Scan Photo Albums to Digital to Preserve & Share
Do you have a collection of tatty old albums & loose photos dropping out? Don’t let them fade away. They hold such precious memories that could be shared and passed down to your family.
We can professionally digitalise your Photo Albums, or even your Scrapbooks. We’ll output to new digital formats on USB or download and share with our simple to use Cloud Download service. Watch on TV or even convert into beautiful coffee table style photo books. Add audio commentary too!
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Freephone 0800 690 6160
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About Our Service - The Supaphoto© Way
Thousands of Families Have Trusted Supaphoto
Our customers span from private individuals to institutions and TV production companies
How our Service to Digitise Photo Albums Works
Using our photo album service is the best thing you could ever do for your family in three simple steps.
1. Package Up Your Memories
Simply pack your beloved memories and send the photos to digitise to us. Use either our courier collection and return service or send it to us directly. Ask for your step by step welcome pack now.
2. Lovingly Converted
We love what we do. Our dedicated team will digitise your old photos to digital. We’ve saved millions of memories over 20 years. And don’t worry, you’ll get regular updates along the way.
3. Share & Enjoy With Your Family
This is where the magic begins, We’ll return your original media. Once the digitised photos are ready, you’ll be able to relax and let those memories flood in.
From start to finish, we track your video tapes carefully so you always know their status and when they’ll be ready for return.
What's Included?
You’ll receive everything needed to safeguard your memories.
Yes, where collection is applicable, we’ll organise for an easy to understand pre-paid address label to be sent to you. Could not be more simple. There’s also a section in there for you to add notes.
We know how precious your memories are. It can feel like a big decision. The Supaphoto Welcome Guide explains the process in step by step simple terms. It will also include useful contact details for peace of mind.
We loe what we do. Our dedcated team will digitise every item by hand. We’ve saved millions of memories over 20 years. And don’t worry, you’ll get regular updates along the way.
This is where the magic begins. We’ll return all of your original media. Once preserved, you can access your files via our easy cloud download service, on a memory stick or a lovely DVD. Finally, just relax and let those memories flood in!.
How to Choose the Right Conversion for your Photo Albums
Choose what you get back. Sit back and soak it in!
Digitise Photo Albums
Digitise Photo Albums to USB
Convert Photo Albums to DVD
Your old albums turned into digital images, accessed and stored safely online. We can scan the whole page or individual photos. Download your digitised photos from our cloud – instantly from anywhere.
Converted photo albums copied on a new USB memory stick. Plug in to your computer (or a device with a USB port) to easily view, save and send your digitised photos.
Your original photo albums are scanned and copied to a DVD. You’ll be able to enjoy them on a DVD player, computer, or laptop with a DVD drive.
What you’ll Get: Digitised albums as computer files.
What to Order: Just order a cloud download option to access your digital image files.
Ideal For: Sharing with family and friends.
What you’ll get: Your photos on either a standard or SSD USB drive.
What to Order: One USB stick is normally enough or upgrade to a safer SSD version.
Ideal For: Watching on a computer or most TVs (with USB slots).
What you‘ll get: Your photos on DVD(s).
What to order: Just choose the DVD option to get your digitised photos.
Ideal for: Watching your digital images on a TV as a slideshow.
How to Choose the Right Conversion for your Photo Albums
Choose what you get back. Sit back and soak it in!
Digitise Photo Albums
Your old albums turned into digital images, accessed and stored safely online. We can scan the whole page or individual photos. Download your digitised photos from our cloud – instantly from anywhere.
What you’ll Get: Digitised albums as computer files.
What to Order: Just order a cloud download option to access your digital image files.
Ideal For: Sharing with family and friends.
Digitise Photo Albums to USB
Converted photo albums copied on a new USB memory stick. Plug in to your computer (or a device with a USB port) to easily view, save and send your digitised photos.
What you’ll get: Your photos on either a standard or SSD USB drive.
What to Order: One USB stick is normally enough or upgrade to a safer SSD version.
Ideal For: Watching on a computer or most TVs (with USB slots).
Convert Photo Albums to DVD
Your original photo albums are scanned and copied to a DVD. You’ll be able to enjoy them on a DVD player, computer, or laptop with a DVD drive.
What you‘ll get: Your photos on DVD(s).
What to order: Just choose the DVD option to get your digitised photos.
Ideal for: Watching your digital images on a TV as a slideshow.
No1 Choice to Digitise Old Photo Albums in the UK
The video alongside this page introduces our photo album scanning process and shows genuine examples of the quality you can expect from our service. You’ll see how treasured albums are carefully converted into high-quality digital files, making it simple to preserve, organise and share family memories for future generations.
