Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 01:04:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Derek Glidden <dglidden@illusionary.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1371$foo@default> Subject: Scanning film
Just to add my $0.02 to what Trent posted about cameras and scanning:
I've got the Hewlett Packard "PhotoSmart" (HP5100C) photo scanner, picked
up at the local computer retailer for about $500. It scans prints up to
something like 6x8, as well as 35mm slides and negatives. It does a
*wonderful* job of it. I have some sample scans at:
http://www.illusionary.com/~dglidden/scanner.html
I'm not lucky enough to have anything like Trent's photography setup, but
I do have a sturdy little Canon AE-1 that has cranked out hundreds of
negatives for me, (a few I've felt were good enough to scan in and put on
my website) and I highly recommend the "shoot on film, scan later"
approach if you want semi- to professional quality images. Also make sure
you do get a camera with a *good* macro lens at least - try 'em out in the
store if possible - and a ring flash is wonderful if you can afford it.
I also can't emphasize enough Trent's mention of Adobe Photoshop. If
you take the time to learn it, you can fix just about any horrible
photograph into something that at least looks decent, if not downright
good, and average photos can be tweaked up to wonderful. If you're doing
photography: get it, learn it, love it.
Oh yeah, the guys in the photos if you happen to go that URL above are
Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores and _The Savage Garden_ fame on the
left, and Craig Gardner, a wonderfully friendly and helpful
CP guy I met during my stay in CA a few months ago, on the right.
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