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Convert Photos to Digital

Prints to digital in the UK — high-resolution scans with free tracked shipping

Based in Norwich, Norfolk? Looking for a Prints to digital service near you — contact us to arrange a personal lab drop-off or use free UK tracked shipping.

Every item handled with care
No Hidden Fees
£0.50per item

Per photo, minimum 20 photos

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10-14 day turnaround
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How We Convert Your Prints to Digital

Printed photographs are often the only record of entire chapters of family history. Before digital cameras became common in the mid-2000s, every birthday party, holiday, and school portrait ended up as a physical print stuffed into a shoebox, album, or envelope. Many of these prints are one-of-a-kind. The negatives were lost years ago, and the photo lab that developed them closed down long since.

Considering DIY Digitisation?

We've compiled a professional guide on scanning photos, slides, and negatives. Learn about DPI, dust removal, and colour calibration.

Read our DIY Guide

What's Included

Individual scanning at 600 DPI on professional flatbed equipment
Manual dust removal and colour-balance correction for every image
Optional digital restoration for faded, yellowed, or damaged prints
Any print size accepted, from wallet photos to A3 enlargements
Polaroids, photo booth strips, and postcards handled with equal care
Original unedited scans always preserved alongside corrected versions

Our Quality Promise

  • Professional-grade equipment and techniques
  • Careful handling in climate-controlled environment
  • Quality assurance checks on every transfer
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Prints digitisation

Prints to Digital in Days

Your Prints originals are digitised in our lab with careful handling, then delivered as high-resolution digital files on USB and/or via secure cloud.

High-resolution capture with calibrated colour
Digital files on USB and/or secure cloud
Easy to share with family and back up
Your originals returned safely to you

Prints to Digital — USB, Cloud, or Both

Your Prints to digital files are delivered at high resolution with colour work as needed. Most customers take USB and/or cloud.

USB Drive

TIFF or JPEG files (per your order) on a labelled USB drive — easy to archive, print and share.

  • Easy to print and archive
  • Share folders with family
  • Works with Mac and PC

Cloud Download

Secure download for large scan jobs — share with relatives or pull files onto multiple devices.

  • No waiting for post
  • Share large jobs easily
  • Download when you are ready

Want to try it yourself first? Read our DIY digitisation guides.

How to Identify Your Prints

Use these detailed characteristics to confirm you have the right format

1
Standard Photo Print Sizes

Common sizes: 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, or 11×14 inches
Wallet size: 2.5×3.5 inches
Square formats: 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5 inches (Instagram-style)
Panoramic prints: various elongated dimensions

2
Print Types and Finishes

Glossy finish: shiny, reflective surface
Matte finish: non-reflective, flat surface
Lustre/pearl finish: semi-glossy with subtle texture
Instant photos: Polaroid, Fujifilm Instax (square or rectangular)

3
Dating and Condition

Check back for photo lab stamps or dates
Colour photos may show fading, yellowing, or colour shifts
Black and white prints generally more stable
Look for handwritten notes, dates, or descriptions on backs

Still Not Sure?

Our team is here to help you identify your media format. Send us photos and we'll confirm the format for you.

Your Questions Answered

Prints to Digital: Your Questions

Yes. If your photos have handwritten dates, names, or notes on the reverse, we can scan both sides so that information is preserved alongside the image. Just let us know when you place your order.

There is no maximum. We regularly handle orders of 500 to 1,000 or more prints. Larger orders are processed in batches to maintain consistent quality, and we keep your photos in the exact order you send them.

No. Our flatbed scanners use a gentle cold-light source that produces no heat and no UV exposure. The print lies face-down on the glass for a few seconds per scan. There is no physical contact with the image surface beyond the glass itself.

Yes. If removing photos from the album risks damaging them, we can scan whole album pages instead. The individual images will be slightly less sharp than a direct photo scan, but it preserves photos that cannot be safely removed.

We scan at 600 DPI as standard, which produces files large enough to reprint at double the original size with no loss of sharpness. For most family photos, this is more than sufficient. Higher resolutions are available on request for specialist needs.

Yes. We scan them as they are, capturing whatever detail remains. Water-damaged photos often contain more visible information than you might expect once digitised. For an additional fee, we can attempt digital restoration to reduce the appearance of staining.

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Sustainable Disposal

Finished with your physical media?

Please don't throw it in the bin! Learn the eco-friendly way to safely recycle your Prints after digitisation.

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