Digital BW, The Print

Yep.

I've done an experiment to see just how much cleanup to do. Print a
section from an image as big as you ever think you'll make a print. For
me, that was about a 12inch square from what would have been a 40x50
inch print (from a 4x5 original). Then do your best to clean it up in
Photoshop and print the section again. Put the prints side by side under
the same lights and see how much difference it makes to you. 

This may help you decide how much work to do. In my case, it made me
think I should just suck it up and clean up as best I could. You don't
have to live with the little imperfections anymore - especially in clear
tones like open sky. Barely visible, is still visible.

The reason to do the test is, YMMV.


On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 12:43, Mark Hahn wrote:

> after I went to scanning I was horrified at all the dust and 
> scratches that I had to deal with so out of curiosity I took out a 
> bunch of old traditionally printed photos that I thought I was happy 
> with and looked at them under a loupe... guess what?  They had all 
> the same dust and scratches that I saw in my scans... but with those 
> scans I had only worried about what showed up on the print.  The 
> problem with PSing is that it is an instant loupe and you start 
> wanting everything perfect at that level instead of on the print.
> 
> mark







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