Digital BW, The Print

I'm sure no pro, but I've been using Exposure

http://www.alienskin.com/

It allows you to duplicate the grain and other paramaters of many 
b&w as well as color films. They have a 1 month demo to be 
downloaded. For my purposes (again far from professional) it's been 
a highly useful program.

asch


Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 21:41:17 -0000

   From: "sinar001" <jnolly@alltel.net>
Subject: Re: analog/digital Megapixels


In this digital world, flexibility is really the answer. While I can 
proudly say, "film is dead", I 
completely empathize with Tyler's love of film grain for a "specific 
look". Sure, film is 
relatively cheap to shoot, but then you have to process it, then 
scan it. . . the workflow 
with a digital camera is so-o-o much easier and quicker. 


Wouldn't it be great if someone like Andromeda software 
(http://andromeda.com/main/
photoshop.php) could be talked into developing a grain filter that 
would satisfy the likes 
of Tyler, as Ernst has suggested? Then you could shoot digital, get 
creamy grain-free color 
images, then convert to B&W apply the grain filter to achieve 
exactly the kind of look you 
want.


John Nollendorfs



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@...> 
wrote:
>
> I know. I just had a client leave here 10 minutes ago. She 
said, "but
> you know, I like noise". There you go. Its a whole different ball
> game. Sometimes digital capture is really interesting, and 
sometimes
> it is a total nightmare and you never know from one day to the next
> which it will be.

Hi there John and asch:

I also like Exposure a lot. It has the ability to create a nice 
"clumpy Tmax grain look," and all adjustments can be put on a 
separate layer, and saved with custom settings. I also really like 
the large Alien Skin preview windows.

I was interviewed about my tests of Exposure on Inside Mac Radio 
(March 25th 2006 show). There was a little mixup in the audio about 
pricing, which is $199, or $99 if you own certain other Alien Skin 
titles.

If you'd like to listen to the segment, the easiest way to listen is 
by going to this page http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/768/ and 
downloading the .m4a file where it reads: "Get this episode: Click 
here to download", then just drop it into Apple iTunes. You can also 
subscribe to the Podcast and download it in a "Podcatcher"  like 
iTunes.  My segment is about 1 hour into the show.

There is a link to a 10% discount on most of Alien Skin's purchases 
on my site, http://www.imagingbuffet.com (right side). This is a 
referral link, so a percentage of any purchases using the discount 
will be paid to me if the discount link is used.

All the best,

Andrew Darlow
www.andrewdarlow.com


>I'm sure no pro, but I've been using Exposure
>
><http://www.alienskin.com/>http://www.alienskin.com/
>
>It allows you to duplicate the grain and other paramaters of many
>b&w as well as color films. They have a 1 month demo to be
>downloaded. For my purposes (again far from professional) it's been
>a highly useful program.
>
>asch
>
>
>Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 21:41:17 -0000
>    From: "sinar001" <jnolly@...>
>Subject: Re: analog/digital Megapixels
>
>
>In this digital world, flexibility is really the answer. While I can
>proudly say, "film is dead", I
>completely empathize with Tyler's love of film grain for a "specific
>look". Sure, film is
>relatively cheap to shoot, but then you have to process it, then
>scan it. . . the workflow
>with a digital camera is so-o-o much easier and quicker.
>
>
>Wouldn't it be great if someone like Andromeda software
>(<http://andromeda.com/main/>http://andromeda.com/main/
>photoshop.php) could be talked into developing a grain filter that
>would satisfy the likes
>of Tyler, as Ernst has suggested? Then you could shoot digital, get
>creamy grain-free color
>images, then convert to B&W apply the grain filter to achieve
>exactly the kind of look you
>want.
>
>John Nollendorfs
>

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So, are you all saying the grain filter in Photoshop is seriously lacking?
Debbi




>Hi there John and asch:
>
>I also like Exposure a lot. It has the ability to create a nice
>"clumpy Tmax grain look," and all adjustments can be put on a
>separate layer, and saved with custom settings. I also really like
>the large Alien Skin preview windows.
>
>I was interviewed about my tests of Exposure on Inside Mac Radio
>(March 25th 2006 show). There was a little mixup in the audio about
>pricing, which is $199, or $99 if you own certain other Alien Skin
>titles.
>
>If you'd like to listen to the segment, the easiest way to listen is
>by going to this page 
><http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/768/>http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/768/ 
>and
>downloading the .m4a file where it reads: "Get this episode: Click
>here to download", then just drop it into Apple iTunes. You can also
>subscribe to the Podcast and download it in a "Podcatcher"  like
>iTunes.  My segment is about 1 hour into the show.
>
>There is a link to a 10% discount on most of Alien Skin's purchases
>on my site, 
><http://www.imagingbuffet.com>http://www.imagingbuffet.com (right 
>side). This is a
>referral link, so a percentage of any purchases using the discount
>will be paid to me if the discount link is used.
>
>All the best,
>
>Andrew Darlow
>www.andrewdarlow.com

-- 
Debbi in California
http://www.pbase.com/debbi

Whoever said 'money can't buy happiness' never met a camera they loved!

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Hi Debbie:

I believe that most of the effects in Exposure can be duplicated in 
Photoshop, but the interface and presets make Exposure a great tool 
for people who want to quickly get 80-90% toward emulating certain 
film stocks.It's like a virtual sandbox, and really is fun to 
experiment with.

All the best,

Andrew


>So, are you all saying the grain filter in Photoshop is seriously lacking?
>Debbi
>
>
>
>
>>Hi there John and asch:
>>
>>I also like Exposure a lot. It has the ability to create a nice
>>"clumpy Tmax grain look," and all adjustments can be put on a
>>separate layer, and saved with custom settings. I also really like
>  >the large Alien Skin preview windows.
>
>  >There is a link to a 10% discount on most of Alien Skin's purchases
>>on my site,
>><<http://www.imagingbuffet.com>http://www.imagingbuffet.com><http://www.imagingbuffet.com>http://www.imagingbuffet.com 
>>(right
>>side). This is a
>>referral link, so a percentage of any purchases using the discount
>>will be paid to me if the discount link is used.
>>
>>All the best,
>>
>>Andrew Darlow
>  >www.andrewdarlow.com
>
>-

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