In the past I have used online services to scan photos. Scandigital and Scancafe
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ScanDigital | Photo Scanning, VHS to DVD, 8mm Conversion and More! and was very satisfied with the results.
In my case I was having them scan negatives and slides not actual photographs, both do just about all media.
I think most photo processing places in the area will do scanning, like Walmart and Walgreens.
The thing to worry about no matter who you use is that they may loose your photos. Even if the place is local then may ship out your photos to somewhere else to do the actual scanning and in the process loose control of the photos.
Also many places will ship the photos/slides etc. overseas to Asia to the scanning, especially if the images need some cleanup (for dust and smudges). The bigger places often have tight control over any images that they send elsewhere for processing.
You might not notice dust and smudges on a physical photo, but on a scanned image the seem to get more noticeable if the photo/slide is not properly prepared before it is scanned.
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Originally Posted by navstar07
Before I moved from Georgia, I started to work with a company that scans/restores old family pictures and puts them on discs. My move to Florida interrupted that plan and I'm now searching for a reputable, reasonably priced company that I can trust with these priceless family photos. If anyone knows of a company near The Villages, or within a short drive, please message me. I have thousands of pictures and family movies that cover close to a hundred years (and no I'm not that old). I would love to be able to get these pictures on discs to pass on to my Sons and Family Members. Thank you.
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