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Heard a guy at the camera shop say he scans his negatives at 4800 dpi and then 'cleans them up' in Photoshop.
That means he's editing the digital file, which completely misses the point of this community. We share the straight shot from the film, the story behind taking it, and that's it. Has anyone else had to explain this basic rule to someone new?
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keithward2d ago
Read a blog post once that nailed it. The writer said scanning is just a translation step. You're moving the image from film to screen. After that, any big edits break the deal. It turns into a digital picture that started on film. The whole point here is showing what the film and camera actually captured.
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oliver2422d ago
Honestly I used to tweak my scans a lot too, but that blog post about it just being a translation really hit me. Now I get why keeping it pure matters.
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