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Local neighbors help digitize your photos.

A neighborhood helper service for photos, slides, negatives, and documents — backed by real training, professional gear, and custom software.

Find your neighborhood Why squirrels work

The simple idea

As simple as hiring local. As precise as a scanning lab.

You get the convenience of a nearby helper, without handing irreplaceable family photos to someone improvising with consumer gear.

Local help

A neighbor handles the job.

Your squirrel works nearby, coordinates pickup and drop-off, and keeps your originals close to home. No shipping your family photos across the country. No mystery warehouse.

Real scanning skill

Not just someone with a scanner.

Squirrels are trained on photo handling, scanning, file organization, AI correction, and delivery. They use equipment and software most customers — and most neighbors — do not have.

How it works

Three steps. One local person.

1

Hand off your photos

A quick, low-pressure pickup at your door or nearby. We log the job before anything moves.

2

Scanned & enhanced

Your items are scanned, organized, cleaned up, and checked with tools built for this work.

3

Delivered back

You get digital files and your originals returned safely, organized, and close to home.

Neighborhoods

Find your local squirrel.

Each squirrel covers a small, familiar part of LA — so pickup and drop-off stay fast, your originals stay local, and you get someone who knows the area.

Don't see your area?
Northeast LA — Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Atwater Village
Now serving

Northeast LA

Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Atwater Village & nearby.

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 Pasadena — Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, San Marino
Now serving

Pasadena

Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena & San Marino.

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The Westside — Santa Monica, Brentwood, Culver City
Coming soon

The Westside

Santa Monica, Brentwood, Culver City.

The Valley — Burbank, Studio City, Sherman Oaks
Coming soon

The Valley

Burbank, Studio City, Sherman Oaks.

Interested in becoming a squirrel?

Like scanning photos? Attentive to detail?

We help local squirrels get started with equipment, software, instructions, and customer flow — so careful people can do great scanning work close to home.

Email hello@scansquirrel.com