Photo, Slide & Negative Scanning

Someday can be
this weekend.

Bring the shoebox, the slide trays, the negatives and the albums. Bring the whole box.

We take it just as it is. We count it with you at the store, scan it in our own lab, hand back every original, and send you a private online album the whole family can flip through. Two stores: Quakertown, PA and Flemington, NJ.

See what it costs →Make a weekend plan →

Est. 1999 · Quakertown, PA + Flemington, NJ · Originals returned

A worn shoebox of family snapshots on a wooden table with a box of 35mm slides, negatives in glassine sleeves and an old photo album
Photo scanning prices

What's in the box?

Bring us your old photos, slides and negatives and we digitize them in-house at both stores. Pick what you have. Each one has its own page with sizes, formats and full prices.

  • Loose black-and-white and color family snapshots spread across a table

    Shoebox of photos

    $45 per 100

    Add the backs (names, dates, notes): +$10 per 100. No setup fee. Flat prints from wallet size to 8×10. Many Polaroids, too.

  • Old 35mm slides laid out on a glowing light box beside a slide carousel tray

    35mm slides

    89¢ each

    As low as 45¢ each for 1,000+ slides. The more you bring, the less each one costs.

  • Color and black-and-white negative strips in archival sleeves in an open binder

    Negatives

    35mm 75¢ a frame

    Color or black and white, as low as 52¢. A whole uncut roll is $8. 110, 120, 126, 127, half frame, APS, Disc and 4×5, too.

  • An open 1970s photo album with faded color prints under yellowed, lifting plastic pages

    Albums and scrapbooks

    Priced when we see them

    Yes, we scan those too. Photos that are fixed in place take more care, so we go through the album with you before we quote it.

A $5 setup fee applies once per order on individual scans and on slide and negative orders, not on shoebox scanning. Other sizes, larger scans and full prices are on each page. Something else? Ask us.

Getting your photos ready

You don't have to organize it first.

  1. 01 Bring it as it is. Shoebox, shopping bag, the old album. We count it with you at the store and give you an estimate.
  2. 02 We sort out what goes where. Flat prints go through our bulk scanner. Curled, fragile or odd-size prints are scanned one at a time. We work that out with you when you drop off.
  3. 03 Everything comes back. Your original photos, slides and negatives come back to you, and your scans arrive in a private online album.

You can skip: counting · sorting by type · taking photos out of albums

Your scanning plan

Smaller than it looks.

Three steps and one weekend. You find the box, and we take it from there.

  1. Friday night Find it all. Closets, the attic, the hall drawer. Put everything on one table. Don't stop to look through it yet. You can decide what to scan when we count it with you.
  2. Saturday morning Make four piles, if you like. Loose prints, slides, negatives, albums. That is how we price it, so it is the one sort that helps. Anything you aren't sure about goes in a fifth pile, and that one comes too. Skip it and we sort it with you at the store.
  3. Saturday Bring it in. Both stores are open Saturdays until 3pm. We count it with you and give you an estimate. From there, it's our job.
Old photos sorted into piles on a kitchen table with envelopes, small boxes and blank sticky notes

Black Lab Imaging · Photo scanning drop-off list

Quakertown, PA
308 W Broad St, Quakertown, PA 18951 · 267.576.4242
Mon · Wed · Thu 10am–6pm · Friday 10am–5pm · Saturday 10am–3pm · Sun & Tue Closed
Hours subject to change.
Flemington, NJ
26 Main St, Flemington, NJ 08822 · 908.751.5131
Tuesday–Thursday 10am–5pm · Friday 10am–4pm · Saturday 10am–3pm · Sunday–Monday Closed
Hours subject to change.

blacklabimaging.com/photo-scanning · The final price is based on the actual count.

What's in your box?

Tick what you have and we will narrow this down to your drop-off list. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Showing every pile.

