1) Get in touch

Shoot us an email or give us a call (yes, we really have a phone number!), let us know what you have, and what you would like to do.

We will respond to your query with a plan and an address for you to send your film.

2) send your film

Box up your negatives and slides and send them my way.  Upon receiving them, we will take inventory and send over an invoice and time estimate via email.

When the invoice is paid and the time frame is okayed, digitization will begin.

3) Check your mailbox

As soon as digitization is complete, we will send everything back to you along with a USB drive loaded up with all of your scans. Smaller orders (under 5GB in size) will be delivered digitally via a download link.

Please note: we will provide the USB drive free of charge, while return shipping will be itemized in the original invoice. You will receive a tracking number via email to track the progress of your shipment.

when your film is with me, it will be handled with the utmost care

With gloved hands, each negative will be carefully dusted with a rocket blower, and if necessary, a film safe brush.  Strips of film will be passed through a specialized anti-static film vacuum.  Only after as much dust and debris as possible is removed from a piece of film without inflicting damage, will it make its way into the appropriate piece of digitization or scanning equipment.

Once digitized, each frame is then examined for color accuracy and any large pieces of debris that could not be removed without damaging the film are removed digitally.  Please note that nearly all film scans, particularly from very dirty or fungus damaged negatives and slides will retain some small spots even after being digitally "dusted."  Please see the "Additional Services" section of the Services page for more information.

Following digitization, each resulting image file is given a unique name and saved as a full quality JPG file to a USB drive* to be returned to you along with your film negatives and slides.

* Smaller orders will receive images via a download link.