Preserve Today. Cherish Forever.
We turn your printed memories into digital treasures for generations to come.
Four simple steps from shoebox to screen.
Hand them over in whatever shape they're in — albums, envelopes, or a shoebox in the closet.
Every photo is scanned individually in high resolution, so the details stay sharp.
Your images are sorted into neat, clearly named digital folders you can actually find things in.
Your new digital copies arrive on a USB stick or download link — along with every original photo. All within two weeks, not the 6–12+ weeks the big mail-in services quote.
Every package comes with all of this.
Sharp enough to print again, or zoom right in.
Straightened, tidied, and gently brightened.
Clear folder names, so you can actually find things.
Whichever is easier for you — your choice.
Every single photo comes home to you.
This is what scanning does: the faded print you have becomes the vivid picture you remember.
Before on the left, after on the right — one sweep at a time.
Black-and-white portraits, faded color snapshots, framed favorites, letters tucked between prints — if it fits in a shoebox, we can save it.
Pixelated Past is run by our family, from our community. We started because our own shoeboxes of photos were fading, and we knew every attic nearby had one just like them. When you hand us your photos, they're handled the way we handle our own — one at a time, with clean hands and full attention, by people you can actually call on the phone.
— The Pixelated Past family
Your photos never get shipped across the country. We treat them like our own.
Every photo is scanned by hand at 600 DPI — one at a time, never fed through a bulk machine.
Our guarantee: not happy with a scan? We'll redo it free.
Pick the package that fits your collection.
Rough guide: a 1-inch stack of standard 4×6 prints is about 100 photos. A full shoebox usually holds 700–1,000. An album page holds 4–6. Estimate high — if you paid for more than you brought, we'll sort out the difference, no penalty.
🔒 Payment is handled by Stripe on their secure page. We never see or store your card details.
More than 1,000 photos, or want an exact count priced up? Get in touch and we'll sort it out.
We read the reviews of the big mail-in scanning services so you don't have to. Here's what we promise instead:
No mystery, no silence. Here's exactly what happens next.
Stripe emails your receipt the moment you book.
We email you personally to arrange drop-off or pickup.
Your photos are worked through by hand. Questions meanwhile? Call us — a person answers.
Everything comes back: USB or download link, plus every original photo.
A parent's fading albums. A grandparent's shoebox. Scanning makes a gift people cry about — in the good way. Book any package above, then email us that it's a gift, and we'll coordinate the details with you and include a gift note when everything comes back.
Send us a note and we'll get you started.
pixelatedpastphoto@gmail.com (470) 758-9113
First time here?
Email us and we'll send you a discount code for any package — from a shoebox to the whole attic.
Yes please! 🎉