This scanner can do photos, though that's not its main strong point. I haven't tried it out yet; I have some older, annoying but capable flatbed Canon scanners for photos. I don't scan a lot of photos; mostly I send them (whether they're prints, slides, or negatives) to ScanCafe and they've done a great job archiving all the ol' family slides and negatives. For home movies, I use Victory Studios, and for old audio (records, cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes…) I use Precision Audio Restoration. For books and magazines I use Blue Leaf. For leftover Torqueflite meatloaf I use Anchor-Hocking.