Analogize a digital file?

[jesterthejedi]

Has anyone ever attempted or successfully copied a digital file back to a negative? Is there a simple, high quality way to put a digital back onto a negative? I have a few really swell images that would be awesome as prints, and I want to emulate the film look organically (not in photoshop).

Thanks

 

[bdial]

Can be done, not a topic for APUG though. Best to ask at HybridPhoto.com

 

[Old-N-Feeble]

You'll not likely get much help here...

Have a look at http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/

Some are making digital negatives to make large contact prints.

 

[Helinophoto]

Only procedure I know of, is to invert the photo into a negative, print that and then contact print it in the darkroom, I've done this with a photo I wanted to create a lith print from.
- I would believe that you would have to do something with contrast before printing, as contact prints require a higher contrast printed negative (I think, don't quote me on that).

Other than that, I suppose you could print it, photograph it with a good film based camera, process the film and then print as usual in the darkroom.

 

[keithwms]

Check out the LVT option at Chicago albumen.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Many threads on this topic at apug's sister site, DPUG.org.