

Here’s a video to show how easy PhotoScan is to use.Īfter you’ve finished taking your high-resolution, glare-free images using PhotoScan, you just back them up to Google Photos along with your more recent photos. Once completed, PhotoScan stitches together a single image from several overlapped photos eliminating any glare and evening out exposure.Four dots will appear and you hover your phone over each dot and hold in position until the dot is filled. After launching the app, position your photo within the frame.Here’s the same photo taken with the PhotoScan app.

The solution is to use Google’s PhotoScan app on your phone. The PhotoScan app works the same as an image scanner but is easier and means you can do it using your smartphone. Here’s what happens: Taken with digital camera This technique won’t work for the newer glossy photos due to glare issues. Most of my old family photos were digitized using the above technique using a digital camera. Upload digital images to Google Photos using your computer.Take pictures of the photos (preferably using a digital camera).Place the photos on a table outside where there is good light with minimal glare.It’s a quick process with older non-glossy photos: If you have albums or shoeboxes full of old photos lying around the house, it’s a good idea to digitize these and safely store them online.
