Scanning Recipes (high res/color)
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Scanning Recipes (high res/color)
Ok long story short. My family is one of bakers and we have lots of hand written and tweaked recipes that we all grew up with. To keep and carry on the traditions of Pies, cookies, breads, cake etc. I would like to get clear, uniform color, high resolution images. Most have stains, aged, hand written, notes added to etc. that I think are so unique and sentimental.
I am asking if you know of a way to achieve the goal of digitizing the recipes. Pictures are good but flashes suck! Though might have to setup my own photo booth.
Not sure about using a Kinko's or the like as it will take time to scan and I will probably be inefficient. Thinking about using a local camera shop as they likely have the equipment to do this but wanted to get your input on this.
Thanks,
Jim
I am asking if you know of a way to achieve the goal of digitizing the recipes. Pictures are good but flashes suck! Though might have to setup my own photo booth.
Not sure about using a Kinko's or the like as it will take time to scan and I will probably be inefficient. Thinking about using a local camera shop as they likely have the equipment to do this but wanted to get your input on this.
Thanks,
Jim
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Jim, if your camera has a macro setting,you can get close up enough to fill the frame.
Put some lights around the paper and you should get a good result.
some yeas ago, I shot some pictures of old family pictures using that technique and they came out great.
Put some lights around the paper and you should get a good result.
some yeas ago, I shot some pictures of old family pictures using that technique and they came out great.
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I don't have a good/decent quality Bed Scanner. I have an all in one but it's a POS!
I might need to setup my own "PHOTO BOOTH" and do it that way.
I might need to setup my own "PHOTO BOOTH" and do it that way.
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Borrow a decent scanner from somebody. It's going to be far far better than any camera. Our metallurgy lab has access to exotic cameras yet gets the best results from an old flat bed scanner when recording surface treatment.
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Go to Office Depot........."buy" a high end scanner and return it after a weekend of scanning! Didn't like it......sorry!
Will have to look into the FedEx/Kinkos Store.
Will have to look into the FedEx/Kinkos Store.