Black and white from a negative film

[Annibale G.]

Hi,
I like to shoot in black and white , usually I give to a professional developer my b/n film , so I do with my photo to print, I like photo on Ilford warmtone paper .
Now I need to scan some negative film and print them digitally . What are the step with photoshop to obtain the best result ?
Thanks awfully.
Annibale

[stnami]

Do you know anything about photoshop? If not you will have to get a good book or get some tutorials. It is a bit more complex than a couple of sentances as a reply

[farnz]

Annibale,

I agree with Im: you need to get a book or use some of the helpful Photoshop tutorial websites such as :

Cambridge in Colour - Digital Photography Tutorials (yes, I know it says colour but the principles are the same and it is user friendly)

How To Create Black And White From Color - Color Effects | PhotoshopSupport.com

Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady Tutorials and Techniques


But to get you started, when you've loaded your image into Photoshop, pull down the Image menu, select Mode and then select Grayscale. This will provide a black and white image from a colour image and you can then experiment with Levels, Curves, Dodging and Burning until you reach an image to your taste.

Pete.

[wilfredo]

Annibale:

Do you have a scanner? To open a scanned negative or slide in photoshop go to File, then down to Import, then go to your scanner. Once you scan the negative you can import it to PS and take it from there. I find I get great results shooting Ilford XP2 which is not a true B&W silver halide film but scans very well. Like others have indicated, books, tutorials, and I would add, trial and error, and consulting is the way to go.

Cheers,
Wilfredo
Benitez-Rivera Photography