This is - quite strangely - maybe my favourite photography video of this year. There's no actual photography involved, nothing on-location and no epic drone eye-candy; but the satisfaction of printing something you made (even if not us, viewers) shows through and actually brings the same satisfaction to those watching. Truly makes you appreciate our common passion.
Thank you very much. There are a lot of videos to choose from, so that's saying something. And I thought about doing an epic sweeping drone shot of the paper coming out of the printer, but decided against it - haha.
I know im a couple years late to this party... but... That finish on top of the print looks amazing. I paused the video at 11:10 and just stared at it for like 5 minutes. This entire print/framing choice is 11/10. And since I just found this channel tonight, time to binge them all. Great work.
One more thing: Its a file on the computer, it's an image on your phone but it only becomes a photograph on the wall. I absolutely love the very last part when you ttalking about the value of a print on your wall. Its so much satisfying.
Before you leave a comment asking how much it cost: it was about $750 all-in (not counting film, developing, or scanning fees). EDIT: For those taking the "all-in" comment a liiiiiittle too literally...yes, the roll of film cost $7.53 and developing cost $5.00. The drum scan cost $150, but I obviously didn't use the drum scan after all (and likely won't be drum scanning my C-41 film going forward as a result of this experience), so I'm chalking that up as an expensive lesson learned/cost of doing business. So that just leaves the $12.53 in film and developing, which if we're being this literal about "all-in", I would need to divide that by the number of prints I've made so far (3 at the time of this writing), so $12.53/3 = $4.18. But this number will, of course, go down as I make more prints in the future. So long story short, this particular print featured in the video cost about $750 in materials + $4.18 in prorated film and developing fees. Or, ABOUT $750 👍🏼 ...but then again there's the cost of the camera, lens, my clothes, food calories required to click the shutter, wear and tear on my shoes...hmm, this may take awhile.
And here's me trying to figure out how to develop using coffee and vinegar because I can't afford chemicals. People are like OMG can you print this for me and I'm like......."Ah..... you wanna just buy the negative?"
Thanks Nick, great walkthrough of the process!! I'm going to get some prints made and was really confused what paper to use, etc. This helped a lot!! Here's a breakdown of everything Nick said. In case you're like me and you like lists: Print size: 2 ft x 6 ft 1. Step 1 a. Drum scanning b. Aztek imaging, Alex Burke is better (learned this from some other video I watched) c. Gigantic TIF file (16-bit) d. Scanned on v750 instead, either will work 2. Step 2 a. Prep file for printing b. Clean dust c. Bring into Lightroom Color and tonal adjustments d. Export as 16-bit TIF e. Open in photoshop, use smart sharpen f. Resize to 24 in x 72 in at 300 ppi g. Send via FTP 3. Step 3 a. Print b. Pro photo connection c. Zbe chromira prolab printer (C-type print) d. Get proof made first - small version of print 4. Step 4 a. Mount and laminate b. Mount on 3 ¼ in gator board - light weight c. No glass, apply luster lamination (mounting guy did this) i. Luster lamination removes gloss d. Printed on Fuji crystal archive perl paper (looks backlit, but ultra high gloss) e. Sign and number print 5. Step 5 a. Framing b. SalamonArt.com c. Make sure you can trust them d. Float frame, check against different parts of print
O...k ... 13 minutes and 29 seconds of education and inspiration .... what's not to like? Great content delivered in Nick's unique style .... loved it.
Can't believe Pro Photo is still in business. I remember they were one of our competitors back in the day. I worked as a photo lab tech (mostly custom printing) at a small lab near O.C. airport for 30 years. Did a lot of work for architectural photographers, interior designers, Chuck Jones Studios, and many other cool people and companies. This was years before digital (when I started... in the mid 70s) and then when digital got going we lost a lot of business. About 10 months after I quit I found out they sold the business. Great video and nice finished print! Your description of having a finished print on the wall is right on. Used to be nice when I could print my own stuff at work. Those were the days... ;>) Subbed!
I love ProPhoto, I spent a lot of time in the OC about 26 years, and was grateful that they, and Samy's were around. I lived close to JWA, it was very convenient. I am now in Salt Lake working for a production company. We have a big archive to scan for a video, and Nick's videos were very influential on our purchase of a Epson V800., with SilverFast. I am now trying to figure out if we need to take the SilverFast SE 8 that came with the scanner, to an upgrade version. Not sure of the gain. Been thrown into the deep end, everything I know about scanning is from RUclips. It has been cool to see Nick's videos because he sounds good, and it is not a bunch of added B.S. To have local references I know is good!
