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What has caused the marks on the edge of the negative? It is Ilford P4 film, which I processed myself (that's all I can tell you, it was a long time ago). Thank you. Alice.
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Digital copy from a negative. They asked me to take their photograph - so I did. -
Digital copy from old negative. Lost the print but the negative is well preserved. -
Digital copy from an old negative. The lopsided shot I put down to fatigue - I was only about nine years old at the time, so I can't blame alcohol. -
Second digital copy from an old negative. I was really young when I took this and can't remember the exact location. I've got as close as possible to the original print, purposely steering clear of the chocolate box-look. -
Digital copy from a negative from a walk I can't remember taking(!) If this had been shot on a digital camera, I wouldn't have a copy. -
Digital copy of old negative I took yonks ago with my first camera: Chinon CE4, with its 50mm f1.9 auto lens, plus polarizing filter. I just love the warm, nostalgic feeling I get from film(!) -
Digital copy from an old negative. I was really young when I took this and can't remember the exact location. I've got as close as possible to the original print, purposely steering clear of the chocolate box-look. -
This one (my favourite) came out better. Thank you for your advice. Alice.
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Of course - upload them on here(!) Thank you. Here's one I cleaned with baby shampoo diluted in lukewarm water. (the flatness of the negative restricted the amount of manipulation; if I went too far, it resulted in a loss of cohesion). Alice. P.S. Anyone any idea where this is?
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Spitfire on display at Brighouse's 1940's Weekend. -
1940's Weekend, Brighouse, UK. -
1940's Weekend, Brighouse, UK. -
Every year, for one weekend, people from every walk of life, dress-up and celebrate the1940's (goodness knows why!) -
Hi, I've uploaded them privately on my google photos account. Not sure how to post a link, or even if it's possible to share it(!) Any suggestions where to post them (not on any social media). Thank you. Alice. x
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Thank you, James, for the clarification.
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Hi, Alan, plenty of info there. And the link to the Albert and Victoria museum is jolly helpful (I'm in the UK) - the dye transfer process looks awsome! Thank you. Alice.
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I know there are threads about cleaning up old negatives, and youtube vids on the subject, but I find some of the "solutions" a tad confusing. Some will tell you to use isopropyl alcohol; a warm water bath with detergent; film cleaner; lighter fuel; rub with a cloth/don't rub with a cloth; clean with your fingers, etc. The negatives I've acquired are from WW2(!), therefore I'm seeking the one method that will cause the least damage. Some are so grimy, I despair, ha. Here is one of the worst (4, all are of German soldiers). Thank you. Alice. P.S. Am I permitted to post them on my portfolio, or do they have to be photos I took myself?
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Digital copy of transparency I took with my first SLR camera (god knows how long ago!). Chinon CE 4, 50mm Pentax lens. Fujichrome. -
Haha.
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I'm fumbling my way through Gimp at the moment, solely for the purpose of converting negatives to digital using my DSLR. Can't quite get the hang of removing the colour cast (done automatically on my scanner), which, when corrected, hasn't the same tonal values as the scan. The upside is, the DSLR copy is slightly sharper, and the highlights are not as blown out. In the image below is a side by side comparison, with no manipulation (except for the inversion, obviously). Any advice would be jolly welcome! Thank you. Alice. P.S. Left, Epson scanner; right, DSLR with enlarger lens.
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Crikey - you did it on your phone(?!) I'm years behind, and playing catch up! BTW the rocks are a boring drab grey - limestone, in the Yorkshire Dales. Thank you for your patience. Alice. x
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Thank you, stuart, that worked jolly well, just need to get to grips with the other functions. In the image below, there are some green patches I want to shift - not too horrid - but the shrubbery on those fells is not as verdant as in the copy (not into the sickly chocolate box-look). This is only a short flirtation, as I'm searching for a decent lab to digitalise all my old colour films, and once that is achieved, I shall return to shooting black and white, then it's ta-ta image manipulation software, ha! Cheers. Alice. x
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hi, joe, I downloaded the gimp but I found it difficult to use. I don't understand a lot of the actions and the ones I do I can't get to work - for example the picker or the curves tool. I did manage to convert a film negative to positive but I couldn't get the clone tool to work, and then could not save the file to jpeg when I finished (what a loser, ha!). Anyway, thank you for your help. Alice. x
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Thank you, joe, that is more like it. I have an old laptop with a very early version of Photoshop (Elements 2 - twenty-odd years old!). It hasn't got curves or droppers, and anyway, I'm not a fan of art packages. It sounds daft but I want to digitalise my pictures without any manipulation. They are of memories I have lost, and I want the results to be close as possible to the original shot, and so my quest now is to find a lab that can measure up! (I know, loony, ha!) Cheers. Alice. x
