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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I hate color work !
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 19:25:37 -0400

I'll shoot to that!:-)....BUT...It depends what you're photographing.
There are of course some photographers who are shooting specifically for
the color in the image.

But not me.;-)

B. D.


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve
Barbour
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:01 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I hate color work !


seems like when it's color, it's too much about color, when bw, it all
about content and soul....Steve
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I hate color work !


> Theres the rub - I have spent so much time profiling and tweaking that

> I stopped having fun.. I am finding that shooting and scanning TCN is 
> a whole lot more creative
and
> rewarding.
> I am thinking of giving my color work (mostly family grab shots 
> anyway)
back
> to the lab.
>
> Eric
>
>
> >From: Bob Adler <rgacpa@pacbell.net>
> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I hate color work !
> >Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:11:45 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Thanks, Eric. I downloaded the most recent VueScan
> >version last night and began to read the profiling
> >section. Your comment helps pull it all together. Now
> >I have my project for the next couple of weeks! :)
> >Thanks again,
> >Bob
> >--- korenman <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Recent versions of Vuescan will profile your scanner
> > > if you scan an IT8
> > > reference slide. Vuescan can also profile your film
> > > if you take a picture of
> > > an IT8 card. I picked up my slide and card from Wolf Faust's site.
> > > http://www.targets.coloraid.de/. Nice guy, good
> > > prices.
> > >
> > > Eric
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa@pacbell.net>
> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:31 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I
> > > hate color work !
> > >
> > >
> > > > Eric, can you please explain what you mean by "film/scanner 
> > > > profiling" and how I can get me
> > > some?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Bob
> > > > P.S., I have a VueScan license, but have ceased
> > > using
> > > > the program because of difficulties in using it
> > > with
> > > > my Coolscan 8000. Can't get it to line up easily
> > > with
> > > > either 35mm or 6x6.
> > > > --- korenman <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Yup - I use Vuescan too.
> > > > > The addition of film/scanner profiling has been
> > > a
> > > > > big step towards color
> > > > > control.
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com>
> > > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:24 PM
> > > > > Subject: [Leica] Re: pardon my venting : DAMN I
> > > hate
> > > > > color work !
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Eric:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >So after a few years of reading up on color
> > > > > management.. I gotta say.. I
> > > > > AM
> > > > > > >SICK OF WORKING IN COLOR. I do the fully
> > > profiled
> > > > > film->scan->PS->Fujix
> > > > > > >(sp?) route.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What scanning software do you use?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've had really good results with
> > > Vuescan...and
> > > > > from what I understand,
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > gotten even better since I last scanned color
> > > > > negatives.  A tweak to the
> > > > > > curves here and there in Photoshop, and no
> > > major
> > > > > problems.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I still prefer B&W, though.  :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Eric
> > > > > > --
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> > > > =====
> > > > Bob Adler
> > > > Palo Alto, CA
> > > > rgacpa@pacbell.net
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> >Palo Alto, CA
> >rgacpa@pacbell.net
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