Contrast adjusted a little in iPhoto. I've been thinking that since the negative has been called an intermediate medium, why be a slave to it? I don't adjust exposure when I scan, and I don't have a wet darkroom to make prints. Once I have a good idea of what I'll get from a combination of camera, light, film, and development, is it ok to enhance the image digitally without being considered a traitor to our analog community? I would sincerely appreciate the opinions of my Lomo friends on this. Thanks.

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gmbernsteing
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2018-09-29
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Lomography Diana F+ (Lomography 線上商店 有售)
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Ilford Delta Pro 400
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Diana+ 75mm Lens
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Cleveland, OH
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United States
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Diana F+, Ilford Delta Pro 400

5 個留言

  1. troch
    troch ·

    I have always considered the small tweaking of scanned images to be no different than adjustments I would make when printing in the darkroom. To properly print different negatives you often increase or decrease exposure or contrast. Go for it if you feel it enhances the image for on screen viewing!

  2. gmbernsteing
    gmbernsteing ·

    troch, thanks for your response.

  3. neufotomacher
    neufotomacher ·

    Agree with troch. Maybe the negative is like casting a precious metal in clay or some fine sediment. At what point of removing host material do we consider the final product? Is it the final outcome fresh from some flux or after some scraping and rough shaping to a final polish of what might be considered a finished product?

  4. neufotomacher
    neufotomacher ·

    And I was initially drawn to this level of the image because I like the glow of your main subject. I think that was an inherent capture, and probably not enhanced much by tweaking the image through your computer.

  5. gmbernsteing
    gmbernsteing ·

    @neufotomacher Thanks for your comments. I'm going to be less inhibited.

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