How to take photo of photos nicely?

[photo_abc]

Hello, I got about 100 of old photos. As I don't want to keep them, I tried to take photo of these photos. However, as the photos are glossy, I could see reflection of my iPhone and if taken straight on, myself. How to take photo of photos so that the resulting images are like the original photos? Thanks.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Probably scanning would be better. I don't know if you could get a good photo with a phone.

I've gotten decent copies using a camera but it doesn't seem worth getting equipment unless you'd use it again. I found the scans were better.

It might depend on whether you'd use a printer/scanner again or if a better option would be to have them scanned by a photo lab.

 

[KmH]

How to take photo of photos nicely?

Send them to a print lab to have them scanned and to have the digital files put on a disc.

 

[Peeb]

Hello, I got about 100 of old photos. As I don't want to keep them, I tried to take photo of these photos. However, as the photos are glossy, I could see reflection of my iPhone and if taken straight on, myself. How to take photo of photos so that the resulting images are like the original photos? Thanks.

I think I see your problem. The iPhone camera is amazing for many things, but scanning glossy photos would not be one of them (IMO).