I would love to see a video on how you personally store and catalog your negatives. Those were really cool boxes towards the beginning of the video. Great picture and awesome print man!
Printing is such an important and fun part of photography. It could end up being a conversation piece in your living room. A personalized gift. Its really when photos we spend so much time making, comes alive.
I'm a new subscriber. I follow a lot of photographer accounts on youtube. Some are funny. Some are profound. Some are informative. Some put together compelling videos. And very few are actually good photographers. Nick's the first one I've encountered who is all of the above. Thanks for the content!
I swear, anytime I run into a span where I feel a lack of artistic motivation or creativity I turn to your videos, even if I’ve seen them before. You and your work are top tier inspiration for me. Thank you for that, Nick!
Awesome videos Nick.. love the fact that you film the entire process, it’s really inspiring.. thanks for putting the time to create these videos, keep it up! 📸
It can indeed be a challenge to scan negs. I can say we don't have that saturation issue with our Aztek. Not sure what's going on there. Flatbeds are very convenient, but they just don't have the color detail/fidelity of the PMT of the drum. But no two images are alike and you gotta do what you gotta do to get a print you like! Another challenge with negs is the increase in grain that results from contrast adjustments needed to move the low contrast neg to a proper gamma for printing. Chromes really are the ideal film stock for scanning. Great video!
I'm anxious to get a new drum scan of this negative to see how it can look in the hands of the right technician. And that's interesting to hear about the grain increase from contrast adjustments. Explains a lot. I need to experiment more with pulling exposure on chromes to see if I can mimic the lower-contrast look I love so much from my negatives. Because I agree that chromes really are the best for scanning.
There's something therapeutic about this video. Not quite sure why but I like listening to you talking about a lot of things I don't quite understand. Love it!
I agree with you so much about getting prints done, its the most satisfying thing in photography. And when you sell them to clients, its even better. I print my photos on plexiglas, really love the 3d-look it gives and the quality. Have a nice weekend.
Beautiful looking print. Would love to be able to appreciate it in person while sipping a glass of that Blanton's. ;-) Heaven. Many thanks for all your effort in creating these videos. Always look forward to the next one.
Even online prints and clip frames provide food for the soul, I started filling my place with them and it is so satisfying. And it's a great way to find out which pictures you love enough to 'go large' with. Great film Nick.
So Inspiring! An artist that respect his craftmanship and invests so much of himself in it! I'm out of words for what this film made me feel, and it was only 13:29 minutes long! Absolutely phenomenal!
Hi Nick. Thanks for sharing. Your videos make such a nice triptych: 1) on location video 2) review of the images 3) printing and frame on the wall. The whole story. Great story. Keep going. If you feel you singing your intros works for you, just do it 😁
I'm blown away by the level of craftsmanship in this piece, besides, that's one of the best photos I've ever seen, sincerely. Would it been nice to know the aprox cost of all those premium process
@@nickcarverphoto I need to watch more of your content how do you number your prints from one? And what would you charge for such a wonderful print such as that?
What a super finished product, that print looks stunning! Great to see this from shoot to print, printing photographs is what it’s all about in the end!!
Another great video. Do you find that dry scanning the 6x17 negative better then wet mounting, since you have done both? They sell anti-newton glass, medium format trays for the Epson that I was thinking of getting.
Abigail Sockeye I actually wet mount scanned this negative also, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan had no noticeable improvement in sharpness but I did get some strange fringing around some of the edges on the wet scan that weren't there on the dry scan.
A beautiful Print from a gorgeous shot of that old Liquor shop. It was interesting having followed your videos from shot, scan to a gorgeous Print hanging on your wall.
Why don’t you get the raw scan and manually invert it? I do this when I get my negatives drum scanned. It takes practice and a little bit to tweak, but the results are amazing.
That's a great idea and I'm sure it's worth trying. I will say, though, that I also tried "DSLR scanning" this image on a light box and then inverting in PS like you describe. Doing the inversion myself with careful use of the tone curve never got the colors as good as SilverFast did for me with their Portra profile. I'm no slouch when it comes to color correction using curves in PS, but maybe I'm not as practiced as I could be for inverting negatives.
