Article: Revive memories by digitally restoring old photographs

Washington, May 18 -- Most of us have a box or two of old photographs or slides collecting dust in the corner of some closet. Those photos might hold treasured family memories and yet be so fragile and brittle that they are handled seldom, if at all. The good news is that digitally restoring photographs is much easier that one thinks it to be.

The first step in turning old photographs into digital files involves deciding just how to convert them. The decision should hinge upon the type of photographs you are dealing with.

A flatbed scanner designed specifically for converting photographs, negatives, and slides is an all-in-one solution - and indeed there are some good ones on the market.

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