Our knowledgeable and experienced technicians digitally preserve every collection using professional-grade scanning equipment in our fully equipped studio. We focus on producing faithful reproductions that capture the character and detail of your original photographs while maintaining, and in many cases improving, their overall appearance. Using high studio-grade scanning resolutions, we create digital files suitable for everyday viewing, secure archiving and high-quality reprinting.
Every photograph is carefully dusted before scanning to help maintain image quality. We also provide expert colour correction and complimentary image cropping where appropriate, ensuring each scan is presented at its best. If an image does not achieve the standard we expect, we will rescan it using alternative professional equipment to maximise the final result.
Most photographs and albums can be successfully digitised regardless of their age or condition, helping rescue memories that may otherwise continue to fade. Completed files can be supplied in a range of modern formats, including JPEG, TIFF and higher-resolution options to suit your requirements, providing peace of mind that your memories are preserved in future-ready formats.
We can scan virtually every type of photographic material, including loose prints, complete photo albums, enlargements, negatives and slides. Customers with mixed collections can also take advantage of our dedicated professional photo scanning service to digitise individual photographs alongside albums within the same project. Before sending your collection, our guide to protecting old photo albums before scanning provides practical advice to help keep your memories in the best possible condition prior to digitisation.
See also our Prices and FAQs further below.
What you can Expect From Us & Our Advantages
When you entrust your treasured photo albums to Supaphoto, you benefit from a service built around care, experience and attention to detail. With more than 20 years of trusted expertise, our experienced technicians hand digitise every order here in the UK, giving you confidence that your memories remain securely handled throughout the entire process.
We carefully maintain batches and keep your photographs in their original order, making it easy to enjoy your digital collection exactly as your albums were arranged. Every order passes through multiple quality assurance checks before completion, while regular updates and order tracking keep you informed from arrival through to return delivery.
Our process is deliberately straightforward. You’ll always be able to speak to a real member of our customer service team if you have questions, and we aim to provide a fast turnaround without compromising on quality. Once complete, your original albums are safely returned alongside your digital copies. Files can be supplied on a preloaded USB, with compatible digital photo frame options also available for customers who want to start enjoying their memories immediately.
There are no charges for blank images or items that cannot be successfully transferred, and there are no compulsory annual cloud subscription fees. For customers who would like additional flexibility, optional cloud hosting is available for convenient access and secure online storage.
Supaphoto has earned over 600 genuine 5-star customer reviews and is trusted by families, museums, institutions and television broadcast companies, including supporting programmes such as the BBC Repair Shop. If your collection also includes individual loose photographs, our professional photo digitising service for loose prints can be combined with album scanning for a complete preservation project.
Before sending your albums, you may also find our guide to protecting old photo albums before digitisation and our guide to photos, slides and photo albums helpful. For further inspiration on caring for family memories, explore our Photo Preservation resources.
We are really proud to be an ongoing technical partner to the TV Production Company behind for the BBC’s Repair Shop and have worked on multiple programmes.
See more examples of references below.
Output & Viewing
Digital file download via Cloud, USB or DVD. Watch on TV, PC, tablet or mobile
Colour Corrections
Expert colour correction plus advanced service options for more discerning customers
AI Photo Enhancement
Optional AI enhancement and restoration delivers cleaner images whilst remaining faithful
Free Services
Free cropping of images, rotating to correct aspect and pre-scan dusting
Security of Handling
We take security of handling very seriously at Supaphoto with step by step tracking
Museum Grade Photo Scanners & Software
We use professional-grade scanning equipment and museum certified software for colour faithful, accurate digital conversions.
See for Yourself - 35mm Slides to Digital Example
We take technical quality seriously at Supaphoto. We uniquely possess our own designed for us / made for us purpose made deep scanner which already delivers fabulous results as you can see from the photographic example below. Now with our REVIVAL AI process and treatment, the quality is even better! We can now optionally use the latest AI to further enhance and restore your images. The technology can sharpen film while recovering accurate detail, remove excess harsh noise while recovering true authentic detail in your film, soften the look of dust and scratches and much more besides – all the time being faithful to your original image.
For more information, watch our photo to digital service and examples video
Before
Pre Treatment
After
Post Treatment
Don’t Just Take our Word For it...
Photo for illustration purposes only.
Sir Richard Attenborough – Just One of Our Proudest Moments
We were so proud to be chosen by the University of Sussex to preserve some of film director Sir Richard Attenborough’s photographs.
