Drum Scanning Services

Laura offer’s high quality drum scanning services to serious photographers in need of museum worthy film scans. Outside of her own work, Laura has drum scanned for The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and has handled precious and iconic photographs of Dolly Parton, Graham Parsons, and more. Currently, her scan work of Dolly Parton is used for large format advertisements, including in Nashville International Airport. Please read the below information and pricing prior to ordering at the link above.

Why a Drum Scan?

 

See your images like never before.

Drum scans produce the highest quality scans on the market and are known for their large file size, tack sharp grain, and accurate colors. These high resolution files are great for making large format prints, where even the slightest details are easy to zoom in on. These large TIFF files also provide the photographer or editor with much information to work with, allowing for dynamic edits to be made if desired. Unlike flatbed scans, images come out with optimal sharpness, and colors much more accurate and true to life. Unlike mini lab scans, the machines used at most contemporary film labs, you will be recieving a scan not only as a TIFF file, but a file so epic in size and quality that you can edit the image to your liking; something almost impossible with mini lab scans, which while nice, sharp, and with good color, are set JPEGS that are difficult to edit. Such scans are simply “as is” products. Your drum scan files will be sent flat, where your tonal choices and edits are all up to you.

Pricing + Turn Around Times:

  • 35mm at 8k dpi - $40 per image - file size about 600MB - no sprockets

  • 645, 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9 at ~ 4k dpi - $30 per image - file size varies

  • 645, 6x6, 6x7, or 6x9 at ~ 8k dpi - $60 per image - file size varies

  • 4x5” at 4k dpi - $60 per sheet - About a 1.7 gig file

  • 4x5” at 8k dpi - $120 per sheet -

  • 5x7 at ~ 3kdpi - $90 per sheet - About 1.9 gig file

  • 8x10” at 2k dpi - $120 per sheet - About a 1.7 gig file

  • Return shipping for your film - $10 in the US, actual cost outside the states. (USPS is my preferred carrier)

  • Mounted 35mm slides will be taken apart and discarded, film will be sleeved.

  • Prices do not include dust cleanup - While drum scans are generally quite clean compared to dry scans, film inherently will always have some dust. Cleanup starts at $10 per scan, but excessively dirty film will cost more.

Turn around times are 7-10 business days, with an option to expedite for a fee.

How to Send:

Your film must be sent to the address below:


USPS:
Laura E. Partain Photography
PO Box 148295
Nashville, TN 37214

Fedex or UPS:

Laura E. Partain Photography
215 Donelson Pike #148295
Nashville, TN 37214

Laura is not responsible for lost or damaged parcels. Please be sure to insure and track your package. Please pack your film very well! All film is sent back via USPS for $12, and includes shipping and insurance for up to $100. If you require special shipping instruction, email Laura to specify and get a quote. Local pickup at the above address is free.