Scanning Negatives and Slides: Digitizing Your Photographic Archives

Many photographers have either moved into digital photography exclusively or use both analog and digital media in their work. In either case, there is sure to be an archive of slides and negatives that cannot be directly integrated into the new digital workflow, nor can it be archived in a digital format. Increasingly, photographers are trying to bridge this gap with the use of high-performance film scanners. In this 2nd edition, you will learn how to achieve the best possible digital image from a negative or a slide, and how to build a workflow to make this process efficient, repeatable, and.;Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Analog and Digital Workflows; Analog Workflow for Negative Film; Analog Workflow for Slide Film; Hybrid Workflow: Shooting Analog, Scanning, Digital Processing; Digital Workflow: Shooting and Editing; 1.2 Alternatives to the Film Scanner; Megapixel in Comparison: DSLR, Film Scanner, 35 mm Film; Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras; Flatbed Scanners with Transparency Adapters; Scanning Prints; Shooting a Projected Slide with a Digital Camera; Duplicating Slides with DSLR and Slide Copy Attachment; Film Processing with Photo CDs; Kodak Picture CDs.