Delicate Photo scanning services

vintage print sizes for Delicate Photo Scanning

Common vintage photo print sizes
If your photos are not this old, you should visit this page!

We could write a whole book about your oldest photos, the history of photography and why it’s so important to scan your old photos, but we won’t, mostly because hundreds of others have. With our delicate photo scanning service, our team will take your old photos and turn them into beautiful, modern digital images that you will delight in sharing with your family. The digitizing of your delicate photos is the best and easiest way to show your family history. We’ve seen vintage photos come through our doors from as far back as the Civil War when photography was in its infancy. We even once scanned a dollar from the 1860’s! There’s a lot to be said, but these are some of the coolest facts that we think you need to know about old photos:

A man named Niépce created the first known photograph formed in a camera in 1827, and the first photograph to include a person in 1838.
In 1884 George Eastman made the earliest form of photos captured onto film, the first step towards making photography available to the masses.
In 1901 the Kodak Brownie was introduced and ushered in an era of Kodak domination over the photography industry and public love of taking photos that has never abated.

Some of the oldest photos in your collection might not have been created or developed using the same processes that now exist for the more modern prints in our collection. All of these early attempts at photography required A LOT of toxic chemicals and bulky equipment but the demand was high. The black-and-white and sepia will fade, especially when exposed to too much sunlight and they are printed on less stable photographic paper. Your cardboard photos are safer from physical damage, but just as susceptible to fading. Talk to us today about scanning your old photos with our delicate photo scanning service!

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Everything you need to know
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Common questions about transferring old photos to digital

Do you scan the whole print?

This is a common question with our older and more delicate photo scanning jobs because many of these vintage photos have white borders of some kind and the even older ones were printed on cardboard within a frame unique to the photographer. The answer is yes, we do scan the whole print, but we will ask you whether or not you want to keep the white borders, transcribe any captions on them or scan the backs if they contain handwriting.

Are my delicate photos safe?

The priceless value on your family memories is incredibly important to us. All of your photos are handled gently by our white gloved technicians and scanned on flat bed scanners after going through our detailed project inventory process and your project is tracked from start to finish!

Can you scan my odd-size photos?

Absolutely! Our equipment is made to handle any sized photo that you have. Whether it’s an older format with non-standard dimensions, framed or oversized, our experienced technicians have seen it all and scan thousands of photos each day.

Delicate Photo scanning – From Our Blog

prioritizing photos for delicate photo scanning

Prioritizing for scanning

You may have hundreds of photos you don’t need for your delicate photo scanning project. This is a must read for consolidation.
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how EverPresent handles captions during a delicate photo scanning project

How we handle captions

Photo captions are common, and prevalent in older photos where it was more common to record anecdotes and identifiers.
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vintage and delicate photo scanning project with EverPresent

Client Spotlight: Vintage Photos

Collections of old photos offer incredible insight into how life was previously lived and we love to share our favorites.
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“The staff at EverPresent are very helpful, and the service is great. So far, they have digitized over 500 photos and I think the quality of their work is excellent. I am in the process of selecting photos taken over a 10 to 15 year span, so I have a long way to go. The staff has professionally handled my project and takes the time to inform me of a variety of ways to share my digitized photos.
It’s an excellent company, with very competent staff.”
– Judy M.
Portsmouth, NH

Visit one of our Northeast locations:

Maine
Portland

New Jersey
Highland Park
Montclair
Morris Plains
Pompton Plains
Waldwick
Warren

New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Lebanon (NH/VT)
Manchester
Salem (NH/MA)

Vermont
Lebanon (NH/VT)
Burlington, VT

or work with us from the comfort of your own home.
You can also ship directly to us!

In-home Consultations

Consulations from the privacy of your own home
Perfect for large or complex projects with multiple formats
Our certified consultants travel across the Northeast

mail us your photos and videos for digitizing

Mail Ins

Free, no obligations estimate
Speak with our certified consultants over the phone
Ship to our headquarters in Newton, MA

Standard & custom delicate photo scanning pricing

We’ll scan your delicate, old photos to DVD, USB or digital and maintain your organization, including your captions!

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Standard Photos

$0.59

photo

600 dpi on professional scanners
Ordered, titled and numbered
3 level human eye quality control
Dust removal, cleaning & orientation

Delicate Photos

$1.99

photo

600 dpi on professional scanners
Vintage, fragile or damaged photos
Dust removal via cloth, brush & compressed air
Caption transcription available

Standard Slides

$0.59

slide

2000 dpi on professional scanners
Unpack & repack of carousels
Dust removal via cloth, brush & compressed air
Ordered, titled & numbered

Albums & Scrapbooks

$2.99

Starting @ per page

Handling fee starts at $0.35/photo
4 scanning methods: 300-600 dpi
Returned as is or in organized photo boxes
Sleeved, sticky albums & more

A $35 service fee applies to all orders. This service fee provides for safe handling procedures including: intake, item coding, physical & digital storage, quality checks by senior technicians and packaging.

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