If I recall, there was once room for differing opinions on the forum. It would sadden me to learn that I am no longer allowed to post my own opinion, and that I must agree not to disagree to avoid being harassed.
A bathroom is equipped with all the necessary fittings, including being spill-resistant and easily cleaned.
Many moons ago, i spilled some developer on a bedroom carpet. It had to be taken out and replaced.
If it's not worth printing, it's not worth scanning and uploading to the gallery.
I say scan the print. Period.
If it's not worth printing, it's not worth scanning and uploading to the gallery.
I say scan the print. Period.
i spent the better part of 4 hours yesterday and today
scanning two 11x14 prints .. well it is on 11x14 photo paper
and a border. unfortunately for me, my scanner's glass is not that big
so i had to scan in pieces .. first the sides, then top and bottom to
see which i could puzzle together better. 4 hours i spent doing this
( and i have been using PS since the 1990s ) and unfortunately i wasn't
able to hide where things met. it just "looks funny" ...
so i searched my film for 2 hours this morning, found the negatives
and now i have spent the last hour ( or more ) scanning these 2 .. now
four frames. i hate scanning prints ...
A suggestion . . . photograph the print. This can be accomplished digitally as well as with a film camera. The practice involves lighting the print from the sides at an appropriate angle as to minimize glare.
A suggestion . . . photograph the print. This can be accomplished digitally as well as with a film camera. The practice involves lighting the print from the sides at an appropriate angle as to minimize glare.
. . . .
the point isn't to make 2 or 3 times as much work for oneself
just to say that it was a print, the point is to make a replica
of the image. maybe in a perfect world making copy images ( film or whatever ) works
but i don't live in a perfect world, with lots of time on my hands.
The point of my suggestion was to get a digital image of the print with a camera. What do you get by scanning the print on a scanner? . . . a digital image of the print. Another suggestion is to purchase a scanner of the appropriate size. But I'm sure that suggestion can be shot down for some lame excuse also. Here you go, farm out the work to someone who can.
PS: Apparently somebody has enough time to copy prints on a scanner that is too small. Merging segments of scanned images from scanners is easy with some experience. The experience will come with time.
I used to scan negs and prints, but over time I have come to feel that scanning the print is the most honest representation of my work and darkroom ability.
That's nice. However, if someone is posting a neg scan and stating that it is a neg scan, they are obviously not trying to represent their darkroom printing ability. They are showing their compositional choices, their cropping choices, their feeling for the appropriate contrast, the effect of the film and developer combo, where they went on the weekend with their film camera, etc, etc. I cannot see how a neg scan is in any way a dishonest representation of any of these things. (It might be if you start seriously manipulating the image, but you can do that with a print scan too if you are that kind of person.)
Viewing the APUG gallery as a vehicle for only finished paper products unnecessarily limits its usefulness, and gives us all fewer interesting photos to look at.
Ian
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