Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] Shocking: MM images do not look like film!
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 11:42:02 -0400
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I used Exposure - I think it was version 2 at the time - Tone, Color,
Grain.  Adding a little bit of grain helped a lot with details in the
shadows of all of those non-Leica cameras ;-)

Tina

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which specific module(s) in Alien Skin did you use? Do you know if they
> support 16-bit greyscale tiff's (or other formats)?
>
> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I was responsible for digital conversions for the Families of Abraham
> > exhibit which featured photographs by seven different photographers using
> > seven different digital cameras.  I converted everything from color to
> B&W
> > using LR and Alien Skin but no film simulations.  Everybody commented
> about
> > how the photographers' individual styles came through in their
> photographs
> > but the whole exhibit of over 200 16x20 prints matched beautifully.  It
> has
> > been traveling recently but will re-open at the Levine Museum in
> Charlotte
> > in time for the Democratic convention.
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 3:43 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > My main current difficulty is trying to make groups of photos for
> > > publication taken on film and digitally look the same.  Tone, contrast
> > > and curve mapping often isn't enough, and I've had some papers
> > > reviewed recently by some very picky people with very good eyes.
> > > Making digital shots match 6.5x9 cm Kodak 4489 Electron Microscopy
> > > film is really hard.
> > >
> > > Marty
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
> >
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> -Lew S.
>
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>


-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


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