This cool sketch is of my husband’s great grandfather, Ferris Whitesides. He happens to be my husband’s namesake. On Sunday we visited his daughter, my husband’s grandmother.
This sketch hangs in her basement. It is large and framed, with glass. The sketch has hung in the basement for as long as I’ve known Grandma, more than 20 years. It’s the kind of item that is difficult to scan and even more difficult to “borrow” to scan.
I decided to try out the new Google PhotoScan app to capture a scan of this precious family treasure. I was surprised by how easy it was to use and how well it did in poor conditions. The lighting in the basement is not good and the glare on the glass is very noticeable. The app took care of most of that. You can see a lighter spot on the right side of the image. This is where the majority of the glare was. But overall, not bad at all.
I think I am going to play with the app some more and see how it compares to a variety of other scanning and photo taking options. The real test will come with printing the different images. We’ll see what the quality differences are.
Have you tried the new Google PhotoScan app?
ps – I feel like I have a genealogy sports injury. I found out I have a cataract in my right eye. What on earth?! I’m 40. Four-oh. The worst part is when they fix it, I’ll have to sit on the bench for a bit. Sigh. But the bright side is when they remove the lens, they will put in one that is my prescription. I will get to ditch my glasses and contacts. Hooray! Now, here’s hoping they get bad enough to fix this year since I’ve met my deductible already…