Vintage Vibes (T-Max 400; 3200 films)
So the week is coming to a close; and I figured that I'd share what I have had in store for a long time. So last Friday I woke up, got ready for work, and checked my bank account because I got paid. When I saw the amount I got for my two weeks, I smiled with joy knowing I have enough to finally buy a film scanner. An Epson Perfection v600 Photo to be exact. When it finally arrived on Thursday coming from work; I ran towards it like a kid getting presents on Christmas. I got a knife, unpacked it, and installed it. I knew I just took a huge step moving forward in my photography. When I began to check out the scans, my thoughts were "Why do they look very stretched out, very low on detail and quality?" But then I knew why; it applies when I make prints with chemicals. Since the images are small on the negative, when being printed out, the quality tends to look like very blurry when you look at it up close. Like the lines around the subject of your image looks stretched and I think the grain of the film tends to indicate the sharpness of the image when going through the printing process, but I am still not sure on that part. So that was my first thought but I can always bump up resolution if i wanted to but nah, I'ma play the safe route and stay at beginner level with the machine. I've scanned what I've liked throughout my collection of negatives. But it's still not all of them either (both favorites and my collection as a whole). This whole week I felt so productive that I finally have once again the urge to pick up my film or point-and-shoot cameras with me and just shoot. There is an endless amount of things to be explored throughout the city and now I want to plan to shoot as much of it as possible. No matter the subject, theme, desires, etc. As always thanks again for just checking out my page in general. With this scanner I plan to upload more of my work and share it to you guys. Stay tuned! -BE