Best way to scan a printed photo?

[Flavia Daniele]

Goodmorning everyone,

I'm doing some reseaches about the best way to scan the printed photos both color and b&w I saw a lot of photographers on instagram obtaining perfect resaults. Right now I'm using an EPSON V850 pro but I'm not satisfyed at all, since I use 24x30cm fujifilm crystal for color and most of times I can't scan the entire format. Also the color and the definition seem very different from the print itself.
I attached the link of this photographer (that I love) who seems to reached the resault that I want to reach.
https://www.instagram.com/parker__woods/
Looking forward for your opinions/suggestions!


Cheers

Flavia

 

[Stephen Prunier]

I've only scanned a few finished 8x10in prints and almost all have been B&W. No matter how I made the scan they still needed to have adjustments made after. I don't believe you can attain a perfect scan without doing it. I know that scanning for the web is different. But it's how a lot of us post our images here and most don't complain.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

If you want your scans to be accurate you need to either build a profile for your scanner or include a reference target in the scan. Much easier to just include a target. Then if you know the color numbers of the reference target, you can just adjust to that in Photoshop using a levels layer and the eyedropper tool (or maybe in Epson software before you make the scan but I'm not familiar with it) and the image will fall into place. It is also better to set neutrals before you scan so they don't have to be fixed later. I use a Gretag mini color checker because I have one laying around. There are others though. A scan will look like this-

 

[MattKing]

You can also scan a print in sections and use stitching software to put them together. Microsoft I.C.E. software is good for that.
I find satin surface paper scans the best.