Old small photos

[Loulou127]

I’m looking for inspiration, ive just found 4 photos of me with my dad, I’m about 8, they’re the old passport type photos, I’d love to be able to have them made into something bigger that I could put on display, any ideas?

They’re black and white if that makes any difference x

[caj]

Can you scan them on the highest definition you can. Then get printed?

[Bootrip2]

I would try to get them digitalised, can be done at photo shop if you cannot do on own computer. Then go from there. X i did this with loads of my mums photos - nice to have them now saved forever. X

[huntmj]

The best option is to scan them, or get them scanned, as caj says, then save and print them. Being B&W won't make any difference

[Floridatilly]

I have a lovely little keyring photo of my mum and dad. My mum and I would love the picture blown up, even if its just 6x4 size.
Can you get them scanned at Max Speilmans? Thats the only photo place I know in our town. I don’t have a scanner or anything.

[Mr Tom Morrow]

I found a specialist Photo Shop the best. I had 4 photos of my Grandfather from World War 1 that were dog eared, creased and had pieces missing.

The shop 'filled' in the missing pieces and made a really good job of them. However they cannot change the picture if for example it's blurred then it will always be blurred.

This is one of the photos I took in and the end result was 10 times better. The creases were gone and the edges repaired.

[Tinkerbell]

I've done this myself using software. Spent three years going through old photos , scanning, taking out creases, filling in bits etc. I've forgotten the software I used but it was worth it. Everything now saved.

[marypoppins38]

Originally Posted by Floridatilly

I have a lovely little keyring photo of my mum and dad. My mum and I would love the picture blown up, even if its just 6x4 size.
Can you get them scanned at Max Speilmans? Thats the only photo place I know in our town. I don’t have a scanner or anything.

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There used to be a photo shop that did them in Ashton in the little upstairs shopping centre bit next to the market. I am not sure if they are still there as I haven’t been in there in years. I had a few things done in there and they were always very helpful.

[Bootrip2]

After we scanned ours we did a photobook for mum, its lovely for her to look back at it, which she has been doing quite a bit recently as i think it helps her to remember things as she comes out with lots of old stories about when they were taken, which in invaluable to us as a family as we feel it is keeping her memory active. Its also a lot lighter for her to hold than a traditional photo album. X

[cartoonp]

Hi all I done a few in the past I used simple apps on the I pad all so some on the pc then save to usb shtick then print at boots