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Your drop-off list

  • Loose prints

    • Flat prints from wallet size to 8×10 go in the shoebox: $45 per 100, no setup fee.
    • Curled, bent, sticky or fragile prints are scanned one at a time: $1.49 each, plus the $5 setup fee once per order.
    • Names and dates on the backs? Add the backs: +$10 per 100.
    • If the order of your photos tells a story, we can keep it: +$15 per 100.
    • Anything bigger than 9×12 is copy work, from $25.
    See print scanning →

  • Slides

    • No need to count them. We count them with you, and your total count sets the price for the whole order: 89¢ down to 45¢ each.
    • Leave them in their trays or boxes. We scan them in the order they are in, so number the trays in the order you want them scanned.
    • Not 35mm? 110, 120 and stereo slides are on the slides page.
    See slide prices →

  • Negatives

    • Leave the strips in their sleeves or envelopes.
    • 35mm negatives, color or black and white, are 75¢ a frame, as low as 52¢. A whole uncut roll is $8.
    • 110, 120, 126, 127, half frame, APS, Disc and 4×5, too. Not sure of the format? Bring it and we will tell you.
    See negative prices →

  • Albums or scrapbooks

    • Bring the album as it is. Photos fixed in the pages take more care, so we go through it with you and quote it at the store.
    • Extra handling time is $60 an hour.
    • Rather have them scanned as loose prints? Tell us at the store and we will price them that way.
    See album scanning →

  • Not sure what it is

    • Bring it. Describe it at the store and we will tell you what it takes.
How photo scanning works

Four steps, no surprises

  1. Bring it in. We count it with you and give you an estimate.
  2. We scan it in our lab. Your originals never leave our lab.
  3. We text or email you when your scans are ready to preview online.
  4. Pay, download and share, then pick up your originals.

The final price is based on the actual count.

Packed moving boxes in an empty room, one open box holding old photo albums

Got a date on the calendar?

Moving, downsizing, a reunion, a big birthday? Tell us the date when you drop off and we will tell you if it fits.

Prints and photos
Generally 5–10 business days
Slides and negatives, under 100
5–7 business days
Slides and negatives, 100 or more
Normally 14–28 business days
Need it sooner?
Rush service is available. Ask in store.
Your scans: online album and USB

Your family album, online

Once they're scanned, the family memories stop living in one closet.

  1. 01 · Online A private album at my.blacklabimaging.com. Flip through it and download the files.
  2. 02 · Shared Share it with relatives who live far away, so everyone sees the same pictures.
  3. 03 · Returned Your original photos, slides and negatives always come back to you.

Prefer to hold them in your hand? We can also put your files on a USB drive, priced by size.

USB drivesOPTIONAL
USB drives
DrivePrice
32GB USB drive$21.95
64GB USB drive$32.95
128GB USB drive$39.95
256GB USB drive$52.95
512GB USB drive$92.95
1TB USB drive$172.95
1TB external hard drive$99.00

Choose a drive size when you drop off. Not sure how much space you need? We will help you pick.

Photo scanning questions

Questions people ask

Do I have to organize my photos first?

No. Bring it as it is: the shoebox, the shopping bag, the old album. We count it with you at the store and give you an estimate.

Do I get my originals back?

Yes. Your original photos, slides and negatives always come back to you. When your scans are ready to preview online, we text or email you; you pay, download and share, then pick up your originals.

Is anything sent out?

No. Everything is scanned in-house at our Quakertown and Flemington stores, never sent out.

How do I get my scans?

In a private online album at my.blacklabimaging.com that you can flip through, download and share. Prefer to hold them in your hand? Add a USB drive, priced by size.

How much does it cost to convert your photos to digital?

It depends on what you bring. A shoebox of flat prints is $45 per 100 photos, and 35mm slides are 89¢ down to 45¢ each. Each kind has its own page with full prices; start at what's in the box. The final price is based on the actual count.

Something else?

Unusual sizes, special handling, custom scans

Describe it at the store and we will tell you what it takes.

Home movies and VHS tapes? See video and movie film transfers.

Gifts

Gift cards are available in store.

Formats not listed? Bring it in anyway. We like a challenge.

Where to go

Bring it to either store

Both stores take photo, slide and negative scanning orders. Walk in, or call first with questions.

Quakertown, PA

308 W Broad St
Quakertown, PA 18951

Call Quakertown, PA: 267.576.4242Tap to call
  • Mon · Wed · Thu10am – 6pm
  • Friday10am – 5pm
  • Saturday10am – 3pm
  • Sun & TueClosed
Directions →Quakertown, PA store details →

Flemington, NJ

26 Main St
Flemington, NJ 08822

Call Flemington, NJ: 908.751.5131Tap to call
  • Tuesday–Thursday10am – 5pm
  • Friday10am – 4pm
  • Saturday10am – 3pm
  • Sunday–MondayClosed
Directions →Flemington, NJ store details →

Hours subject to change.