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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...

How to Digitize Family Travel Photos & Videos Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Think your old vacation memories are safe in a shoebox or a drawer?  They probably are not. Printed photos can fade, colors can shift, and videotapes lose quality every year. The good news is that you can digitize vacation photos...

Home Insurance Photo Scanning Guide Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Most people cannot remember everything they owned after a fire, flood, or burglary. That is why creating a visual record before something happens is one of the smartest things you can do. A complete inventory with photos, scanned documents, and...

How to Scan Photos With Writing on the Back: Preserving Both Sides of the Memory Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

Flip over almost any old family photo and you'll find something. A date in your grandmother's careful cursive. A name scrawled in pencil. A location, a joke, sometimes a whole paragraph. That handwriting is half the memory. Lose it, and...

Photo Scanning Near You vs. Mail-In Services: Which Is Really Better? Written by: Brandon Harris, Smooth Photo Scanning Services

For most people with more than a small handful of photos, a dedicated mail-in professional service delivers better quality, better safety, and better value than anything that turns up in a photo scanning near me search. But let us walk...