If the scanner has what’s called an automatic document feeder, do not use this. Using these, on top of not being able to re-obtain the finished pictures, will also cause the pictures to jam the machine and the picture will also smudge. Only use the flatbed area of your scanner to obtain scans of your pictures.
Sometimes, pressing the Scan button on your scanner will launch your scanning software, while other times, you can open your software where you can import pictures via your scanner and scan using this. Do not take your picture from the scanner flatbed portion. Most scanners will need to rescan a select portion and save that area (as you’ll see later).
