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Copy old photos

  • 16-04-2013 7:53am
    #1
    Dingle_berry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 885 ✭✭✭


    Is there a good way to copy old family photos? Without the negatives?
    A siblings birthday is coming up and they'd like duplicates of family photos. I'd like to do something better than the skewed and off centre scan. Maybe even have glossy prints to put in an album to give to her.
    Somewhere in Dublin or Kilkenny/portlaoise would be handiest.

    P.S. hope this was the right place to post!


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  • #2
    squareballoon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 714 ✭✭✭squareballoon


    It may be because I have a dreadful scanner but I've always found the best way to copy my old photos is to take picture of them with my DSLR.


  • #3
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Dingle_berry wrote: »
    something better than the skewed and off centre scan

    There is no reason this would be the case with a proper scanner. Any decent DSLR could take a perfectly good copy for reprinting if it is lined up correctly and has good, soft lighting. Any strong lighting will certainly cause reflection on glossy prints.


  • #4
    stcstc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭stcstc


    i have a bulk scanner, can scan 30 images a min

    its not fine art reproduction scans but for general use, like your talking about it would be the right kinda thing

    i have 5 clients that i have to scan for this week totaling 2400 images!!!!


  • #5
    dave66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 708 ✭✭✭dave66


    Dingle_berry wrote: »
    Is there a good way to copy old family photos? Without the negatives?
    A siblings birthday is coming up and they'd like duplicates of family photos. I'd like to do something better than the skewed and off centre scan. Maybe even have glossy prints to put in an album to give to her.
    Somewhere in Dublin or Kilkenny/portlaoise would be handiest.

    P.S. hope this was the right place to post!

    Talk to Steve (stcstc) he does a great job, you could even get a few special ones printed & framed.


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