Pick the one that matches you. Still stuck? Email hello@goodasnewphotos.com and we’ll walk you through it.
Four tips for a great picture of your photo
Use daylightNear a window, during the day. Turn your flash off.
No glareTake it out of the album sleeve or frame first. Plastic and glass reflect.
Hold it flatHold your phone level, right above the photo, not at an angle.
Fill the screenMove closer until the photo fills most of the screen. Tap it to focus.
Any phone from the last five or six years works well. Newer is better.
Taking a picture of an old printed photo
Take the photo out of its album sleeve or frame. The plastic and glass cause glare.
Lay it flat on a table near a window during the day. Turn off your phone’s flash.
Hold your phone flat above the photo, so the phone and the photo are level with each other.
Move closer until the photo fills most of the screen.
Tap the screen on the photo to focus, hold still, and take the picture.
If you have a big box of photos, the free Google PhotoScan app takes glare-free pictures quickly.
Sending photos from an iPhone or iPad
On your iPhone, open this website and tap “Start my order.”
Fill in your name and email, then tap “Next: add my photos.”
Tap “Choose photos,” then tap “Photo Library.”
Tap each photo you want restored. A blue check mark appears on each one.
Tap “Add” in the top corner. Your photos will start uploading. Keep the page open until each one says “Added.”
Tap “Send my photos in.” That’s it!
Sending photos from an Android phone
Open this website on your phone and tap “Start my order.”
Fill in your name and email, then tap “Next: add my photos.”
Tap “Choose photos.” If your phone asks, choose “Photos” or “Gallery.”
Press and hold the first photo, then tap the others you want.
Tap “Done” or “Select.” Keep the page open until each photo says “Added,” then tap “Send my photos in.”
Sending photos from the Photos app on a Mac
Start your order on this website on your Mac.
Open the Photos app and click the photos you want (hold the ⌘ Command key to pick more than one).
Drag them straight from Photos onto the “Choose photos” box on our page.
Or: in Photos, choose File → Export → Export Photos, save them to your Desktop, then click “Choose photos” on our page and pick them from the Desktop.
Sending photos from a Windows computer
Start your order on this website.
Click “Choose photos.” A window opens. Click “Pictures” on the left side.
Click a photo, then hold the Ctrl key and click the others you want.
Click “Open.” Wait until each photo says “Added,” then click “Send my photos in.”
My photos are on my phone, but I’m on my computer
Start your order on the computer. On the “Add your photos” step, you’ll see a square code.
Open your phone’s camera and point it at the square, as if taking a picture of it.
Tap the link that pops up. A page opens on your phone where you can choose photos.
Or click “Email me a link for my phone,” then open that email on your phone and tap the button.
Photos you add from your phone show up in the same order.
Photos on Facebook or in an email
Facebook: open the photo, tap the three dots (⋯) and choose “Save photo” or “Download.” It goes into your phone’s photos or your computer’s Downloads folder.
Email: open the email, press and hold the photo (on a phone) or right-click it (on a computer), and choose “Save image.”