You are probably correct but I don't think there's any amount of
brightening I could do that would make the print look like it does in
mid-afternoon sun.
Chuck Norcutt
C.H.Ling wrote:
> Your print could be a little dark for room light then, with a traditional
> photo paper print there are some 'hidden' dark tone that can be seen under
> bright light and you get more dynamic range.
>
> Generally you should increase the brightness/contrast (I use curve tool)
> before send to the lab if you have asked for direct output without
> adjustment. I did over a thousand outputs few years ago, all prints were
> came out as expected after I have made a match of the montior to the trial
> prints.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"
>
>> It doesn't matter how good the scanner. The dynamic range of Velvia is
>> about 5 stops and the print less than that. The scanner probably can't
>> match the dynamic range of the film (at least on one pass) but it's
>> probably good enough for the range of the print which is probably less
>> than 4.
>>
>> No doubt each print is individually lit and it makes a big difference.
>> Last summer I shot a large, stately tree on Cape Cod for a friend who
>> had fallen in love with the tree (the second one I've shot for her, she
>> loves big trees). The image on screen looks very nice but I was very
>> disappointed in the print when I first saw it. But taking the print
>> into sunlight similar to the light it was shot in makes it just glow.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>
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