Photo scanning service?

On 7/30/07 12:19 PM, in article
Mencken-0CDA20.10185930072007 DeleteThis @sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net, "Ockham's Razor"
<Mencken DeleteThis @pdx.net> wrote:

> In article <g83sa356l4l49tcrua4fiasgj0rq713ihn DeleteThis @4ax.com>, me DeleteThis @privacy.net
> wrote:
>
>> I have abt 100 family photos of various shapes and
>> sizes (old) that Id like to have scanned and digitized
>>
>> I don't have the time or equip to do myself. No
>> computer equio at home at all. Zip!
>>
>> Any advise on services that can do this?
>
> IF you don't have a computer why do you want digital pictures?
And, how did he post that? IPhone?
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<me DeleteThis @privacy.net> wrote

> Any advise on services that can do this?

Me. Where are you and how much money have you got

Chris
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Ockham's Razor <Mencken DeleteThis @pdx.net> wrote:

>IF you don't have a computer why do you want digital pictures?

Have plenty of computer access at college campus

And am downsizing...eliminating clutter..... going
digital

Will keep ALL pics in online web albums form here on
out. No paper based pic albums
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In article <geisa3hlbahav3u2buetnsrordtcnhr5i2 DeleteThis @4ax.com>, me DeleteThis @privacy.net
wrote:

> Ockham's Razor <Mencken DeleteThis @pdx.net> wrote:
>
> >IF you don't have a computer why do you want digital pictures?
>
> Have plenty of computer access at college campus
>
> And am downsizing...eliminating clutter..... going
> digital
>
> Will keep ALL pics in online web albums form here on
> out. No paper based pic albums

If you are not going to be in college for ever and don't want to drag
people over to the college computer lab to look at your treasures you
might consider getting a computer for personal use.

Doesn't the college computer lab have a scanner that could handle your
pictures? You might not need a "Photo scanning service".

--
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross."
Sinclair Lewis
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George Kerby <ghost_topper.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>And, how did he post that? IPhone?

College campus computer lab

I'm full time adult college student

Use Agent news reader and run it of USB thumb drive
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:08:50 -0500, me.DeleteThis@privacy.net wrote:

> I have abt 100 family photos of various shapes and
> sizes (old) that Id like to have scanned and digitized
>
> I don't have the time or equip to do myself. No
> computer equio at home at all. Zip!
>
> Any advise on services that can do this?

I recently took some pictures of several other family members' old
prints, only about a dozen all told. One set was using a DSLR on a
tripod with the the photos held securely. For the other set (taken
in another home) the pictures were placed on the carpet and shot
using a P&S, handheld. Both sets came out very good, and while a
professional service may have done a slightly better job, the
results I got were hard to distinguish from the originals. The P&S
had the easier job, since the shots were B&W and very old. At the
time the pictures were originally taken, there may have been a
barbershop quartet singing in the background. One was about 80
years old, the others quite a bit older.

If you want to test this with a picture or two, I'd suggest using
a tripod and not using the camera's flash, as glare can cause severe
image problems. Even a very cheap tripod should work well, but
might require you to use the camera's built-in shutter time delay.
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me RemoveThis @privacy.net wrote:
> Ockham's Razor <Mencken RemoveThis @pdx.net> wrote:
>
>> IF you don't have a computer why do you want digital pictures?
>
> Have plenty of computer access at college campus
>
> And am downsizing...eliminating clutter..... going
> digital
>
> Will keep ALL pics in online web albums form here on
> out. No paper based pic albums

You should understand that web-based photo storage is subject to loss
should the website go down for reasons totally beyond your control.
That would be a disaster, and it HAS happened to many. I suggest if you
choose this approach, you consider storing the pictures at more than one
place, and make sure you can download anything you uploaded in case you
want to have a computer of your own later.
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Ron Hunter <rphunter RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote:

>You should understand that web-based photo storage is subject to loss
>should the website go down for reasons totally beyond your control.
>That would be a disaster, and it HAS happened to many. I suggest if you
>choose this approach, you consider storing the pictures at more than one
>place, and make sure you can download anything you uploaded in case you
>want to have a computer of your own later.

Agree...will have more than one web album

Actually...Id like to get a "magazine" made of all the
digital pics once they are scanned....like a published
magazine
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ASAAR <caught RemoveThis @22.com> wrote:

> I recently took some pictures of several other family members' old
>prints, only about a dozen all told. One set was using a DSLR on a
>tripod with the the photos held securely. For the other set (taken
>in another home) the pictures were placed on the carpet and shot
>using a P&S, handheld. Both sets came out very good, and while a
>professional service may have done a slightly better job, the
>results I got were hard to distinguish from the originals. The P&S
>had the easier job, since the shots were B&W and very old. At the
>time the pictures were originally taken, there may have been a
>barbershop quartet singing in the background. One was about 80
>years old, the others quite a bit older.

OK...I do have a cheap digital camera.... interesting
idea. Will try it!
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