Why Choose Vintage Photo Scan?
About Us
Preserving the Past, One Memory at a Time
At Vintage Photo Scan, we’re Juls and Mark Buckman, two creative souls who grew up in the analog era of the ’70s and have embraced every technological stride since. Our journey is rooted in a deep appreciation for the past, with Mark’s passion for history and Juls’s dedication to genealogy fueling our mission to preserve memories.
Our studio, nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, specializes in digitizing a wide array of cherished items: from fragile photographs, slides, and negatives to home movies, letters, journals, and audio cassettes. Every piece is handled with meticulous care, cotton gloves on, and quality top of mind to ensure a high-quality digital conversion that honors the original.
Juls, a retired nurse turned photographer, opened her first studio in downtown Hendersonville in 2018. What began as a personal passion has grown into Vintage Photo Scan, now located in Horseshoe Plaza on Brevard Road, serving clients both locally and around the globe. Mark brings decades of hands-on experience from the world of framing, printshops, and newspaper editing and videography. Together, we’ve been using Photoshop since it came on a floppy disk—and we put that know-how to work restoring and preserving your memories with precision.
If you have boxes of family photos and memorabilia tucked away, we’re here to help bring them into the digital age—carefully preserved, beautifully restored, and ready to be shared for generations to come.
Trust
Here's what our customers say about us:
“It was a pleasure to work with Vintage Photo Scan to preserve my old family slides. They were engaged in helping me tell my story and preserve those memories. Their genuine interest and enthusiasm made it a joy to do.”
“I was very comfortable leaving my family photos with Vintage Photo Scan. They did a remarkable job with my pictures and the turn-around time was just what I needed. I highly recommend them!”
“If you have old VHS movies, I highly recommend hiring Vintage Photo Scan to bring them back to life. Thanks so much!”
Integrity
You will always receive our personal attention and professional acumen. From the moment you deliver your items to us until the moment they are returned to you, we follow a strict set of protocols to ensure the tracking of your order. If you ship us your items, your package is sent with a tracking number to our address and returned to you the same way. If you meet us in person, you sign your items over to us and they go directly into a covered plastic bin where they are stored for the duration of the project.
During the process of digital scanning, only we handle your project your project from start to finish. Your items never leave our possession until your project is complete.
We use white, cotton gloves to handle your items. This protects the integrity of the image, cleans the dust before scanning, and prevents skin oils from transferring to the image.
Expertise
We bring you more than 50 years of combined experience of archiving and protecting photographic materials. Today, we have a superior system that produces excellent results delivered with a personal, professional touch for every image we deliver to you.
High-Resolution Scanning
We scan every image at 600 dpi for archival quality. At this resolution, most photos can be edited, enlarged, and printed for many uses. You may choose to have us scan at a higher resolution for an extra cost.
The output for each scan is a JPEG file format. A TIFF is available at an extra cost.