Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No expert here, Phong, but I've had good luck over the holiday with old, faded prints just scanned on my low-end Epson, with a little cleanup in photoshop. The improvements have been impressive.(I published a little memory book for the family). Some of the originals were from the teens and '20s. bill h - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:16 PM Subject: [Leica] B&W copy work > Hi gang, > > I am back the funeral of my friend last week and am > catching up with LUG mail. Thanks all who offer condolences. > > In helping sorting thru his stuff, I found some old B&W photos, > some quite old (70, 80+ years) that I'd like to make copies > of. I can do it both in film or digitally, though the output > will be digital (prints from a Piezography printer. (Besides, > some of the photos could use some Photoshop restoration work). > I took a first stab at it by using a macro lens on my digital DSLR, > the result is ok, but is quite low in contrast. I use a studio strobe > with a softbox because that's what I have to provide even lighting. > I would like to make high quality, small prints (4"x6", 5"x7"). > The original prints are small (3.5"x5.5", 4"x6" or thereabout) and are in > reasonable shape, though of course lack the details provided by > modern lenses. What's the best way to tackle this copy work ? > How do I improve the contrast ? > Thanks, > > - Phong > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html