[Leica] Hybrid Imaging & Printing

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

Hoppy

Just for the heck of it get to a bookstore and find a copy of Martin 
Evenings book "Adobe Photoshop for Photographers".. I'd bet if you pick 
it up and browse through it you'll buy it.

Walt

p.s. I don't get a commission, never met the man, never will. I just 
spent so much on Photoshop manuals before coming across this one :-)

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Thank you very much Tina. That's very informative and helpful.
>Your work flow is clearly meticulous and effective.
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>There's quite a bit to investigate for me right there.
>And some happy hours of experimentation.
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>The whole area of B/W as RGB is of great interest to me.
>I interpret from your description that the image is not converted to
>greyscale, and so effectively is a very unsaturated colour image.
>I was struggling with the idea of the RGB channels being reproduced
>differently. Especially the fact that the scanner when set for Colour neg
>would alter the RGB proportions to remove the orange mask (not actually
>there in this case) 
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>Most importantly your methods clearly WORK. Thanks again for sharing the
>detail.
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>If other LUG members add to this it will be a valuable resource, for all, I
>think.
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>One other unrelated query,
>I'm adding some LUG acronyms to my mental database,
>Now PAW I get, but I've been puzzled by PESO!
>I'm guessing Picture Every So Often?????
>
>Cheers
>Hoppy 
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>Message: 24
>Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:28:16 -0400
>From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
>Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Hybrid Imaging & Printing
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20060611141102.024a6448@infoave.net>
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>At 10:54 PM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
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>>Tina, if they're not trade secrets, would you please detail the
>>settings/workflow that you use with your coolscan and also with the Epson
>>printer for B/W output?
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>I don't mind and they're certainly not secrets!  It's pretty 
>straightforward except I do scan B&W as RGB negatives.  My negatives 
>are all mounted in slide mounts for easier scanning and filing.  I 
>batch scan and try to group the negatives with similar density.  I do 
>all of the adjustments on the first slide and scan at 16 bits, 
>usually Fine (4x) multi-sample.  I recheck the focus manually for the 
>center and edges.  I set the histogram as close as possible to what I 
>want as the final output.  I don't do any postprocessing unless I 
>want to get rid of grain with GEM.  Usually I use Noise Ninja, 
>though, to reduce grain. I save the batch scans as Tiffs.  Then I 
>open them in PSCS2 and do any final processing that's needed, clean 
>up scratches and dust, copy them onto a blank canvas with the margins 
>that I want, flatten and save as a Tiff with the same file number but 
>Print added to then end of the name.  I also do any sharpening with 
>PhotoKit output sharpener and also use PhotoKit to tone, usually I 
>use a Brown tone and fade it to just get a slightly warm print.  To 
>print, I use my Epson 4800, regular Epson K3 inks, including the PK 
>black for the new "gloss" papers and print through ImagePrint's 
>RIP.  My screen is color balanced with Spyder and usually matches the 
>print perfectly.  With the Epson 4800 and K3 inks there is no 
>metamerism at all.  The new inks are a big improvement in that regard.
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>Something new I've been trying is using a Beseler slide duplicator 
>and my Canon 5D to take digital photographs of the B&W negatives.  It 
>works and is a fast and easy way to get quick photos up on stock 
>agencies.  I haven't tried making prints of those digital files yet, 
>but it should be an interesting experiment.
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>Hope this helps. I'd like to hear what other's are doing as well.
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>Tina
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>Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
>http://www.tinamanley.com 
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