Negatives & Slides
Preserving Your Film Photographs for the Digital Age
Long before digital cameras, family memories were captured on photographic film, slides shown on a projector, negatives stored in envelopes, and prints carefully placed into albums.
Over time these originals can fade, collect dust, or become difficult to view as projectors and film equipment disappear from everyday use.
At Cherish Me, we carefully digitise slides and negatives using dedicated professional film scanners. This allows us to capture the full detail and colour contained within the original film, preserving your images for the future while making them easy to enjoy on modern devices.
High Quality Film Scanning
Each image is captured at high colour depth, allowing faded photographs to be carefully restored before viewing copies are created. This process allows us to:
restore faded colour and contrast
correct exposure where possible
remove dust and small imperfections
present your images in their best possible form
Our goal is always to respect the character of the original photograph, improving clarity while maintaining the natural look of the film.
Careful Image Optimisation
After scanning, images are gently optimised using professional photographic tools like Photoshop and Topaz, similar to those used by photographers and film archives.
Rather than applying heavy automated filters, we carefully balance colour, exposure and contrast, so that each photograph looks natural and true to the original moment.
Where required, we can also repair small blemishes or marks that often appear on older film.
Archival Masters & Viewing Copies
Your images are preserved in two forms.
Archival master files
High-quality scans preserving the full detail of the original film.
Viewing copies
Optimised JPEG images that are easy to view on phones, laptops and smart TVs.
For customers who would like the highest level of preservation, we can also provide archival TIFF master files, which retain the full colour depth captured during scanning.
Supported Formats
We can digitise many common film formats including:
35mm slides
photographic negatives
mounted slides from family collections
various small film formats commonly used in home photography
If you are unsure about the format you have, feel free to get in touch and we will be happy to advise.
Pricing
Slide and negative scanning is priced per image:
Up to 500 slides - Jpegx2 before and after -60p per slide - free download
Up to 500 slides - Tiff Master and Jpeg restored -80p per slide *Storage will need to be supplied or purchased
500 slides or more - Jpegx2 before and after -50p per slide - - free download
500 slides or more - Tiff Master and Jpeg restored - 70p per slide *Storage will need to be supplied or purchased
Every slide is individually scanned and carefully optimised to produce the best possible result.
Large family collections are very common, and we are always happy to discuss bulk projects.
TIFF master files preserve the full colour depth and detail captured during scanning, making them ideal for long-term archival storage and future restoration.
Delivery
Your images can be delivered in several ways:
secure digital download
high-quality USB drives
external SSD for very large collections
We can also return your original slides and negatives safely along with your digital copies.
Why Digitise Film?
Slides and negatives often contain remarkably detailed images, but they become harder to view as projectors and film equipment disappear.
Digitising them ensures your photographs can be:
viewed easily on modern devices
shared with family members
safely preserved for future generations
For many families it becomes a wonderful way to rediscover forgotten memories and bring old photographs back to life.
Preserve Your Photographs
If you have slides or negatives stored away, we’d be delighted to help preserve them.
Get in touch to discuss your collection and we can guide you through the process.