HAVE FILM, SLIDES, OR PHOTOS YOU NEED SCANNED?
WE CAN DIGITALLY ARCHIVE YOUR MEMORIES
SCANNING OVERVIEW
We offer high quality, high resolution scanning services for a variety of purposes. We can scan photos, film negatives, slides, documents, or just about anything else you can think of. We can then print photos from your negatives or simply send you the digital files for archiving purposes.
Using a variety of techniques, including digital cameras and scanners, we can help you digitize your most important memories. If you have something you’ve been wanting to have scanned get in touch with us and we can discuss options.
POPULAR ITEMS WE SCAN
- Family photos
- Wedding albums
- 35mm slides
- Film negatives of all sizes
- Newspaper clippings
- Magazine articles
- Large photos and documents
NEGATIVE SCANNING AND PRINTING
We can make high quality scans and prints of just about any film negative you bring us, color or black and white, 35mm, medium, or large format. While 35mm negatives are the most common, 120, 220, 620, and older or larger formats are no problem at all. We can make high resolution scans of your negatives and save the digital files to a flash drive for archiving purposes or we can make high quality prints. We can also make multiple copies for you to pass on to other members of your family. Let us know what you have in mind for your negatives and chances are we can make it happen.
Please note that we do not process film, we only scan and print it. If you’re looking for a good option for film processing then we recommend the last remaining camera store in South Carolina, Spartan Photo Center in Spartanburg, SC.
Cost: 35mm, 120, 220, 6×4.5, 6×6, 6×7, 6×8, 6×9 :$10 each. Have a bunch of negatives? Quantity discounts are available at individual and hourly rates, just let us know what you need.
PHOTO SCANNING
We can also scan your family photos or albums of just about any size. Some people bring us only a few, others bring a whole box full. If you’re only wanting digital files of your photos then we can save them all to a disc (and even add to it over time as you find more photos), and if you want prints then we can also make those for you.
We scan photos using an Epson 11000xl scanner. For larger photos we photograph them using the same process as we do with our art reproduction services.
SLIDE FILM AND TRANSPARENCY SCANNING
Just as with negatives, we can scan your 35mm slides or just about any size transparency. Whether you have a large number of slides that you want digitized to archive or you have slides that you would like printed in the highest quality we can help you. To get started get in touch with us and let us know what you have in mind. We can take it from there.
Cost: $10 each. Have a bunch of slides? Quantity discounts are available at individual and hourly rates, just let us know what you need.
OUR MATERIALS
ARCHIVAL LYVE CANVAS
ARCHIVAL PIGMENT INKS
We use only brand name (no third party), archival, pigment based inks. Our printers use 12 different inks for a wide color gamut (that just means it can produce a wide range of colors). The inks have been tested to last longer than any of us are going to be alive. The resulting prints are something you can pass down to younger generations. (See: What does archival mean?)
OUR SCANNING EQUIPMENT
EPSON 11000XL SCANNER
The Epson Expression 11000xl photo scanner is an oversized (about 12x18") flatbed scanner that can be used for photos, negatives, slides, and documents. The large scanner bed allows us to fit more on it at a time as well as gives us the ability to scan larger items that would otherwise have to be photographed thereby, maximizing resolution. We use it with Silverfast professional scanning software to ensure the best clarity and colors.
NIKON SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED
The Nikon Super CoolScan 9000 ED is one of the finest film scanners out there. Where the best resolution is required this is the scanner we use. It will scan both 35mm and medium format negatives, slides, and transparencies and particularly excels at black and white negatives. If you're wanting larger prints made from your film this is the go to. It isn't fast, but it offers scans of the highest quality.