As I said in an earlier post, I'm new to this whole film thing, having
grown up a digi-guy. I had a couple of questions about negatives and
scanning.
One: How do you folks store your negatives? I've seen a few options out
there, and I'm wondering if anyone has any good tips. Right now I'm
thinking of placing them in a 3-ring bind with negative sheet
protectors, and including a contact sheet for each roll.
Two: for people who work digitally, how do you get the film processed?
Right now, I'm getting the film developed only 9no prints) and then
ordering a CD as well, so I don't have to scan everything in to review
the shots. I can then just scan hi-res the ones I really liked. If I'm
not getting prints made, is there any big difference between taking
rolls to a one-hour lab vs. a pro shop?
Three: Speaking of scanning, what is the best way to physically remove
dust from the negative? I don't have the spousal blessing to get a high
end scanner, so mine doesn't have any ICE or similar dust removal.
Four: My scanner lists its resolution as 3200x6400 dpi (Epson
Perfection 3490). The resolution options when I scan are listed up to
128000 dpi. I understand this is an interpolated resolution, but what
is the highest true resolution I can scan at? 3200 or 6400 dpi?
Here are a couple of my first shots. I haven't had a chance yet to do
all the requisite dust removal and such. I'm too busy taking pictures
to spend much time working with the ones I already have taken!
http://nateandmatt.com/uploaded_images/qbert-web-734060.jpg
This is a shot of my cockatiel. To get him in a good pose I got him
excited by tapping my hand right in front of him. Unfortunately, when
he sticks his wings out like that, they vibrate quickly. I have just a
basic flash that would give horrid result that close, so room lighting
was my only option. To get around the blurry wings, I went with a
narrow DOF to focus only his head sharply and make the whole blurry
wings thing look intentional.
http://nateandmatt.com/uploaded_images/hunter-web-740200.jpg
This is a close up of the dog. I wanted to capture his eyes, which can
be very expressive and soulful. An eye-booger was PS'd out.
Any hints for what I should have done differently to better compose and
execute these shots?
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