color correcting scans
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- Gorbie0
and to add...
both transpanerncies and negatives invovles light from the scanner to pass through the film and reflect the images accordingly.
i think this proccess dulls the photo and requires manual adjustment to bring back the light that's lost.
- Gorbie0
always looks like a red fog.
pink skies at night....
- mayo0
pink ribbon skies that never forget
i tried so hard to cleanse these regrets
- Gorbie0
i was gonna say "sailor's delight"
but yours may be more apt
- mayo0
not really but i don't know any 50cent lyrics
- Gorbie0
yeah..
yours are worth way more than that.:)
- mayo0
:D
thanks! next round's on me!
Seriously, is it still like 400 degrees there?
- Gorbie0
:)
if you add the last four days together...
yes.
- normal0
Gorbie is right 'bout the curves. Having had a masterclass recently from a expert retoucher I realised that my old techniques of playing around with everything (especially levels) was wrong.
It's about the curves and the percentages. Rely only minimally on your screen calibration if it's decent but always watch your numbers. Use adjustment layers. Never edit the image directly.
- Rand0
my old leafscan 45 has separate settings for scanning negs to correct for the amber coloration of the film
- Rand0
In rgb mode I used to set neutral white, black and grey points with the ps curves eyedropper tool. Unless you don't want a neutral white, as in a photo taken in late evning or something where you don't want to lose that golden hue.