advice re scanner purchase

[janasshe]

i have considering buying a scanner to import a professional portrait so that i can print out different parts and alter some of the image myself - i was looking for advices as to what i should be looking for in a scanner as i have no idea! The photos are quite small around 2x2" and 6x4" and im worried that they may appear grainy when enlarged, as i am a complete newbie to this i need mono-sylabic replies please!!
Many thanks in advance for any input

[steven]

If you have the negatives then I would got with a scanner desined for scanning negatives. From what I have read it will give you a much better scan.

[scottbergerphoto]

Two sources for information on scanning:

www.scantips.com (http://www.scantips.com)
www.hamrick.com (http://www.hamrick.com)
Regards,
Scott