cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 I am SO relieved! I got the important pictures from my neice's wedding back today. Here are a few and I thank you all for all your tips and suggestions.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 during the ceremony...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 rings...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 hope this doesn't post three times- it didn't show up before. Resizing the pictures is distorting the images- any suggestions before I post any more pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Cynthia, size the image to a maximum of 511 ppi wide and save for web @ a maximum of 100k, then make sure you add a caption in the box prompting it. Your scans look a little muddy. Did you convert to sRGB and adjust the curves before resizing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 Marc, it's an old scanner and no, I didn't convert to anything that I know of. I'll play around and see if I can do better. I'm sure glad the actual prints from the film came out clear and don't look like my scans!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 well, since that last one came out looking halfway decent, I'll try another. I didn't do anything different that I know of, though.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 and another...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 I think this is my favorite one<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Nice work. Congratulations! James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Did you have some CDs burned when you developed the film. That would make it easier to edit/crop the photos. You could still have some cds made from the film of some shots you want to edit. Walmart has a machine at the front that you can put a CD in,select the print size that you want, do some editing and get the print in an hour.<BR> <center> <img src=http://www.geocities.com/dainisjg/gazebo1.jpg></center> James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 2, 2004 Author Share Posted May 2, 2004 Thank you, James. I am just glad that this all worked out and that my "clients" were happy with the results. I have a question though, about a slight reddish hue in some of the inside the church photos. Here is an example of one. All the church photos were shot with the Rebel X, using the 50mm 1.8 lens and without flash. I took my shots so that they were not during all the flashing from other cameras as well. The film was Fuji Portra 400NC. And I had it developed at Image Makers, which specializes in all things photo.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 There is no such thing as Fuji Portra 400NC. You either used Fuji 400 NPH or Kodak Portra 400NC. I would suspect the latter. It doesn't matter where you had the film developed, C-41 film processing is the same no matter where, as long as it is a good lab that runs test strips and keeps the developer up to snuff. Where you have the prints made does depend on the film that you use. Kodak films do better on a Noritsu system and Kodak papers and Fuji films do better on a Fuji Frontier and Fuji Crystal Archive paper. <BR> From the scans that you have made, I think the indoor shots look very good and the outdoor shots have a bit of blue cast. If the photos look too red to you, it is most likely a result of the tungsten lights used indoors which give a reddish/orange cast. You could always have them printed and tell the operator to take a bit of the red out. The same for the blue, if it is really there. That is no problem. I once had some 8 x 10s made in a pro shop, handed them back to the operator and said, "A blue wedding dress?" He took one look, said, "Jeeze" and reprinted them at no cost with the blue gone. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 Oops- you're right- it did end up being Kodak film. And I saw the processor- it did say Noritsu on it. Would it have made much difference if I had used the UC instead of the NC?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmahler5th Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Hi Cynthia! Your pictures are very nice! It looks like you need to invest in a better scanner (perhaps a negative scanner) and learn how powerful Photoshop can be for your images. I hope you don't mind, but I have taken the liberty to touch up one of your images in Photoshop, and post for your review. I didn't have a lot to work with, but I'm sure if you could scan your negatives and work with a raw scan, these would show up a whole lot nicer on the Web.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmahler5th Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Another Photoshop toucup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Cynthia,<B></B><BR> UC would have been a bit more contrasty. I don't think you need that. You could increase contrast in photoshop if you wanted to. You did a good job with the exposures. The texture of the gown shows up nicely in all the photos and the flesh tones are dead on. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyn14060 Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Wow, thanks Steven- that looks really sharp. My scanner is old and I sure wouldn't use it to scan and print anything for an actual client. Eventually I would like to invest in some better equipment and tools but that's in the future. And, thank you, James for the nice compliment. I was glad for the opportunity to do these pictures but it sure had me stressed out about all the things that could go wrong. So, guess what I went and did? I got asked to do another wedding next year and I said yes.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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