you to scan your photos.

"It was clear to me that the all-time manner to do it was to come up in and do it in people'southward homes… information technology's the quickest, about efficient way and the most secure style," explained Mike Margolis, who started the company after researching a way to scan his ain family's archive of photos.

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Scantastic had to pause in-business firm operations for a bit during the pandemic, but Margolis tells me they are dorsum up and running with COVID safety procedures in identify. This includes fully vaccinated and masked employees. Scanning is washed custom with various devices and runs about $100 an hour. The visitor is likewise at present offering costless pickup and commitment if customers prefer.

If you don't mind sending your photos off to be scanned, some other fantastic option is Irvine-based ScanMyPhotos.com. We met up with them several years ago for a segment and it's hard to believe but how many photos they are receiving and scanning daily.

I was then impressed, it'due south where I concluded up sending my drove of printed photos to take them scanned. The task was done perfectly, and the turnaround time was very reasonable. If you're worried about sending your photos through the mail service, locals take the option of dropping their boxes of old photos off to the company's Irvine offices.

You lot could also search Yelp for a photo scanning service near you. There are many smaller operations, just look for a company with lots of complimentary reviews. I would phone call your top ii choices and get with the i that you lot become a better feeling for after speaking with them.

Utilize a scanner

If you have an all-in-one printer in your house, you lot might already have a photo scanner! HP and others typically have companion apps that volition let y'all do well-nigh of the work correct from your phone. Lay a photograph on the flatbed, hit scan and watch it appear on your telephone screen. It's fourth dimension consuming, but it works.

A dedicated photograph scanner is faster, merely more expensive. Epson makes one I've tested and it's a super-fast mode to scan a stack of prints. I likewise like models from ScanSnap.

Apply an App

Don't merely accept a photo of your printed photo. Sure, information technology might await passable on your telephone screen but it's not your best pick. Instead, use an app like Google's Photoscan to digitally "browse" a printed photo with your phone's camera. The fox here is that Google makes you lot take several snapshots, then uses AI to stitch them together and remove any reflection from light. This selection is free for unlimited apply.

Photomyne App

Another option is Photomyne's first-class photo scanning app. It'due south fast, can handle multiple photos at once and makes the process experience effortless. Information technology can even colorize black and white photos. Different Google'south app, Photomyne doesn't necessarily accept intendance of glare, then y'all'll want to scan your photos in an area with plenty of natural light. Photomyne gives y'all some scanning for costless but if you have a lot of pictures you'll want to pay to upgrade.

Enjoy your photos

Once your photos are scanned, I highly recommend putting them into a cloud app for safekeeping. Google Photos is great since information technology can place the people in your pictures, equally can iCloud on an iPhone. Amazon Photos is swell since it offers unlimited storage to Prime members.

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