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Scan, Copy & Restore

Part science, part art, practiced for over 30 years. Families, historical societies, and museums trust us with their most irreplaceable images. Your originals never leave the building.

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Scanning — Prints & Flat Art

Every scan is cropped as needed and includes minor retouching. Scanners accommodate originals up to 12x16 inches. Larger pieces photographed in-studio. Your originals never leave the building.

Standard Prints (up to 8.5x11")

Includes cropping and sizing.

QuantityPrice
First scan$7.50
2–9 scans$5.00 ea
10+ scans$3.00 ea

Large Originals & Glass Plates

8.5x11 up to 12x16. Also glass plates, large negatives, and transparencies.

ServicePrice
First scan (up to 12x16)$25.00
Each additional$15.00
Artwork over 12x16 (studio scan)$45–$65

35mm Film Scans

Negatives or slides.

Standard rate$3.00 ea
Volume pricingas low as $0.50 ea

See Film Services for full tiers.

120 Film / Medium Format

For enlargements or archive-quality reproduction.

ResolutionPrice
Medium res (~14MB) — 1–19$7.50 ea
Medium res — 20+$5.00 ea
High res (~72MB)$15.00 ea
Studio scan (large format)$45–$65

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Shoebox Scanning

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Bulk scanning for the whole family archive.

Great inexpensive service for digital slide shows and preserving a family's trove of pictures. Price includes a CD or DVD, or USB drive for $12.

QuantityPrice each
50–75 prints$2.00
76–100 prints$1.50
101–150 prints$1.00
151–200 prints$0.75
201+ prints$0.50

Prints must be between 3x5 and 8x10, clean, unmounted, and not fragile. Scanned at 300dpi. No color adjustments. Not suitable for Polaroid, cardboard-mounted, or very small originals.

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Photo Restoration

When a photograph is too important to lose.

Cracks, stains, water damage, fading, tears. Some damage is straightforward; other repairs require hours of expert retouching. Over 30 years of experience. Your original is returned in exactly the same condition it arrived.

We prefer to estimate based on seeing the original.

$20–$45Most restorations
$75+Extremely damaged
Call for an estimate

Collection Appraisals: We appraise photographic collections for families, estates, and historical organizations. If you've discovered a trove of old images, bring them in.

Prints that outlast the originals.

Many 1970s color prints have turned blue or pink. New papers are dramatically better.

75+

Years — Photographic-Style Papers

New color papers last over 75 years before fading when displayed or stored properly.

100

Years — Art Papers with Archival Inks

Acid-free papers with Canon pigmented archival inks. Rated ~100 years when stored properly.

The Finer Image

A full-service photo lab and portrait studio serving the North Shore of Massachusetts since 1983.

Services

  • Printing & Color Lab
  • Film Developing
  • Scanning & Restoration
  • Portrait Studio
  • Passport Photos

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  • 20 Park Street
  • Danvers, MA 01923
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