Hi Hugh,
In this case, I¡¯m not convinced that you need any sort of B&W plugin. ?I scan a *LOT* of B&W Negatives, since up until Covid hit, I was shooting a lot of B&W film. ?These days I¡¯m so busy with work, that I don¡¯t really have time for working with film. :-(
If I tweak the photo, after scanning, I just use the basic sliders in Lightroom.
Zane
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On Apr 5, 2023, at 8:30 AM, Hugh via groups.io <hcrymble@...> wrote:
Zane, I¡¯m just getting into this after a 3 yr break. I¡¯m just looking to get good images from old negs.
I¡¯m aiming for striking images rather than journalistic ones. ?Probably lots of deep blacks and bright whites as that is what I remember the stage to often look like.
On Apr 3, 2023, at 1:27 PM, Zane Healy <
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Okay, now you have my interest. ?What are you trying to achieve? ?I¡¯m not in the habit of running B&W Negatives through B&W plugins. ?Having said that, I have experimented a little using Silver Efex 2 with negatives, this has been to have images that feel consistent with my digital photos for my ¡°Coastal Defense Forts¡± project. ?I¡¯ve found the results to be surprisingly good. ?Part of the reason for this testing is that I want to get a couple images in the future that will most likely be shot on either 8x10 or 11x14 film, and then drum scanned, as the goal is to print them crazy huge.
