Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter- check this site- http://come.to/digitaldarkroom They have all kinds of info and links for scanning and printing digital images, and a wealth of data on printing with Epson printers which seem to be a favourite here on the LUG. Good luck! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:42 PM Subject: [Leica] Scanning tutorials > Can anybody recommend a good book or online tutorial on scanning and the > use of image editors? > > Having just made some B&W scans that are noticeably worse than the 4x6 > lab prints that they came from, I'd like to improve my technique. > You'll see what I mean if you look at the pictures at > > http://www.2alpha.com/~pklein/currentpics/maratango.html > > The pictures are dark and difficult, but nothing that #4 paper or double > printing with VC paper, plus a little dodging couldn't cure in a wet > darkroom. I'm sure there are ways to avoid the digital jaggies in the > cellist's face, but I'm a complete novice at scanning. > > At the moment I can only scan prints using equipment at work. > Eventually I'll probably want ot film/slide scanner, but not quite yet. > I'm sure there's some trick to scanning prints at a certain number of > dpi, and how one edits the size, brightness, contrast, gamma, etc. I > have years of experience (though not recent) in a wet B&W darkroom, and > would like to learn how to do the analogous things digitally. > > Also, is there a consensus on good alternatives to Adobe Photo$$$hop? > For what I want to do, Photoshop seems like very expensive overkill. > How much does one lose using Photoshop's "Lite Edition." If I went with > another program, would I be depriving myself of the vast knowledge pool > regarding Photoshop? > > --Peter Klein > Seattle, WA >