Fifteen years ago, a person who had the opportunity to take a photograph could be unmistakably distinguished from all other people by the presence of a camera. Unless, of course, he was a spy. Today, almost every passer-by can take a picture for himself, and the question of what to do next with the photograph has become more urgent. One of the answer options is to save it to your computer.
Instructions
Step 1
If the photo is only in paper form, it must be converted into electronic form - digitized. The device designed for such an operation is called a scanner. If you have it, installed in the operating system, connected to the computer and turned on to the network, just place the photo face down on the glass and close the lid. Most scanners start immediately after this, but if yours does not, press the scan start key on its front panel.
Step 2
When the scanner driver shows a preliminary scan result, evaluate its quality. If necessary, select the parameters using the controls and re-scan using the appropriate button in the driver interface. The button for starting the main process starts a full-fledged scan, which will last several times longer than the preliminary one. When it is completed, you will have the opportunity to save the digitized photo to a file or transfer it for processing to any graphics editor.
Step 3
In the absence of a scanner, you can look for it from friends, and in the office of most enterprises and companies such a device is even easier to find. Another option is to contact a photo studio. Most of them are involved in computer processing of photographs and have all the necessary equipment. Of course, this service will be paid, in addition, before going to the photo studio, you need to think about the medium on which the digitized photo will be recorded - it can be an optical disc, a flash drive, a floppy disk. If your cell phone connects to your computer without special drivers, you can use that too.
Step 4
If the Photo is received in electronic form and the only question is to transfer it to a computer (for example, from a digital camera or cell phone), the problem is easier to solve. Most digital devices are designed to work with a computer and are sold complete with the necessary software and connecting wires. The cable can also be purchased separately, and the necessary drivers can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website by searching for them by the model name.
Step 5
Installing drivers is not always necessary - just try plugging your digital device into a USB port on your computer. The operating system itself will try to recognize it and, if it succeeds, will offer to open the list of photos in a file manager or an image viewing program. All you have to do is find the desired one in the list of folders and drag the photo file with the mouse to any directory on your computer.
