Getting Your Paper Photos In Order For Scanning

Quick prep makes a big difference. Clean dust and dried glue, group photos into numbered stacks, and remove album pages so we can capture the sharpest, spot-free scans.

Paper Photo Organizing

Please clean your paper photos! We can’t emphasize this enough—gently wipe both front and back with a very soft cloth before stacking. We do not clean paper photos before scanning, and even light dust can reflect the scanner light and create “white spots.”

Sometimes dust comes from glue used to fasten photos into albums. In these cases, brush dried glue from the backs, too. At our low prices, we cannot be responsible for dust on scans.

Stacking Your Paper Photos

Number stacks (don’t name them with text). Keep it simple for fast, accurate file grouping.
Be reasonable with the number of stacks: each stack adds file-management time. Excessive small stacks (especially < 50 photos) may incur a surcharge.
You can always reorganize files after delivery.
If photos are in albums, remove them and dust any dried glue off front and back.

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Paper photo prep: cleaning and stacking photos removed from an album — Clean & stack before scanning

Paper photos stacked neatly for scanning workflow — Neat stacks speed the process

Close-up of photo stack numbering for organized file groups — Number stacks, don’t name

Removing photos from an album page prior to scanning — Remove from album pages

Wiping dust from a photo surface with a soft cloth — Gently wipe dust away

Checking the back of a photo for dried glue residue — Brush dried glue on backs

Stacked paper photos aligned in landscape orientation — Keep orientation consistent

Preparing grouped photo stacks for scanning — Group for smooth scanning

Ready to Digitize Your Paper Photos?

Follow the steps above and we’ll take care of the rest—every scan includes careful handling and quality checks.

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