scanning and editing black and white negatives

7/30/2019 Scanning and Editing Black and White Negatives

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Scanning and Editing

Black & White Negative


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1. Open Epson Scan

2. Adjust Settings to what you seeScanning

3. Click Pr


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5. Click Histog

Adjustmen

4. Check images youwant to scan


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6. Click the image and adjust the it by dragging the triangles toedge of the Histogram, click Close when done - do this for each

It will look too dark, thats okay - it will be adjusted later


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7. Click on File Save Settings

8. Choose Other in order

to save to the Desktop,name it and select JPEG

9. Click


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10. Open Photoshop

11. Crop (C) and Rotate if needed

12. Convert toGrayscale


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13. Resize image, uncheck Resample Image and changeresolution to 300 (ignore the Width and Height, they

should be close to 14 X 9 but may not be exact)


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Editing14. Create a LevelsAdjustment Layer

15. Adjust bymoving the

black andwhite triangles

in until itlooks the best

Slide the g

triangle left o

Look for cont

well as deta

highlights

shadow


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16. Fine tune by using the Brushtool to paint black or white in thela er mask for that ad ustment la er

Adjust your brush size, lowerthe hardness to 0, and lowerthe o acit to around 30%

Anywyou blackbe epaint

whitput i

Adjustment Layer

layer mask


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You can create as many Level adjustment layers as needed tweak highlights and shadows. This works in a similar way Dodging and Burning in the darkroom - only easier!


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17. Create an adjustment layerfor Brightness/Contrast ifmore editing is needed.

Edit dramatically and then eraswhat you dont want by paintinthe layer mask for the adjustmlayer with black. This is like usin

filters in the darkroom.


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On the left is the Brightness/Contrast adjustment,on the right is after parts were painted away. Dontforget to go slowly, lower your Hardness to 0 andkeep your opacity low. Press X to switch to whiteand paint back in adjustments if needed.


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Flatten

18. Go to Layer > Flatten Imageto Flatten all your layers.

Complete this only after you have

finished all other edits and nolonger need the Photoshop layers.


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Dust Removal19. On a flattened

image (only one layer)Use the Spot Healing

Brush Tool (J) toselect dust that needs

to be removed.

Adjust the Diameteras needed and make

the Hardness 0%


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20. You can also use the Clone Stamp To(S) for more specific editing. Hold Optionselect where you are copying from, then

go and click to paste.

21. Adjust the DiametHardness like before b

adjust the Opacity (I leave it around 30


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Saving 23. Save As, add editto the name andchange Format toJPEG if it is not

22. Go to File >Save As

24. Dslider

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Resizing26. Save As,

add small tothe name, save

as a JPEG

25. Resize for Mahara by going to

Image>Image Size. Check ResampleImage, and change the resolutionto 72 (ignore width and height)

M k O l f ld


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You now have 2 versions of your scan in addition to the orgina

1. Edited file, flattened, and saved as a JPEG at 300 resolution

2. Edited file saved as a JPEG resized to 72 resolution for Maha

Rename your final files withthe name of the assignment

Make an Originals foldeand a Finals folder toseparate your photos

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