Ten Reasons to Scan Your Photos Before it is Too Late

With the digital age fully upon us, most everyone still has boxes and boxes full of photos of our family and childhood memories stored away in a closet somewhere; typically, the entire 20th century! These photos deserve to see the light of day again and be appreciated, but many of us wait until it is too late to take care of these priceless prints. You say you already have a scanner? And how's that going? Here are ten reasons why you need to scan your photos today. 

10. You can restore your photo once it is digital. Restoration can make your old faded and scratched pictures look brand new again. 

9. You can resize your images. Do you have a big family picture that you wish was a lot smaller so you can carry it in your wallet? Once your photo is scanned, you can shrink down the photo with ease. 

8. Scan photos for the ones you love as a gift. How many times were you stumped during a gift giving holiday to try and figure out what to get that special someone? Scanning their photos is a unique and caring gift to provide your loved ones. Every time they look at a scanned picture, they'll remember how thoughtful you were. 

7. Organizing photos is easy once you have your photos scanned. You can organize them chronologically, by person, place or event. 

6. Scanapix makes it easy to do. You no longer have to sit in front of a scanner and spend two or three minutes scanning, straightening and cropping each one. Just gather them together and send them over so we can do all the work and you can have all the fun with your "new" digital images. Once your photo is scanned, you can shrink down the photo with ease. 

5. Its fun to revisit your photos. You need to gather them together to get scanned anyway. 

4. Consolidate all your photos. All your scanned photos reside on your computer. 

3. Share your photos with your friends and family. A hard copy photo can only be shared with people that come into physical contact with it. Once you make your photos digital, you can email them, post them on blogs or use them for whatever social networking site you are into. If a special occasion is coming up, you can quickly and easily make a custom slide show for your guests.

2. Save your photos from the effects of time. Since photos are all chemical based, they will fade in color and deteriorate. Plus, they're always at risk of physical loss due to fire, water damage, bugs and such. 

1. You can be at peace knowing your photo legacy is forever stored away safely. You no longer have to worry about losing photos or some natural disaster. Once they are digitized, you keep them on a hard drive where you have instant access to them for when you need them. Keep multiple DVDs stored in more than one location, insuring your family collection's safety.