Hey pdxflint,
I recently bought a canon ae-1 off of ebay...just for fun to try out film photography...never done it before. Did you scan your negative for this picture? I was wondering what your work flow was for film shots.
Thanks
Yes, it was a scan done with a Nikon Coolscan V. Workflow is pretty simple. I had the film processed at a one-hour establishment (color negative film) and asked them to just sleeve the film, uncut - no prints. Usually it's less than $3.00 where I go. Then, when I get home, I cut the film into 5 exposure strips, and put them in archival negative pages (6 rows x 5 exposures) for archiving in three ring binders. It helps that I have a 4' x 3' light table, but a small table-top light box and a fairly decent film loupe will come in handy in picking out details of each negative and doing some initial editing/elimination.
Then, I scan the negative, doing most adjustments in the pre-scan phase, and when I like what it looks like, complete the final scan into either a .tiff file or a .nef file. Before printing, or exporting for the web (.jpeg,) I do any additional adjustments and sharpening, depending on the size of the image and the intended final output. Basically, it's the same as doing it with my digital camera files once they're scanned into .tiffs. Sometimes I will just do a quick export with Picasa if the image looks decent, other times I'll spend some time in post processing with NX2 or Lightroom or Aperture, depending on the image. I'm still experimenting with all three programs.
Nothing really too complicated or fancy...
BTW: One thing that a lot of people do is have their images scanned and delivered to them on a cd when they have the film processed. Then you don't need the scanner and can skip that part... I haven't tried it, but I'm thinking about giving it a comparison test.
