What is the proper way to scan print photos for archive purposes?

[mark245]

Hi everyone,

I need some expert advise please.

I have a lot of print photographs some old, I want to digitize all of them for archive.

But I'm not sure what the proper way to do this is.

Do I scan one by one, or fit as many onto the scanner area?

And what settings (dpi, etc)? What software (can I do this with Photoshop alone)? What format to save images?

My scanner's optical resolution is up to 1200 dpi, and enhanced is 19200 if that matters.

This is a lot of work so I want to do it the right way the first time.

Would greatly appreciate any help, advice and tips.

Thanks,
Mark