Wesley Treat | Building a Portable Photo Copy Stand @WesleyTreat | Uploaded May 2015 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Here, I build a self-contained, portable copy stand, originally for digitizing photographs on the road, but also for archiving family photos at home.
PLEASE NOTE: To those messaging me trying to convince me that the anti-glare measures won't work, I can assure you they do. I didn't just dream up the technique in the bubble bath and then somehow not notice all the glare you claim I'm getting. The examples I show in the video are actual shots from my camera. For more information, look up "cross polarization photography." It's a technique used extensively in photographing artwork.
Why not use a scanner?
1. Scanners are slow. I can digitize a few photos this way in the time it takes a scanner to complete a high-resolution pass over one.
2. They're a pain to deal with on the road. This case is quick and easy, and requires no computer. And I always have my camera with me, anyway.
3. It's not always possible to sandwich old and fragile documents in a scanner, especially when they're mounted in frames you're not allowed to remove.
4. Dust. Dust is the bane of scanning. Every speck of dust will light up in a flatbed scanner like shiny glitter.
Here, I build a self-contained, portable copy stand, originally for digitizing photographs on the road, but also for archiving family photos at home.
PLEASE NOTE: To those messaging me trying to convince me that the anti-glare measures won't work, I can assure you they do. I didn't just dream up the technique in the bubble bath and then somehow not notice all the glare you claim I'm getting. The examples I show in the video are actual shots from my camera. For more information, look up "cross polarization photography." It's a technique used extensively in photographing artwork.
Why not use a scanner?
1. Scanners are slow. I can digitize a few photos this way in the time it takes a scanner to complete a high-resolution pass over one.
2. They're a pain to deal with on the road. This case is quick and easy, and requires no computer. And I always have my camera with me, anyway.
3. It's not always possible to sandwich old and fragile documents in a scanner, especially when they're mounted in frames you're not allowed to remove.
4. Dust. Dust is the bane of scanning. Every speck of dust will light up in a flatbed scanner like shiny glitter.
