Digital BW, The Print

It could also be that the print is in fact the performance that they admire
as well, and to recreate it is not where they choose to spend their energy.
As is the decision here for  lenzzman44 [lenzzman44@...]. ( Why can't
these people have REAL names?)  Anything other than the neg under the light
sourced focused on paper is going to be a different expression, so is a
printed scanned as a negative scanned. If not just in the work flow, also in
the final print.  Are these prints toned? Absolutely neutral? Printed on
glossy media, or heavily textured paper? All of those to me have relevance
in how to proceed. 

 

One of the best surfaces I scanned from a print was Agfa's 118. I truly
believe the only way to really know is to do some of them and see; scanned
flat bed, shoot with 8mp and film scan. I am quite happy with film scanning
and digital work to create new "master" files. Perhaps, it is due to the
limitations of my flat bed opposed to the limitations of my film scanner?


 

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Smallfield
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:09 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Digitizing Prints

 

Ralph Gibson and Annie Liebowitz both scan prints rather than negs - I guess
the quality of your print and the quality of the scanner are major
considerations. They would both have the best equipment available no doubt,
which would make a difference.

But I've got best results with a film scanner, like the other
correspondents.

Richard
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