Your family slides, made into a book.
Most family slides haven't been properly seen in decades. They live in boxes and carousels, viewed – if at all – by holding them up to a window. The images deserve better, and the technology now exists to give it to them.
I scan 35mm slides (mounted) at high resolution using professional camera-scanning equipment, retouch and colour-correct each selected image, then design and produce a printed photobook – sequenced with an editor's eye (I’ve worked in the media for 30 years), and print the resultant book to archival standard.
About
My parents never had a wedding book. I scanned all their old slides into top quality files, and produced the wedding book they never had. This book included images from their early-1960s wedding, and also of the first years of marriage and family life that followed. Sixty years on, images that had only ever been held up to a window, were finally able to be viewed properly – over and over. This is a guesstimate only but I would say that my parents have viewed this slides-made-into-a-book roughly six million times in the past 12 months.
That's the standard every project here is held to.
This is not a bulk-scanning service. Plenty of those exist. This is a publishing service: my goal is to create a book that your family will hand around for the next fifty years.
The Process
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1. Consultation
We talk about the collection – how many slides, their condition, what the book is for.
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2. Delivery
You deliver your slides to me [in person in Melbourne / by insured courier – confirm]. They're handled carefully and returned with the finished book.
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3. Scanning
Every slide in scope is photographed at high resolution.
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4. Curation
I select and sequence the strongest images – the editorial step that makes a book rather than an album. You approve the selection before printing.
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5. Basic Retouching
Dust, scratches, colour fade and cast are assessed and, where necessary, corrected in Lightroom and Photoshop. The character of the film and maintained.
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6. Design & Print
The book is designed and printed at 21cm x 21cm / in a size to suit – to a high standard. You also receive the full set of digital files.
WHAT SETS US APART
The images have been in the cupboard for too long. It’s time to bring them out and have them permanently on the coffee table.
Who's doing the work
Campbell Mattinson – photographer, author and editor, with 30+ years in journalism and publishing.
Pricing
Projects are quoted individually, based on the number of slides and the scope of the book. As a guide, a typical project – [e.g. up to 300 slides scanned, roughly 60–80 images selected for a 30cm x 30cm hardcover book] – starts from $1500, including one copy of the book and all digital files. Additional copies of the book at cost plus 25%
FAQ
Are my slides safe? Yes. Your slides are delivered to my office and they never leave my office.
What condition do slides need to be in? Most age-related fading and colour shift can be corrected. Mould or physical damage is assessed at consultation.
Do I get the digital files? Yes – every scanned image, supplied at full resolution.
How long does it take? Typical turnaround is three weeks, depending on the size of the project.
What about negatives or prints? Mounted slides are the backbone of the business but I can also scan negatives.
Get in touch
Get in touch to talk about your collection.
LET’S GET STARTED