Most people think they can invest in a quality scanner and do the photo scanning themselves. They believe that if they gather all their photos from across shoeboxes and other places and start feeding them into a scanner, they can finish the project over a weekend.

Reality may prove to be a little different. There are significant hidden costs involved in trying to do this yourself. The average person possesses around almost 3,000 photographs with scanning and editing taking up to 7.5 minutes per image. This means you could spend over 22,500 minutes or nearly 10 weeks completing this project. That is a significant amount of time dedicated to a single task, not to mention the cost in equipment, editing software, and storage for your digital files.

So, the DIY route may not really be the most cost-effective way to scan photos, especially when you are looking at a large collection. A better strategy might be to organize your photos to the extent that you can remove duplicates, blurry prints, those that are not focused on anything in particular and send it off to a reliable professional photo scanning service.

That's why we are excited to offer photo scanning services to benefit you in both time and cost, so why not allow us to safeguard those precious memories and put them back in your hands as a simple digital download, USB Flash Drive, or both!

When choosing a digitization service, it's important to consider more than just the price. Many big online or mail-in companies offer low rates, however their pricing is not always straightforward and charge extra for basic options.

Scribs Studio includes all these basic options as one packaged price offering you the best quality as our standard service. Being a photographer and digitization specialist allows me to combine artificial intelligence with a photographer's eye to examine every detail ensuring your digitized media will once again regain it's original luster.

Also, with Scribs Studio being a local digitization service we can offer personalized customer service. This includes pickup and delivery of your precious keepsakes to ensure physical transfer so you don't have to worry about the potential of your order getting lost in the mail.

We believe in preserving your family's moments and memories and they deserve the very best...so come discover what a delightful experience Scribs Studio can offer in creating everlasting memories that will last lifetimes to come!

DPI (Dots Per Inch) is a term used to describe the size of a printed image on a physical medium (e.g. paper). The term is widely used interchangeably with the digital equivalent terms “Samples Per Inch” (SPI) and “Pixels Per Inch”(PPI) which influence digital image quality, as a measure of size (in pixels). Typically, scanning equipment manufacturers use DPI to indicate the final pixel size of a scanned item. For example, a 4"x 6" print scanned at 300 DPI will produce an image 1200×1800 pixels in size. The same print scanned at 600 DPI will produce an image 2400×3600 pixels in size.

300 DPI: (most common)

• Good for everyday use like sharing photos online, viewing on screens, or basic printing.

600 DPI:

• Higher resolution generating greater detail for larger archival file sizes, reprinting up to 2x the original size of the print photo or when creating photo books and other photo products.

Which Resolution Is For You:

• For everyday use:  Sharing photos online, viewing on screens, or basic printing (5"x7" or smaller) - 300 DPI is a good choice.
• For higher-quality:  Creating larger prints (8"x10" or bigger) or wanting professional-looking results - 600 DPI is recommended.

You can downsize a 600 DPI file to 300 DPI for online sharing, but you can't increase the detail of a 300 DPI file if you need the higher resolution later. Know how you will be using your digitized photos in the future and select accordingly.

Text Note Archiving is an included service that scans both sides of your print photo to preserve any text notes or other marks from the reverse side for archiving and informational purposes.

Your online personal gallery will remain available for 45 days for you to be able to view, share, download, or order other photo products from our online store.

Absolutely! If you are outside my normal service area for pick-up/delivery, we might be able to work something out depending on distance. Otherwise, you have the option to mail your print photos to us if you are too far away.

For coordination or to just ask questions, please email, call or fill out the online form to contact us.