There is a way to get a so called linear scan with dslr. Linear scan is preferred when you are going to invert the image with ColorPerfect. www.colorperfect.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en
I don't believe you can get a RAW output from Digital PhotoLab which I'm sure they used on that Howtek. I can't get a raw output from ScanXact on my drum scanner or from my Scitex flatbed.
Love your videos! But I have to ask a question: Why not wet scan the negative rather than using the shim method? You'f get excellent results. Just aksing, not criticizing.
John Wilkinson that's a good question. I actually did wet scan it on my epson, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan wasn't noticeably sharper but it did have weird color fringing on some of the high-contrast edges, which the dry scan didn't have.
Wow dude just finished the vid. I watched the original video of this shoot I think 3 times because I loved it so much and to see this process and the final print is amazing. Best photographer, photography, photography channel out there hands down!
You could use a medium format camera, the new 60mp Sony ARIV, or maybe even combine that with some fractal resizing. Possssibly resizing with AI models might help, but afaik they are currently mostly useful for low res upscaling .
@@Baronvonbadguy3 I have the Sony A7 II with 24MP. I wonder what the biggest print would be I could do that still looks good, even when you're getting close to it.
@@WinrichNaujoks those fractal resizing algorithms do solid work with inkjet printing. Give it a shot. If you're not cropping in much, 24mp might be enough. A little sharpening goes a long way
Big fan of getting prints done. The most photographed generation with the least amount of pictures to show for in prints. Great point..... thanks for sharing.
Absolutely stunning. The question now remain how high is Ton(y)'s IQ ?
6 лет назад
Awesome video! Makes you really think about the "why" of photography. The record about making something tangible out of photographs is the right one to be broken.
Nick thank you so much for sharing this project. - I have a large empty wall in the living room I've wanted to fill and have gone down so many avenues of what to put in the space. It's witness to nearly every minute of family life, and so I decided it needs a really strong statement piece. This is exactly how I want to frame it, and you've brought the inspiration and a task list in grand form. Salute, good sir.
I appreciate how you took us through the process and showed how the drumscan didn't work. Would have never of known that, trial and error is king sometimes.
6 лет назад
What great Video! Seeing doing everything yourself with all the deep insights is a huge value I have not seen anybody deliver on that level of quality. Thank you very much!
Arrived at this video looking to see someone knowledgeable show their method of self-printing & mounting art photography. Wrong video. BUT so much more interesting (mesmerizing, actually) by an enthusiastic expert showing the best way to have it done 3rd parties professionally. What a treat and what a personable, photo-loving, printing-loving guy! Thank you. Hey! Wait just a minute! Is that THE Thomas Heaton commenting just below? Wow! Another great photographer and video-maker I follow!
That turned out absolutely stunning! And yes, the feeling of being able to hold the photo in your hand, not just watch it on a screen, that’s what it’s all about.
I Don't comment easy. But your videos are class part from rest of this world. Gives a clear defination to the thought in my photography. So subtle and simple yet so different. This is the best, I have even seen in a video about printing images. Your are a cult.
Great videos man. Totally inspiring and different from the run of the mill videos. I can tell. You do this for the passion. No gimmicky intro, no new camera reviews or videos trying to persuade us into buying the latest greatest camera. Just good old fashioned Art. The first video I watched from you was when you shot that picture. Seeing the printing process was amazing.
Thanks a lot, man. I'm glad that comes across in my videos. I have no desire to do new camera reviews and all that "mirrorless camera shootout" stuff, but I often wonder if I'm shooting myself in the foot by not doing those things. Happy to hear I'm making the right call.
So satisfying watching the whole process of finding the location, shooting it, scanning, printing it, hanging it. That beer sip, I can almost TASTE the gratification of finally having it up on the wall like that. I've previously worked in print labs that use these kind of printers, and always always recommend printing this way rather than ink-to-paper style.
You've got the photographers eye in capturing the moment. It really does look like a moment and a place in time, I'd have that on my wall for sure where you can admire it from a distance and go right in to take in all that detail. The quality of the print itself as good as it can be without actually being there, outstanding.
Starting to bring more of your own personality to this series! The content is fantastic and couldn't agree more about printing in general! Love it man, keep it up!
Never seen your channel and just skipped through this without audio because I'm at work...will be re watching with headphones over lunch. This is beautiful! I will have to check out your other videos too.
Nick Carver : not your typical Weekly uploader. But, oh boy... when he does he delivers.
