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How to Digitize Wedding Albums and Bridal Portraits From Every Decade Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Your wedding album is proof of one of the happiest days of your life, and it deserves better than a dusty shelf or a damp box in the basement. If you have been putting off scanning your big day, now...

What Happens to Your Photos and Tapes During Professional Digitization: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Sending a box of family photos or old VHS tapes to a stranger can feel a little nerve-wracking. During digitization, your items get logged, inspected, cleaned, scanned on calibrated equipment, color corrected, quality checked, and shipped back to you along...

How to Digitize Military Photos, Service Records, and Wartime Memorabilia Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

A soldier's photo, a folded telegram, a set of medals in a cigar box. These items deserve the same careful treatment a museum would give them, not a quick pass through a home scanner.  If you want to digitize military...

How Color Fading Works and What Professional Color Correction Can Restore Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Pull out an old photo album, and you'll notice something fast. Reds look pink. Blues look gray. Skin tones have gone a little orange, and whites have turned yellow. That's color fading old photos in action. It happens to nearly...

Panoramic, Oversized, and Odd-Shaped Photo Scanning: Handling Non-Standard Prints Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Not every photo fits neatly into a standard flatbed scanner, and if you have ever tried to scan a wide school panoramic or a giant 16x20 portrait at home, you already know the problem. These special prints need wider equipment,...

Why Your Smartphone Camera Is Not a Substitute for Professional Photo Scanning Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Snapping a quick photo of an old picture with your phone feels like the easiest fix in the world. You line up the shot and tap the shutter. In two seconds, you have a digital copy. But here's the short...