A Scanner Fixed and Working! Yay!

 When I got this laptop a couple of years ago, I connected my Canon all-in-one printer from online, because I couldn't find the disk that came with it. Well, the scanner part didn't download, so I haven't had a scanner for a while. I went online and tried to download the software and connect it a couple of times and failed.

Well, yesterday, because I'm wanting to scan in some old photos for family members, I tried again and succeeded. First, I downloaded a Microsoft free scanner app, which was crap. Then I went to the Canon website thru my printer info and downloaded the Canon free scanner software, and, viola!, it works great.

Only thing is, right now, it won't use the buttons on the printer/scanner to scan. I have to use the computer scanner software to set everything and scan, which is a little inconvenient, but at least, it scans really good. So maybe I can start scanning my artwork now and keep the white backgrounds instead of the gray backgrounds I've been getting with my camera, even after editing and saving. Either lighting or camera glitches, I'm thinking. The camera is very old, and my phone doesn't make great pictures either. May be time for a new camera!

Anyway, here is the difference between art photographed with my camera and uploaded into my laptop and art scanned into my laptop. Mainly the background. 

Using camera photo and Microsoft editing, which saved it as white, but it came out as gray when I shared it to my blog, FB, and Instagram :(

Scanned-Much closer to the original colors

I so wish I had fixed and used the scanner a long time ago, but I don't think the backgrounds have been being gray all of that time. Not going to go back and scan what I've already done though. I'll just go forth from here with the scanner. Besides that the scanner holds still. My hands are often shaky holding the camera, resulting in slightly fuzzy photos, even with the shake option on on the camera!

Anyway, the scanner is working again, and, hopefully I will be sharing much better photos of my feeble art attempts with you! :)

Stay well and safe, and have a happy and creative turkey day!