Xavier Ancarno I'm putting that on my business card.
Xavier Ancarno No Kidding. No fro...um, I digress.
He do bring the goods
How much did this cost? Just wondering how much it would run to get something this big printed and framed.
Total cost of materials was around 800-850.
Ahhh😊 Therapy wrapped up in a video. I love your content.
Glad seeing you here Sir!
Heaton and Carver would be a knockout combo. Should happen.
Its always great seeing two You Tubers collide in the RUclips comments section.
❤️
Thomas! Thanks a lot, my friend. It means a lot coming from you.
This is - quite strangely - maybe my favourite photography video of this year. There's no actual photography involved, nothing on-location and no epic drone eye-candy; but the satisfaction of printing something you made (even if not us, viewers) shows through and actually brings the same satisfaction to those watching. Truly makes you appreciate our common passion.
Thank you very much. There are a lot of videos to choose from, so that's saying something. And I thought about doing an epic sweeping drone shot of the paper coming out of the printer, but decided against it - haha.
so dont need to say the result is more than awesome ..... and this color issue is just the right kick ... Love it
Thank you! 👍🏼
I know im a couple years late to this party... but... That finish on top of the print looks amazing. I paused the video at 11:10 and just stared at it for like 5 minutes. This entire print/framing choice is 11/10. And since I just found this channel tonight, time to binge them all. Great work.
One more thing: Its a file on the computer, it's an image on your phone but it only becomes a photograph on the wall. I absolutely love the very last part when you ttalking about the value of a print on your wall. Its so much satisfying.
Before you leave a comment asking how much it cost: it was about $750 all-in (not counting film, developing, or scanning fees).
EDIT: For those taking the "all-in" comment a liiiiiittle too literally...yes, the roll of film cost $7.53 and developing cost $5.00. The drum scan cost $150, but I obviously didn't use the drum scan after all (and likely won't be drum scanning my C-41 film going forward as a result of this experience), so I'm chalking that up as an expensive lesson learned/cost of doing business. So that just leaves the $12.53 in film and developing, which if we're being this literal about "all-in", I would need to divide that by the number of prints I've made so far (3 at the time of this writing), so $12.53/3 = $4.18. But this number will, of course, go down as I make more prints in the future. So long story short, this particular print featured in the video cost about $750 in materials + $4.18 in prorated film and developing fees. Or, ABOUT $750 👍🏼
...but then again there's the cost of the camera, lens, my clothes, food calories required to click the shutter, wear and tear on my shoes...hmm, this may take awhile.
Not too bad all things considered. And it looks pretty damn good I must say.
so not 750 then ?
And here's me trying to figure out how to develop using coffee and vinegar because I can't afford chemicals. People are like OMG can you print this for me and I'm like......."Ah..... you wanna just buy the negative?"
So i can say than the only thing i can afford in this video is the beer!
So $2000-$3000 retail then? (If you were going to sell it)
Fantastic video btw!!
WAY WAY better than your average youtube photography video. Outstanding.
Glenn Smith I really appreciate that. Thanks a lot!
Glenn Smith thats so true, Im glad these types of channels exist
Blow job knows photo......... dot com
@@zebunker and the way he says that is even more irritating, lol. Nick is real and fantastic
Thanks Nick, great walkthrough of the process!! I'm going to get some prints made and was really confused what paper to use, etc. This helped a lot!!
Here's a breakdown of everything Nick said. In case you're like me and you like lists:
Print size: 2 ft x 6 ft
1. Step 1
a. Drum scanning
b. Aztek imaging, Alex Burke is better (learned this from some other video I watched)
c. Gigantic TIF file (16-bit)
d. Scanned on v750 instead, either will work
2. Step 2
a. Prep file for printing
b. Clean dust
c. Bring into Lightroom Color and tonal adjustments
d. Export as 16-bit TIF
e. Open in photoshop, use smart sharpen
f. Resize to 24 in x 72 in at 300 ppi
g. Send via FTP
3. Step 3
a. Print
b. Pro photo connection
c. Zbe chromira prolab printer (C-type print)
d. Get proof made first - small version of print
4. Step 4
a. Mount and laminate
b. Mount on 3 ¼ in gator board - light weight
c. No glass, apply luster lamination (mounting guy did this)
i. Luster lamination removes gloss
d. Printed on Fuji crystal archive perl paper (looks backlit, but ultra high gloss)
e. Sign and number print
5. Step 5
a. Framing
b. SalamonArt.com
c. Make sure you can trust them
d. Float frame, check against different parts of print
THX for this GREAT List - I COPY and SAVE /// McRoman ... ;)
O...k ... 13 minutes and 29 seconds of education and inspiration .... what's not to like? Great content delivered in Nick's unique style .... loved it.
