Photography Tips – Picture Scanner Apps for Android – Picture Archiving 📱 DIY in 5 Ep 44

Опубликовано 10 марта 2017, 18:00

A few tips for archiving old printed photos using your Android phone are to make sure to use a solid color background to help the app identify your photo and to try to use bright and even lighting. If you use harsh direct light your photos might end up with a pretty gnarly glare. Apps like Google’s PhotoScan, Heirloom, and Shoebox by Ancestry.com not only help with shooting but also with organizing your photos.

Google PhotoScan: play.google.com/store/apps/det...

Heirloom: play.google.com/store/apps/det...

Shoebox by Ancestry.com: play.google.com/store/apps/det...

Transcript:
This is gonna be awesome for Flashback Friday!
Hey guys! Welcome back to DIYin5, I'm Trisha Hershberger and in today's episode, we’re going to show you a couple of options to archive those old printed photos using your Android phone! Don’t worry, for all the apps we discuss we’ll add links in the description below. And if these apps help you out, be sure to subscribe to see all of our upcoming tips and tricks.

First things first, no matter which app you use, you’re still using a phone camera. There are few things to you can do to make sure your photos turn out better on any app. Make sure to use a solid color background to help the app identify your photo. If you set your photos on a surface that’s too busy, the app might not crop your photos as well. Try to use bright and even lighting. If you use harsh direct light your photos might end up with a pretty gnarly glare.

If there’s a niche, Google probably makes an app for it. And in this case, they do! Google has created an app called PhotoScan particularly for photo archiving. If you’re already into Google Photos online backup you’re going to love this one. It’s unique in that you take multiple pictures of each photo to get a nice even image that’s great for archiving. Of course it takes a bit longer to use than other apps because of the multiple pictures, so if you want to backup tons of photos keep that in mind.

If one button archiving is more your thing, Heirloom might be the right app for you. The automatic cropping and built-in filters to the app are also pretty boss. If you’re a fan of Instagram filters, this might be for you. When it comes to sharing photos, Heirloom has its own online service that people can subscribe to, but it will cost you. The big drawback to this app overall is the clunky user interface. It defaults to looking at photos you’ve already taken, rather than shooting new ones. If you want to save your photos to the phone’s camera roll, that’s also an extra couple of steps.

The last app we’ll mention here is Shoebox by Ancestry.com. If you have an Ancestry membership, this might be the path for you. It’s got a one button photo taking feature that lets you tag family members and add notes like the year and location of the photo. For any genealogy buffs out there, this is actually a pretty nifty feature. If you just want to click and have the photo saved to your camera roll Shoebox does that too.

Have you archived any old photos, if so, how did you do it? Let us know in the comments below. And if you want to see how to free up storage on your Android so you can take more pictures, check out this video here! Thanks so much for watching DIYin5! Buh-bye!

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