Over the years, we’ve also scanned thousands of photo from prestigious photo albums going back to the 1900’s for British politicians to thousands of everyday family photo collections for families throughout the UK.
We were chosen to undertake cine film conversion work for the TV Production Company behind the BBC’s Repair Shop!
Other projects include digitalising Sir Richard Attenborough’s personal collection of images, converting early footage of Virgin Airways promotional films and digitalisation work relating to Windsor Castle, The Mary Rose and the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Prices for Our Photo Album Digitisation Service
At Supaphoto we take pleasure in growing our business slowly through referrals – see prices below and our Service FAQs further down.
Scanning Prices for Prints:
Typical 6″ x 4″ Prints: From .39p each
Typical 7″ x 5″ Prints: From .49p each
Over 7″ x 5″ Prints: From 59p each
Take me to the Print Scanning Page
Scanning Prices for 35mm Mounted Slides:
1-100 Slides – £0.89 each
101-200 Slides – £0.79 each
201-400 Slides – £0.69 each
401-700 Slides – £0.59 each
701-1000 Slides – £0.49 each
1000 Plus Slides? – Call Us!
Take me to the 35mm Slide Scanning Page
Looking to print photos as well?
For more info see FAQS below.
Free Service Features:
– Free Batch colour correction / Red eye correction
– Free rotating and image orientation
– Free placement in a logical order within a digital folder
– Free cropping
– JPEGs – Ideal for viewing & Sharing on TV’s, PCs, Laptops, Tablets, Macs, IPads, iPhones, Androids and Mobile Phones
What Do I Want Back? – Choose from one of the following options:
i) JEPG Digital files as a download from Supaphoto Cloud for easy viewing & sharing with family: £19.99
ii) Configured as JPEG Digital files on a Master USB Stick: £19.99
iii) Configured as JPEG Digital Files on a CD in nice presentation case: £19.99
Optional Extras:
– Studio Grade, Larger TIFF Digital Files – Add just .20p per scan
– Back-up Version of Master USB Memory Stick or CD: £19.99
– Extra copy of USB or CD: £14.99
Free Doorstep Collection & Safe Return & Signed-For Delivery
We’re easy to deal with at Supaphoto. Contact Us Now to receive your free welcome pack. We’ll liaise with you to collect your package free of charge. We safely return items with signed-for delivery for extra peace of mind too.
Want to Order? – How Can I contact You?
Simple! Just Call us on freephone 0800 690 6160 or drop us a line.
Like to learn more about our service?
For more info see FAQS section below.
All Prices are Inclusive of VAT
FAQs
We’ve made life easy for you by compiling the the most commonly asked questions that we’ve been asked over the years in one place!
What other free other scanning services do you offer as standard?
– Colour correction
– Free rotating and image orientation
– Organisation into logical folders to suit clients needs
– Free cropping
– Free ‘red eye’ corrections
How can I view my photos?
Could not be easier! Either watch on PC, Laptop, MAC or Phone and as a slideshow or as images in folders. Or plug and play with USB on your TV.
No upfront payment? – when do I pay?
We never charge upfront unlike other companies. Why? Because there’s always a small chance that you may have images not worth scanning.
Is it easy to share with my family?
It’s so easy. Just forward the link we send you or share your USB memory stick.
Which media output is best?
Digital images are easy to view and share on PCs, laptops, ipads and phones. A USB can simply be plugged into a TV nowadays!. Perhaps have with your own DIY family archiving project? Or opt for a back-up set on a USB or CD for safety.
How long does it take?
Typically 5-10 working days or less but longer with bulk orders.
Do you send the originals back?
Yes indeed – It’s important that you always keep your originals somewhere safe.
Free Doorstep Collection & Safe Return & Signed-For Delivery
We’re easy to deal with at Supaphoto. Contact Us Now to receive your free welcome pack. We’ll liaise with you to collect your package free of charge. We safely return items with signed-for delivery for extra peace of mind too.
What’s your quality like?
We always work with high quality resolution scans for your peace of mind.
Do you clean them beforehand?
One by one, every image is automatically air dusted prior to image capture.
Do you collect / Can we visit your studio?
Yes we collect throughout the whole of the UK! Alternatively, you may visit us too so that we can go through the variables together. Just call or email us in advance to make an appointment at a suitable time please.
Do you offer an advanced service?
Yes. We offer a museum quality service for more discerning customers and organisations. It delivers quality – higher resolution images with extra treatment such as tint corrections to further enhance them to our ‘Museum Standard’
I don’t want to pay if images are so dark that they are not worth scanning..!
Don’t worry. We will NOT scan any images that are so dark that they would not result in a good discernible image.