Thank you!
The printing part is my favorite part of photography. You see your art come to life.
Amen to that.
Can't believe Pro Photo is still in business. I remember they were one of our competitors back in the day. I worked as a photo lab tech (mostly custom printing) at a small lab near O.C. airport for 30 years. Did a lot of work for architectural photographers, interior designers, Chuck Jones Studios, and many other cool people and companies. This was years before digital (when I started... in the mid 70s) and then when digital got going we lost a lot of business. About 10 months after I quit I found out they sold the business. Great video and nice finished print! Your description of having a finished print on the wall is right on. Used to be nice when I could print my own stuff at work. Those were the days... ;>)
Subbed!
I love ProPhoto, I spent a lot of time in the OC about 26 years, and was grateful that they, and Samy's were around. I lived close to JWA, it was very convenient. I am now in Salt Lake working for a production company. We have a big archive to scan for a video, and Nick's videos were very influential on our purchase of a Epson V800., with SilverFast. I am now trying to figure out if we need to take the SilverFast SE 8 that came with the scanner, to an upgrade version. Not sure of the gain. Been thrown into the deep end, everything I know about scanning is from RUclips. It has been cool to see Nick's videos because he sounds good, and it is not a bunch of added B.S. To have local references I know is good!
@@brisci Silverfast is great. Turns any scanner into a beast and really does a massive impact
I would love to see a video on how you personally store and catalog your negatives. Those were really cool boxes towards the beginning of the video. Great picture and awesome print man!
Printing is such an important and fun part of photography. It could end up being a conversation piece in your living room. A personalized gift. Its really when photos we spend so much time making, comes alive.
You make a digital guy want to try and shoot film , great photography and I believe you must print to appreciate
Larry Crain thank you sir
I'm a new subscriber. I follow a lot of photographer accounts on youtube. Some are funny. Some are profound. Some are informative. Some put together compelling videos. And very few are actually good photographers. Nick's the first one I've encountered who is all of the above. Thanks for the content!
Thank you very much for the kind words. The quality of the photography is always my main concern, so it means a lot to hear this.
Nice work Nick. Great video, and especially so for showing the initial no-go with the drum scan aspect. All very interesting and informative.
it is always inspiring to see how much love and dedication you give to your work. An image is not complete until is not printed properly.
This was an amazing result. I love Chromira prints. That's a print to be proud of.
I swear, anytime I run into a span where I feel a lack of artistic motivation or creativity I turn to your videos, even if I’ve seen them before. You and your work are top tier inspiration for me. Thank you for that, Nick!
Awesome videos Nick.. love the fact that you film the entire process, it’s really inspiring.. thanks for putting the time to create these videos, keep it up! 📸
cesar garcia thank you for watching. I'm flattered anyone even cares to see it. Haha
question, where did you get your print mounted on 3/4 gator board and laminated with a luster lamination??
It can indeed be a challenge to scan negs. I can say we don't have that saturation issue with our Aztek. Not sure what's going on there. Flatbeds are very convenient, but they just don't have the color detail/fidelity of the PMT of the drum. But no two images are alike and you gotta do what you gotta do to get a print you like! Another challenge with negs is the increase in grain that results from contrast adjustments needed to move the low contrast neg to a proper gamma for printing. Chromes really are the ideal film stock for scanning. Great video!
I'm anxious to get a new drum scan of this negative to see how it can look in the hands of the right technician. And that's interesting to hear about the grain increase from contrast adjustments. Explains a lot. I need to experiment more with pulling exposure on chromes to see if I can mimic the lower-contrast look I love so much from my negatives. Because I agree that chromes really are the best for scanning.
What a great journey man from exposure to print. Stunning
Bill Pickle thank you!
There's something therapeutic about this video. Not quite sure why but I like listening to you talking about a lot of things I don't quite understand. Love it!
The photo is gorgeous, love the details!
Thanks for your videos. I do enjoy unpackaging a new print!
your videos are so addictive bro!! I can't stop looking at them.... especially the on location photography ones... love from India
Thank you very much, my friend!
