- Joined
- May 26, 2014
- Messages
- 37
- Format
- 35mm
On the digital side I've got some of the the usual suspects installed, Adobe CS6, LR, OnOne Photo Suite, DxO FilmPack, and Alien Skin Exposure. On the film side I've got everything I need to develop film, developing tanks, measuring cups, funnels, a changing bag, etc. and I've put it all to good use over the past year. I purchased a PrimeFilm XA scanner with Silverfast SE and VueScan for getting it all into the workstation.
I feel pretty comfortable with what I've got and feel like I did a good job putting it all together but having discovered this site awhile back I'm wondering what insight the more experienced folks here might have to offer.
Background:
I just got back into 35mm B&W last summer after shooting digital for about 7 years (after a 20 year hiatus from photography). I used to shoot B&W exclusively. After having used conversion software for B&W I discovered that, while I don't mind how it looks in some instances, I missed the, latitude and tonal transition. Digital's lack of grain can go either way for me depending on the shot but in B&W grain does feel more integral most of the time. As for color, after comparing the tonal transitions in slide film digital is still a bit lacking but it works quite well for me in many instances. I mostly don't miss the grain in color work digital grain emulation in color doesn't bother me as often as in B&W conversions. All this leads to a "hybrid workflow" as a palette choice when appropriate.
I feel pretty comfortable with what I've got and feel like I did a good job putting it all together but having discovered this site awhile back I'm wondering what insight the more experienced folks here might have to offer.
Background:
I just got back into 35mm B&W last summer after shooting digital for about 7 years (after a 20 year hiatus from photography). I used to shoot B&W exclusively. After having used conversion software for B&W I discovered that, while I don't mind how it looks in some instances, I missed the, latitude and tonal transition. Digital's lack of grain can go either way for me depending on the shot but in B&W grain does feel more integral most of the time. As for color, after comparing the tonal transitions in slide film digital is still a bit lacking but it works quite well for me in many instances. I mostly don't miss the grain in color work digital grain emulation in color doesn't bother me as often as in B&W conversions. All this leads to a "hybrid workflow" as a palette choice when appropriate.
