Can you photograph an old colour or black and white photograph with a digital camera ? Then store it on your computer ?I do not have an, all in one printer-scanner-and copier, and would like to store some old photos I have on my computer. Can I actually take a photo of the old photo ? Someone I know has actually done this, but how is it done ? How near do you get to the old photo, do you use your zoom lens? Im going offline now to do some gardening, but will be interested to read you replies, when I return later on.:)

Scan them Pattricia you will get much better results.

Ahh re read you don't have a scanner,yes you can take a pic of a photo but the results wont be brilliant,you need to put your camera on macro mode and get as close to it as you can without the result being blurry.If you want you could post them me and i will scan them and send them back with a cd with the photo's on.

Ahh re read you don't have a scanner,yes you can take a pic of a photo but the results wont be brilliant,you need to put your camera on macro mode and get as close to it as you can without the result being blurry.If you want you could post them me and i will scan them and send them back with a cd with the photo's on.

Havent bought a digital camera yet Wallace, but with you saying a scanner gives a better result, do you think that will be better to buy a scanner alone or an all in one ?(printer,scanner, copier ?) they arent expensive now are they.? Also if I didnt do that, do I have to buy a camera that has " Macro Mode" on it ?

TBH love you will be dissapointed with results taking a pic of a photo and yes i got a Lexmark all in one for about £40 bargain i thought.Lots of camera's have macro mode now it's good for taking close ups of flowers etc.

I got this one but not from Argos,it has a card reader too to get the pics from your camera card.

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jspStoreDir=argos&catalogId=1500001001&params=adref%3DOffice%2C+PC+and+phones-%3EPrinters-%3EAll-in-one+printers&productId=1500220151&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fwebapp% 2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FstoreI d%3D10001%26catalogId%3D1500001001%26productId%3D1 500220151%26langId%3D-1&cmpid=FG13P&keyword=Lexmark+P4350+Photo+All-in-One+Printer&langId=-1&engine=froogle&referrer=FG13P&storeId=10001

Thanks Wallace.(sorry I keep coming & going ,but I am cooking & gardening) but you advice is helpful. So it seems from your advice that I will be disappointed in photographing a photo ? Yep, looks like I will go for the all in one, Printer, scanner and copier. (Back to gardening) :gag:

Busy girl :hihi: yes you would be dissapointed i think,when you have a scanner you can make copies of important documents etc too they come in really handy.

Why not just use a scanner at the library / friend's house rather than buying one!

Unless you are wanting to scan lots of things!

Why not just use a scanner at the library / friend's house rather than buying one!

Unless you are wanting to scan lots of things!

What a good idea.:)

It's possible to get a reasonable result out of photographing a photo, but you would have to spend quite some time setting it up, and would probably need a tripod or similar because using flash is pretty much out of the question esp. on a glossy print. So all in all you're probably best to get or borrow a cheapish scanner. Or if you still have the negatives you can get negative scanners that'll pull the shot from there are you'll not have the years of fading to deal with.

you can get negative scanners that'll pull the shot from there are you'll not have the years of fading to deal with.

Sorry to hijack you thread Pattricia, but this caught my eye as I was just sorting some of parents' old photos. They've meant to put them in albums for years and they look quite tatty now, but there are hundreds of negatives and I was thinking of making some albums as a surprise. Do these negative scanners give good quality digital images? How expensive are they, and could you recommend one?

Thanks in advance, its their 25th Wedding Anniversary in August and I had a Eureka moment this afternoon about their present :D

Sorry to hijack you thread Pattricia, but this caught my eye as I was just sorting some of parents' old photos. They've meant to put them in albums for years and they look quite tatty now, but there are hundreds of negatives and I was thinking of making some albums as a surprise. Do these negative scanners give good quality digital images? How expensive are they, and could you recommend one?

Thanks in advance, its their 25th Wedding Anniversary in August and I had a Eureka moment this afternoon about their present :D

Its OK,hope you get the help you want on here.

Do these negative scanners give good quality digital images? How expensive are they, and could you recommend one?

In a word, yes. All the pictures in this album (http://public.fotki.com/GElliott/travel/camp_america_1999/new_york/) came from negatives I scanned in.

I did them with a CanonScan 4200F which cost very little (about £50) 2 years ago.

It's possible to get a reasonable result out of photographing a photo, but you would have to spend quite some time setting it up, and would probably need a tripod or similar because using flash is pretty much out of the question esp. on a glossy print. So all in all you're probably best to get or borrow a cheapish scanner. Or if you still have the negatives you can get negative scanners that'll pull the shot from there are you'll not have the years of fading to deal with.

I agree, you can get good results just taking a picture of the photograph. Personally I do it this way because a lot of the old photo's I've got are tin, and I'm not sure if a scanner would somehow affect the image? Does anyone know? I'm sure it'd be fine, but I'd rather know for certain before trying.

I did actually photograph an old photo tonight on my digital camera. I would say it was 90% successfull, with just a bit too much light on part of the lower photograph. I will know better when I transfer it to my computer(another thing I have to learn) but Im getting there !:rolleyes:

We can copy photos and even put them on to a cd or dvd for you contact Jaytee Photographic 07533091170

We can copy photos and even put them on to a cd or dvd for you contact Jaytee Photographic 07533091170

I'd have a look at the date on the last post if I were you ;)

Can you photograph an old colour or black and white photograph with a digital camera ? Then store it on your computer ?I do not have an, all in one printer-scanner-and copier, and would like to store some old photos I have on my computer. Can I actually take a photo of the old photo ? Someone I know has actually done this, but how is it done ? How near do you get to the old photo, do you use your zoom lens? Im going offline now to do some gardening, but will be interested to read you replies, when I return later on.:)


yes easy but dont use the flash

I've done it numerous times

you need lots of natural light, but not direct bright sunlight

place on a flat surface, stand over the photograph, and use the zoom to minimise distortion