How to photograph a receipt so it reads well
Receipts are small and fade, so the photo matters more than usual:
- Lay the receipt flat on a dark surface so its edges stand out.
- Shoot from above in even light, without a flash reflecting off the paper.
- For a long receipt, take two photos, each one a separate image.
- Thermal paper fades over time. Photograph receipts while they are fresh.
From a month of receipts to one sheet
Read the receipts one after another and download a fields CSV for each. The CSV has a fixed column per field, so they paste into one sheet easily.
