Unit 23 Colour Negative Film

Unit 23 Colour Negative Film

Shooting in film bought back memories for me! I remember waiting for weeks for holiday films to be developed!  I like instant results now because i am very impatient. However after looking at the quality and texture that the images from film can generate,I can see the beauty that film can bring to a moody shoot.  

For this exercise I used a Canon EOS 300 - 28 -75 mm to take images in and around the college.

After the film was processed I used the Epson Perfection V700 Photo Duel lens system to scan the film. This was linked to a Apple mac with Epson Scan Software. The resolution of the scanner was set at 2400 pixels per inch

Once scanned I transferred the images in to Photoshop. Selecting with marching ants I increased the size to view individual images.

Scanned Film

Individual Image

Another image from the scanned film

Same Image Different presentation. I prefer this

Film Verus Digital

Light is exposed directly to the film, the roll of film will  be developed. If The film stays in good shape, one can create endless amounts prints from the original negative. Film will never deteriorate in quality if properly cared for.

A digital photograph, captured by digital cameras,on the analog sensor creates a digital image and compresses it to JPEG or leaves it in RAW format depending on  settings. If your camera compresses the image, it may not be quite be as sharp as film.

Scanning Film and Quality

The advantageous of digital photography is that one can easily transfer the image files to a computer without losing any quality or data. The transfer is seamless and you will maintain quality.

If the original film negatives are scanned , regardless of the resolution or quality of scan, you may lose quality when transferred on to the computer. While scanning equipment is great, it is still not perfect. Essentially, when you scan the film to the computer you are making a copy of the original. That copy would then be printed from a computer printer, making a copy of a copy. The difference may not be entirely noticeable, but you will have lost some quality during the film to scan process, and again from the computer to printer process.

reference
http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/film-vs-digital-quality.html