FYI: A great book on PShop (with section on filmscanning) for photographers...
it
particularly addresses the problems with balancing color from a practical
standpoint... is Photoshop 5 & 5.5 Artistry, by Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler,
published by New Riders, costs about $50 US and worth every penny... has a CD
with
examples to do the exercises in the book, which is full of color and b/w photos
to
show the steps and results...
Mike Moore
Doug Herr wrote:
> on 2/27/01 5:50 PM, Berry Ives at yvesberia@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > on 2/26/01 9:47 PM, Doug Herr at telyt@earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Mark Thomas wrote:
> >>
> >>> At 06:17 PM 26/02/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >>>>> I did do the individual RGB adjustments to the best of my
> >>>>> abilities. It was fun seeing what could be done, but my result was
>still
> >>>>> imperfect. Does the darkroom still rule? Or will I eventually learn to
> >>>>> beat this problem?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Berry
> >>>>
> >>>> Experience will beat this problem and the darkroom most certainly does
>not
> >>>> rule.
> >>>>
> >>>> Doug Herr
> >>>
> >>> Is this really true?
> >>> ....
> >>> Note that I am not arguing with the point - I love my digital darkroom,
>and
> >>> have no problems with most images, but I know I have a long way to go to
> >>> really understand colour balancing, because it bites me every now and
>then..
> >>>
> >>> Mark T.
> >>
> >> I can't claim to be an expert but I'm finding less reason to use
> >> color-correcting
> >> filters. An example of what can be done is at:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Doug Herr
> >> Sacramento
> >>
> >>
> > I looked at your images, Doug, and the background grays, some just like the
> > ones I had trouble with--beyond the depth of field and fading into the sky--
> > are certainly nice and clean. Very nice.
> >
> > Can you make a few comments about your film, film format, scanner, and image
> > processing technique (e.g., 16-bit or 8-bit to Photoshop? have you
> > encountered the same problem I was referring to, etc.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Berry
> >
> >
>
> Berry,
>
> At this time my own scanner is on my wish list. I'm on the list mostly to
> absorb as much info as I can before I shell out my own (vaporware) dollars
> for the scanner that's going to make me rich and famous.
>
> I've been using Kodak PhotoCD and I had a lot of trouble getting the colors
> I wanted until I figured out how to convert the files' color space to Adobe
> RGB (1998) from the color space the Kodak Acquire module demanded I use
> (Image->Mode->Profile to Profile). My film is entirely 35mm, mostly
> Kodachromes, some as far back as 1971 Kodachrome X (i.e., the example posted
> above). I work in a 24-bit RGB mode, 8 bits per channel. Color corrections
> involve establishing the white and black points, then tweaking each channel
> to get the midtones right. It may take several tries on each channel before
> I'm satisfied. BTW I use an adjustment layer to make the corrections, not
> altering the original pixel data. Often I even need the discerning eye and
> impeccable taste of my 12-year-old daughter to get the colors right.
>
> I've been told that for the ultimate in color control I ought to adjust with
> Curves but for now I'm getting by adjusting Levels.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> www.wildlightphoto.com
