Take Pictures with Your Photo Scanner!
Anyone with a flatbed photo scanner can create great macro photography!
I recently discovered an amazing photo scanner technique for taking close-up pictures. I was leafing through a photography magazine ... the pictures in one article were so hyper-real, I was intrigued.
The process is called 'scanner photography', 'no-camera photography', 'scanner art' and 'scanography'.
Would my cheap Epson scanner work? I placed a branch, from a small tree in the yard, on the glass bed and hit 'SCAN'.
This is the result of my early attempt (no Photoshop) at Scanner Magic.
My first thought was to keep scanning flowers and plants. Then I realized:
You can scan anything that fits on the flatbed scanner glass!
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These peppers jump off the page! Colorful vegetables make great scanner photos.
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A simple tomato slice can be beautiful, but messy. Read about acetate sheets.
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A bag of tiny plastic frogs from the ‘$1 store’ is scanner fun for kids!
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Where can you use Scanner Magic?
- Close-up pictures of flowers
- Great shots of small equipment innards
- Create photo art with rich black backgrounds
- Wonderful pictures for t-shirts, mugs etc.
- Kid's crafts using photography
- Digital scrapbooking ... and the list goes on.
No new software required.
A computer and a flatbed Photo Scanner are all you need!
If you can 'scan and save' a document, you can enjoy 'scanography'.
By now, if you're anything like me, you're thinking "there must be more to this." There is more, but not much more to get you started.
All of the images on this site were created by me with the equipment described herein. (I'm a person who struggles with software that is supposed to make a job easy!) If you're an experienced computer user, your Scanner Magic experience may be even more exotic and creative.
Fair Warning: Proceed with caution. Scanner photography may become habit forming.
Ready for Some Scanner Magic?
Before You Try Scanner Photography - Some Things to Know
There are very few requirements to begin Scanner Photography. Do you need a new scanner for this no-camera process? What about special software? What do you need to know? How can you get started?
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Photo Scanner Magic in Ten Easy Steps
Use your Photo Scanner, with existing software, to create Scanner Magic! This no-camera photography is easy to learn. You will create close-up (macro) photography easier than ever.
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More About Photo Scanner Photography
Getting started in scanner photography is easy; but it can get more technical as your curiosity grows. By now, many of you are trying to find that old flatbed scanner you stored away.
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Scanner Art
As an art form 'Scanner Art' is not as easy at it may first appear. Just scanning something on the flatbed glass does not make it "art". Photo scanner artists take hours to create their masterpieces.
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Scanner Photo Composition
Scanner photo composition can be fun, challenging and sometimes difficult. The results are the reward.
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Kids Craft Ideas
Searching for new craft ideas? Your photo scanner... yes, the one you use to copy documents, can be educational and fun for kids! Today's young children are introduced to computers very early.
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Jig Saw Puzzle Time!
Create a jig saw puzzle with Scanner Magic? Absolutely! Whether you create the old fashioned puzzles
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Teens Make Money Online
Teens make money online everyday. You can be one of them! In this "new economy", where jobs for teens are scarce, here is a new and different idea. These scanography ideas can make you money.
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Freelance Writing Jobs!
Looking for freelance writing jobs? Tired of rejections? How often do you miss being published because macro photography is not your forte? Impressive photo scanner images can escalate your writing
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Scrapbooking Technique
Searching for a new scrapbooking technique? Now that you have all those fancy tools and stencils, here's an
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Food Art with Scanner Photography
Food art is a highly specialized study. If you've ever seen a menu that makes you hungry, you know what it's all about. Your scanner photography results will come very close!
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Share Your Scanography
Novice or expert, this is the place to share your scanography! Exotic flowers, funky veggies, rare fruit, craft items, kids projects. . . your choice. Scan and share!
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Scanography Uses
If you don't have a favorite "scanography" use yet, this page will help. More ideas for everyone-crafters, writers, photographers and hobbyists.
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Scanner Magic Contact
Please share your Scanner Magic suggestions, likes, dislikes and ideas.
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About Mary C. Miller
My friends shorten Mary C. Miller to "Mar" and as a joke spell it "mare". I am mother of three, grandmother to four and have three great-grandchildren. I am also a women blessed with an artistic and
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Scanner Photography Site Map
Site Map for scanner photography site. Easy to navigate."Take pictures with your photo scanner!"
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