Image examples are based on real client pieces digitized with the Precious Papers service.
Why would I pay someone to digitize my kid’s art, when I could just do it myself?
The hard truth: If you were going to do it, you probably would have already.
Time
Are you able to commit 2+ hours? Do you want to?
Expect to spend at least 90 minutes digitizing and editing with a scanner, or upwards of 3 hours with a smartphone*. And this is after you have pared down the papers. You will also need to plan around the weather, photographing on a sunny day.
*Assumes 60 pieces per year per child, based on past client numbers.
Quality
For such a large investment (time/money), you want to be happy with the quality, right?
Simply put, a smartphone camera doesn’t come close to matching the quality of a scanner or a professional camera. Resolution, color depth, lighting, and plane (angle/rotation) are some of the major factors at play. When DIY’ing, you need to account for things like background, shadows, lighting, and smoothing out paper creases.
Editting
Do you have the software to scan or edit images? Do you know how to use it?
As a professional, I invest in speciality software to edit, enhance, and host digital images. I am able to elevate your digital images beyond a basic DIY. This is especially noticeable with my custom design service. I resize, crop, rotate, remove backgrounds, and more to highlight your child’s art in a custom photo book.
Sure, you could replicate some of the functionality with extra effort or purchasing the software yourself. Just as you can purchase a scanner to bypass the smartphone/camera pitfalls. But do you want to?
Step away from the effort and stress of a DIY project. Turn your someday good intentions into preserved memories now with my Precious Papers service.