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
righ
maxqu
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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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