Pricing
What it costs.
Scanning starts at $99 for up to 250 photos. The price depends only on how many photographs you have. There's no hourly rate, no setup fee and no minimum beyond the first tier. I count your photos and confirm the exact price with you before I start any work.
| How many photos | Price | Works out at |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 250 | $99 | about 40¢ a photo |
| 251 to 500 | $179 | about 36¢ a photo |
| 501 to 1,000 | $329 | about 33¢ a photo |
| Over 1,000 | 29¢ each | a flat per-photo rate on the whole collection |
| Service | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Photo restoration | from $3 each | Tears, creases, water damage and heavy fading repaired digitally, on the scan. Your original print is never touched. Badly damaged photos cost more, and I'll tell you before I start |
| Colorization | $5 each | Adding natural colour to a black-and-white photograph |
| Documents & keepsakes | 40¢ a page | Recipes, letters, certificates, newspaper clippings, children's artwork, anything that isn't a photo |
| Photo organization | $49 | Your files sorted into named folders like Family, Holidays, Pets and Vacations, instead of one long list |
| Extra USB drive | $20 each | A second wooden drive in its own wooden keepsake box, for another family member |
| Home pickup | $7.50 | I collect your photos from your door, anywhere in the Verde Valley |
| Home delivery | $7.50 | I bring everything back to you when it's done |
I count your photos and confirm the exact price first. Payment is by cash or Zelle once you've agreed that figure, and then I start work.
The question everybody asks
How many photos do I actually have?
Almost nobody knows, and you genuinely don't need to before you get in touch. But if you'd like a rough idea of where you'll land, these are the numbers I work from:
- A drugstore envelope holds 24 to 36 photos
- A standard photo album holds 200 to 400 photos
- A shoebox holds 300 to 500 photos
- A banker's box holds 1,500 to 2,000 photos
So most people with "a box in the closet" land in the $99 to $179 range. If you've inherited a whole household's worth, you're probably looking at the per-photo rate.
Either way I count them properly first and tell you the exact figure before anything starts.
Worked examples
What real jobs cost.
A shoebox from the closet
About 400 photos. I collect them from your house in Cornville and bring them back when they're done.
$179 for the scanning, $15 for the two journeys. $194 in total.
Two albums and a handful of repairs
About 600 photos, dropped off with me in Cottonwood yourself, with five badly creased pictures restored.
$329 for the scanning, plus $3 a photo for five straightforward repairs. $344 in total.
Clearing out a parent's house
Around 1,500 photos, collected and returned, with a second USB drive so your brother gets a copy too.
$435 for the scanning at 29¢ each, $15 for the journeys, $20 for the extra drive. $470 in total.
Included at every price
What's always in the price.
- Every photo scanned at full quality, by hand, in Cottonwood. Anything from 2x2 up to 8x10.
- The backs scanned too, at no extra charge, wherever there's handwriting, a date or a name on them. Often the only record of who is in the picture.
- A walnut USB drive in a wooden keepsake box, packed with natural moss and a small bunch of dried flowers, tied with jute twine, with a thank you card inside.
- Every photo twice. The scan as your original looks today, plus an enhanced copy with faded colour and contrast brought back. Both on the drive, in their own folders, at no extra charge.
- All your original photographs back. Every one of them, with nothing thrown away.
- Ordinary photo files that open on any computer, phone or tablet. Nothing to install, no subscription, no account.
- The price agreed before I start. If your collection is bigger than we thought, I call you first.
Get started
Not sure which bracket you're in?
That's normal. Tell me roughly what you've got. A box, a few albums, a drawer full. I'll tell you what it'll cost.
Or just call or text (928) 499‑9489. I answer between 7am and 5pm.
Message sent
Thank you, I've got it.
I'll get back to you within one working day, usually the same day if you sent it between 7am and 5pm.
I'll reply with a price based on roughly how many photos you have. If you weren't sure, I'll ask a couple of questions to narrow it down. Nothing starts until you've heard the real number from me.
If it's urgent, call or text me on (928) 499‑9489.