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Scan Your B&W Photos Old School
written by jaalvarez on April 13th, 2009 , 7 comments (11 votes)

Most probably you have shot a lot of B&W film and then scanned them like you normally would. But, if you are a fan of old school photographs you might want to do something else:

  • Develop you films like usual
  • Scan your negatives like a normal paper document!
  • Modify the parameters until you see the negative like you want

The result? Your photos will look like they were printed in a newspaper a long time ago.

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7 comments

  • anarchy
    by anarchy
    7 months ago

    I like this =D Great tip!!

  • breakphreak
    by breakphreak
    7 months ago

    _the_ parameters? which parameters?

  • jaalvarez
    by jaalvarez
    7 months ago

    Sorry ...
    I refer to the parameters of brightness, contrast, ... you may have in the scanner.

  • breakphreak
    by breakphreak
    7 months ago

    thanks! authentic textures you are getting, mate :)

  • eyecon
    by eyecon
    6 months ago

    REally oldschool - good idea!

  • jaalvarez
    by jaalvarez
    6 months ago

    Thanks a lot for your words & comments!!!

  • djmusician
    by djmusician
    5 months ago

    Great tip - I will try this one day!

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