I have notes on the back of images. Can I have a scan of that side too?
Yes we can economically scan the reverse of prints too if done at same time.
Can I view and save them on a Free Online Gallery?
Yes indeed and you can share them with your family thereafter.
Where can I read reviews about your service?
We always treat your photos as if they were our own. Read our reviews for yourself
Why should I do it?
All photos slowly fade over time. The sooner you do it – the better.
Do I have to count them before sending?
No need! We’ll tell you the number of scans on completion or if you have the time or inclination, please count them before sending as we don’t do this.
Can you organise them?
Each batch will typically be placed in logical folders. For your peace of mind, we normally precede file numbers with the initials of our clients.
What’s your security like?
Rest assured that we take security of handling very seriously and have an insurance policy to match.
I have a lot of images – Can I get a bulk discount?
Contact us to see how we can help.
I still have questions!
Call us for some friendly help on freephone 0800 690 6160 or drop us a line.
What delivery service would you suggest using when I want to post my own material to you?
We would always advise sending by Royal Mail Special Delivery which is by far the safest delivery option in the whole of the UK!
Bulk Discount?
Got a large order? We’ll always do our best to help you. Just give us a call and we’ll see what we can do.!
More Help & Guidance
Choosing to scan photo albums to digital is one of the simplest ways to protect family memories from fading, accidental damage and everyday handling. Whether your albums contain holiday photographs, wedding pictures, childhood milestones or family history, professional digitalisation allows you to preserve them while making them much easier to enjoy and share with future generations.
Benefits of Choosing This Service
Professional photo album scanning combines careful handling with high-quality digital capture, helping you safeguard photographs without repeatedly removing them from their albums. This is particularly valuable for older collections where prints may be delicate or mounted onto ageing pages.
Once your album has been professionally digitised, your photographs become much easier to organise, duplicate and share with friends and relatives. Digital copies can also be used for reprints, displays and long-term archiving while allowing the original album to remain safely stored.
Many customers also have loose photographs, negatives or slides alongside their albums. Combining services such as professional photo scanning for individual prints allows an entire collection to be preserved in one project, creating a consistent digital archive that’s easier to browse and manage.
If you’re preparing a larger family archive, our guide to organising and scanning photo albums offers practical advice before sending your collection.
How to Place an Order
Getting started is designed to be straightforward. Simply choose the photo album scanning service that best matches your collection, securely package your albums and send or deliver them to Supaphoto for professional digitalisation.
Once your albums arrive, experienced technicians assess the collection before beginning the scanning process. Throughout production, every album is handled with care to preserve its original condition while producing high-quality digital copies suitable for viewing across modern devices.
After scanning, your completed images are supplied in your chosen digital format and your original albums are carefully returned to you. If you have questions before placing an order, our team is available to provide straightforward advice from a real person rather than an automated system.
Customers who are planning a larger preservation project may also find our article on how to preserve old photo albums useful when preparing valuable collections for digitisation.
Ease of Process
Many people postpone preserving old photographs because they expect the process to be complicated. In reality, professional photo album scanning removes much of the work. Instead of individually removing and scanning every photograph at home, your albums are professionally digitised using specialist equipment designed for high-quality results.
Digital copies make it simple to enjoy treasured memories on computers, tablets, televisions and digital photo frames, while also creating additional backups for future peace of mind. For families with albums collected over several decades, converting them into organised digital files makes searching, sharing and preserving memories significantly easier.
Digital Download or USB – What’s Best?
The best delivery option depends on how you intend to use your scanned photographs.
A digital download provides quick access from almost anywhere with an internet connection, making it convenient for sharing with family members or saving additional backups.
A USB drive offers a physical copy that’s easy to keep with your original albums or store safely at home. Many customers choose a USB because it can be connected directly to computers, televisions and compatible digital photo frames without relying on cloud storage.
Whichever option you select, professionally digitised photo albums provide a future-ready archive that helps preserve your family’s memories for years to come.
Pricing Guidance
The cost of scanning photo albums depends on factors such as the number of albums, the quantity of photographs, the album style and your preferred output format. Larger collections naturally require more scanning time, while specialist requests may also influence pricing.
When comparing services, it is worth considering more than the initial price. Professional equipment, careful handling, quality control and experienced technicians all contribute to producing digital copies that accurately preserve your memories. A professionally scanned archive can also save considerable time compared with scanning photographs individually at home.
If your collection includes damaged prints, faded photographs or images requiring enhancement after scanning, our professional photo restoration services can help recover photographs that may otherwise be difficult to enjoy again.
