Hi, gang. Got some 35mm photo's back from the chemist. I was unable to use the flash so they are a bit dark. I want to scan them, and lighten the picture so I can see it, and print a copy. My image express doesn't work. Ideas, anyone?
2007-01-22 05:15:39 · 7 answers · asked by TEE S 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
P.S. Was using a 35mm (non-digital) Polaroid.
2007-01-23 02:22:53 · update #1
photoshop is your best bet for trying to recover the photos, but if you don;t know how to use it can be quite complicated - there are however plenty of online tutorials.
one of the most basic methods is listed here
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apsunderexposed.htm
2007-01-22 05:19:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemist would have printed the picture as best they could from the negative. So you may be on a loser. Scanning a bad print won't help much, I guess.
Take the negatives back and ask if they could try to produce better prints. They may be able to scan the negatives, (the best way), and improve them digitally.
2007-01-22 05:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would strongly recommend Photoshop (CS or later). There's a photo adjustment feature that will allow you to adjust the shadow/highlights and another that will allow you to adjust the exposure and gamma (you will definitely need a program that has this feature particularly). The exposure adjustment allows you to get a more realistic result than other programs I've seen. Download a 30-day trial version if you don't have or can't buy a registered copy. Best of luck.
2007-01-22 05:24:37 · answer #3 · answered by Shannon L - Gavin's Mommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wont get much off the poor prints with a scanner. Maybe better to scan the negs, adjust contrast and reverse to bring back to a positive print.
2007-01-22 12:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu can use a free program if you do not want to buy Adobe photshop. This free program is called Gimp2 I personally like Photshop it is great.
Bob
2007-01-22 05:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download through torrents.com but I really doubt if if the photos can be rectified to your liking.
2007-01-23 18:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by nonoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to download.com you will find loads of photo software to download for free
2007-01-22 05:19:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