a side by side comparison...
I have just recieved my wonderful Epsonscan v600 and I decided to rescan a set of negatives that were already scanned to see the difference, and let me show you how mbig the difference is.
First of all I was surprised to discover this image:
Photo by schemerel
My lab had totally missed this one, even though it is a very good lab specialised in lomography.
Now some side by side:
scanned by lab. crazy xpro colors
scanned by me, not so crazy colors (I think I could scan this one better though)
scanned by lab
scanned by me
Lab
me
lab
me
So, what images look more ‘xpro’ to you ? Right, the labs.
But what images look the LEAST digitally enhanced ? Mine !
This is, I guess, a big dillema for a lot of analogue photographers.
Also, when do you know u get the colors you are supposed to get ?
Turns out, scanning is not as easy as I thought. All tips and tricks are very welcome !
3 comments
dinospork
I'm thinking you might have some scan options turned on that are correcting your photos in ways that you might not want. Are you using Advanced or Professional mode, or the easy default settings? You want to get in there where you can turn off color restoration, backlight correction, grain reduction, and dust removal. I'm not familiar with your scanner, so I don't know which, if any, of those features you may have, but to me, your shots look like color-corrected xpro. They're probably not naturally as funky as the lab made them, but I'm guessing they're not as drab as your scans, either.
Don't think of either one as "digitally enhanced." Anytime you're using a scanner, you have to make choices about settings to get to your finished product. Your only other option is to scan from prints, and then you'd still have to make the same choices, but in analog.
Just my opinion, but I prefer to focus on the end result rather than the process.
nostalgina
First, I really like your pics either way, i think they're cool.
And second, you might want to watch this short video on scanning, by our lomo colleague simonh82: http://www.youtube.c(…)QT9RyseRS8E It's about scanning sprockets, but has some general tips & tricks on the color balancing and settings of the scanner.
I also agree with @dinospork above - there is no such thing as 'real' color, your lab makes choices in the scanning settings, and you do too, even if you let the scanner do it on its own.
Good luck!
schemerel
well I've been scanning for 7 hours straight now, and I think I'm getting the hang of it !