For larger family collections, our guide to bulk photo scanning projects explains how to prepare sizeable archives efficiently.
Understanding Photo Album Scanning
| Feature | Professional Photo Album Scanning | Home Flatbed Scanning |
|---|---|---|
| Image quality | Studio-grade equipment designed for high-quality digital copies | Varies depending on scanner and settings |
| Time required | Albums are professionally digitised for you | Can require many hours of manual work |
| Handling | Careful handling throughout the process | Frequent handling may increase wear |
| File formats | Suitable for viewing, archiving and reprinting | Depends on software and user settings |
| Organisation | Digital files are supplied in an organised format | Manual organisation required |
| Long-term preservation | Creates convenient digital backups for future use | Depends on user workflow and storage |
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What is the best way to scan photo albums?
Professional scanning provides consistent image quality while reducing unnecessary handling of older albums. Specialist equipment is designed to capture clear digital copies suitable for archiving, sharing and future printing.
Should I remove photographs from my album first?
Unless instructed otherwise, many albums can be assessed and scanned without unnecessary removal of photographs. This helps minimise handling, particularly where pages or adhesive mounts have become fragile with age.
Can old albums still be digitised?
In many cases, yes. Albums of varying ages and conditions can often be professionally digitised, allowing treasured memories to be preserved before further deterioration occurs.
If your collection also includes slides or transparencies, our guide to choosing the right slide scanning approach explains how different photographic formats can be preserved together.
For broader advice on protecting family collections, visit our Digital Conversion Blog, where you’ll find practical articles on preserving photographs and other treasured media.
If you still have specific questions about the service, you’ll find additional answers in our More Questions About Photo Album Scanning section or browse our comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Storing photographs without creating digital backups. Albums can deteriorate over time through light, moisture and everyday handling.
Attempting to scan large collections one page at a time at home. This is often far more time-consuming than expected and can produce inconsistent results.
Ignoring older or damaged albums. Preserving photographs sooner rather than later can help protect them before further fading or deterioration occurs.
Keeping only a single copy of your scanned images. Maintaining multiple copies on devices or backup storage provides additional peace of mind.
Overlooking mixed collections. Many family archives include loose prints, negatives and slides alongside albums. Preserving every format together creates a more complete and organised digital archive. For example, professional negative photo scanning allows film originals to be preserved alongside your digitised photo albums for a single, easy-to-manage collection.
More Questions About this Format
A: Our photo album scanning process is simple, secure, and handled by experienced technicians. You just send us your albums — we carefully scan each page or individual photo using professional flatbed scanners that capture high-resolution images without removing the photos from their mounts. After scanning, we adjust colours, brightness, and contrast to ensure each image looks sharp and natural. Once complete, your digital album files are saved to USB, download link, or DVD, and both your originals and digital copies are safely returned to you.
A: In most cases, we can scan your photos directly from the album, so you don’t have to remove or risk damaging them. Our equipment can scan through clear plastic sleeves and mounted pages without causing harm. However, if a photo is under reflective film or has become stuck, we may recommend a gentle removal to achieve the best scan quality — but we’ll always contact you first for approval.
A: We typically scan photo album images at 600 dpi or higher, depending on your needs. This resolution is perfect for viewing on modern screens and printing enlargements without any visible loss of detail. For professional archiving or editing, we also offer high-resolution options up to 1,200 dpi. Each image is individually assessed and adjusted to deliver optimal sharpness and colour accuracy.
A: To keep your albums protected during shipping, wrap each one in acid-free tissue paper or bubble wrap, and place them in a sturdy box with padding to prevent movement. Include your completed order form inside the box, then send your parcel to:
A: Yes — we carefully scan every visible photo in your album, even if sizes vary or some are partially overlapping. For tightly arranged albums, we may need to scan sections individually and crop them digitally to ensure no image is missed. You can choose whether you’d like each photo saved separately or full-page scans that preserve the original album layout.
A: Absolutely. Each page is scanned sequentially to maintain the exact order and layout of your album. If requested, we can even name folders or image files to match your album titles or themes (for example, “Holiday 1989” or “Wedding Album”). This way, your digital album copies are perfectly organised and easy to browse.
A: Yes — if you’d like, we can include scans of the album covers, handwritten captions, or decorative pages to preserve the look and feel of your original collection. This option is popular for those who want to keep a digital copy of the entire album, not just the photos inside.
A: In most cases, yes. If your photo albums have stuck or deteriorating pages, our team uses gentle methods to separate them safely and recover as many images as possible. We can also apply digital restoration to repair faded colours, creases, or stains once the scans are complete.
