the bottom one has more contrast , which lead me to believe you boosted in PS to create a level playing field.. But good comparisonOriginally Posted by Corran
the bottom one has more contrast , which lead me to believe you boosted in PS to create a level playing field.. But good comparison
Right, that was my point, about editing the print scan to match a film scan. Or, one can look at the print in proper light and match it to that, which is what I normally do.
I got it wrong at first as well as the second image appears sharper and you have to look really close to pick up the grain. How each scan is sharpened and resolution is going to have the greatest effect. If you manually sharpened each as best you could and printed to 13x19 or larger I suspect the difference would stand out if you looked close enough, but I also suspect some would chose the print. Grain can actually increase apparent actuence. The way that gets you to the result that satisfies your personal vision and workflow is always the best in my opinion.
I was thinking it was the scan because it seemed a bit more contrasty which I usually associate with 2nd generation images. Oh well, too bad I didn't hit the lottery for the big prize.
Remember, the point of this thread is scanning prints to show in an online portfolio, not to make a digital copy for reproduction (though of course you can do that). Perhaps I should not have shown a comparison to a film scan as that is somewhat irrelevant to the aforementioned goal stated by the OP. But my point was, with proper editing, one should be able to match whatever source material they are attempting to represent.
Lately, when I want a copy/scan of any print over 8X10 I use an iPhone SE which has an amazing camera.
Yesterday I submitted to a local print competition. Never done that before. All had to be submitted digitally as close to actual print as possible. They will reject any winning print if it is vastly different. Even if it's the 'winner'.
Judging is on a monitor, but the print matters most.
I submitted 3 vastly different images. One a metal print, an Inkjet, and a Silver Gelatin print.
I think my prints and the digital image are close. I use the Bryan method.
Tin Can
How many stops from black to white can your print hold? How many stops from black to white can your monitor show?
You can't reasonably expect a reflected medium and a transmission medium to "look the same". That's just the laws of physics talking to ya.
Bruce Watson
When put like that, its a good valid point
Also, the monitor is transmitted light, the print reflected. Big difference.
We cannot really tell if a scanned darkroom print is good unless we master digital printing of it.
As it concerns web presentations, I am a bystander. ;0
Best of luck!
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