Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought that might be it, I think most people calibrate brighter than I do. I've found commercially printed stuff (offset press) goes too dark when done from a brightly set screen and I do a lot of graphic design work. It seems to work for me for inkjets too, but that depends on how you're printing too. I wish there was a set calibration that everyone used but with so many different screens and so many ways of printing that will probably never happen. Even with all this fancy color management, I still get a printed proof on a graphics job before approving the final print run, just in case...been badly surprised a few times! -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/9/12 6:38 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >Hi Chris, > >I pulled the highlights down a bit to get what I wanted on my screen. >Your >images do show a lot of contrast on my screen, so it will be hard to >satisfy >us both. Thanks for the help. > >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >To: <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 5:19 PM >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN > > >> The highlights still look greyed down and flat. I tried to adjust it in >> photoshop and it fell apart tonally. If I had the original scan (which >> MUST be done in 16bit, an 8bit image WILL fall apart when you apply the >> strong curves this film needs!) I might make it look perfect. Part of >>this >> might be how you have your screen calibrated. Mine is one of the >> self-calibrating NEC Spectraviews and it matches prints (both from my >> inkjet and from graphic design work I send to commercial printers for >> clients) very close but a lot of people tell me my images look too >> contrasty on their screens. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 3/9/12 5:40 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> >>>Chris, >>> >>>I reworked it. See if I made any progress. >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html >>>Jim Nichols >>>Tullahoma, TN USA >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Chris Crawford" <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >>>To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 4:11 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN >>> >>> >>>> This film tends to scan in flat, so you need to boost contrast with >>>>curves >>>> in Photoshop. The ones you posted are close, but need a bit more >>>>contrast, >>>> especially the shoe shopping photo. Once you get the contrast dialed >>>>in, >>>> this is a beautiful film. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chris Crawford >>>> Fine Art Photography >>>> Fort Wayne, Indiana >>>> 260-437-8990 >>>> >>>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >>>> >>>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >>>> >>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >>>> Become a fan on Facebook >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/9/12 5:05 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>>Thanks, Gary. I will keep working with the scans, and try to settle >>>>>on >>>>>a >>>>>workflow. >>>>> >>>>>Jim Nichols >>>>>Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com> >>>>>To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 3:59 PM >>>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Good shots Jim. >>>>>> I like that film, it's pretty sharp, as evidenced by both of these. >>>>>> Gary >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: jhnichols at lighttube.net >>>>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>>>>> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:46:44 -0600 >>>>>>> CC: olympus at thomasclausen.net >>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Roll of BW400CN >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Looking to get back into B&W, I shot a roll of Kodak BW400CN in the >>>>>>> Bessa. Processing and scanning were done by a local lab. I am >>>>>>>still >>>>>>> working on the proper post-processing, but it looks promising. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> View Through the Window >>>>>>> >>>>>>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/View+Through+the+Window.jpg >>>>>>>.h >>>>>>>tm >>>>>>>l >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shoe Shopping >>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Shoe+Shopping.jpg.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information