No access to a personal scanner or a professional service? Here are instructions for digitizing your photos with your phone using:

1. Your phone camera
2. A photo scanning app

Please note our instructions for adjusting your phone settings.

Option A: How to Take Good-Quality Pictures with your Phone Camera

Step 1: Best Lighting

• Find a well-lit flat surface either outside, or inside next to a window offering soft light
• Avoid direct sunlight or sunbeams hitting your photo to prevent glare and colour altering
• You can also use your body to create a shadow over the photo to prevent glare

Step 2: Position

• Set up a “photo station” so that you are either directly above or directly in front of your photo
  • Set up the photo against a chair or on a hard surface propped up on one side so your picture is angled up towards you 
  • Kneel, crouch, or rest your elbows somewhere to steady your hands
  • Using a tripod helps

Step 3: Phone Settings

Every phone is different. Check camera settings to make sure you capture at the highest quality.

• Enable the iPhone Grid feature by navigating to Settings → Camera → Composition → Grid
• Position the camera lens right over the middle of the photo, so all sides of the photo line up with the grid. (Avoid tilting the camera)
• Hold your phone still, make sure the image is in focus, then snap the photo

Option B: Use a Photo Scanning App

Photomyne is an easy-to-use photo scanning app available for Apple and Android devices

• In a well-lit area, hover your phone above or in front of your photo
• Hold the capture button for 3 seconds
• The app will crop to the edges of your photo
  • Do not add filters or adjust the colour. Our professional designers will optimize the quality of all photos to pull them together.
• Photomyne allows you to write captions for each photo
• Save your photos to an album and label as "Reminisart Photos" 
  

(There are many photo scanning apps available. Check to make sure they have the same settings as above)