I know how you feel when hanging it up, after all the work, done it many times before. I grabbed a beer too. Glorious.
This is really great stuff mate.
I agree with you so much about getting prints done, its the most satisfying thing in photography. And when you sell them to clients, its even better. I print my photos on plexiglas, really love the 3d-look it gives and the quality. Have a nice weekend.
Beautiful looking print. Would love to be able to appreciate it in person while sipping a glass of that Blanton's. ;-) Heaven. Many thanks for all your effort in creating these videos. Always look forward to the next one.
Brent Just thanks! And that's a damn good way to enjoy looking at a print.
Even online prints and clip frames provide food for the soul, I started filling my place with them and it is so satisfying. And it's a great way to find out which pictures you love enough to 'go large' with. Great film Nick.
Thank you very much.
Reminds me a book by Joel Meyerowitz: Cape Light, I bought nearly 40 years ago, good work.
Man, Thomas Heaton recomended your videos and he was spot on. Instant fan right here.
I sent a portrait I did to Walmart 8x10 for $4. Wow, blew me away. Have it hanging on my wall.
I also am thinking of doing go this. For the cost (cheap) it seems like it wouldn’t hurt to try it out. How is the quality of the final print?
So Inspiring! An artist that respect his craftmanship and invests so much of himself in it!
I'm out of words for what this film made me feel, and it was only 13:29 minutes long! Absolutely phenomenal!
Totally awesome man! Cheers! 😎🍻
sillysausage72 much obliged!
That’s what I always liked about film, the fact that it can be blown up THAT large and still look amazing.
Hi Nick. Thanks for sharing. Your videos make such a nice triptych: 1) on location video 2) review of the images 3) printing and frame on the wall. The whole story.
Great story. Keep going. If you feel you singing your intros works for you, just do it 😁
monmioamio thank you very much! And this is probably the last time I'll sing an intro. Haha
I came back to this video more than 5 times :D
Haha - that's awesome
Nick Carver please dont take 2 months to make your new video. I already binged almost every upload
I'm blown away by the level of craftsmanship in this piece, besides, that's one of the best photos I've ever seen, sincerely. Would it been nice to know the aprox cost of all those premium process
Señor Calabaza thank you very much! Total cost was around 800-850.
Nick Carver wow, that's quite a lot of money. thanks for the reply
I wanted to have an idea of the cost. Price does not seem to bad when you consider the end product.
@@nickcarverphoto I need to watch more of your content how do you number your prints from one? And what would you charge for such a wonderful print such as that?
What a super finished product, that print looks stunning! Great to see this from shoot to print, printing photographs is what it’s all about in the end!!
Amazing. I'm curious to know how much it costs to get a print like this done... From negative to wall.
Great work my friend. Cheers.
Iv M just cost of materials on this one was about 800-850. Not counting time spent.
Thank you for taking us on your journey 😍
Amazing work but I have a question: why don’t you choose to centre the building in the middle of the frame? Can you explain me your choice? Thanks 👍
Excellent! Well worth the wait as always, now i know to shoot transparency when drum scanning, Cheers Nick
Or find a better scanning technician if you're doing negatives - haha.
Excellent work, as always. Thanks for the inspiration. Now, can I borrow some money? LOL
TheAgeOfAnalog haha - I would but I spent all mine on prints. And whiskey.
Great video! I really enjoy your videos and your work is amazing.
Thank you very much!
Another great video. Do you find that dry scanning the 6x17 negative better then wet mounting, since you have done both? They sell anti-newton glass, medium format trays for the Epson that I was thinking of getting.
Abigail Sockeye I actually wet mount scanned this negative also, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan had no noticeable improvement in sharpness but I did get some strange fringing around some of the edges on the wet scan that weren't there on the dry scan.
A beautiful Print from a gorgeous shot of that old Liquor shop. It was interesting having followed your videos from shot, scan to a gorgeous Print hanging on your wall.
Why don’t you get the raw scan and manually invert it? I do this when I get my negatives drum scanned. It takes practice and a little bit to tweak, but the results are amazing.
Good question IMO. With a raw scan you can do as many inversions as it takes to get it right. Regardless, another excellent video!
For inversion I have used the plugin program ColorPerfect with great success. But not on a drum scan.
That's a great idea and I'm sure it's worth trying. I will say, though, that I also tried "DSLR scanning" this image on a light box and then inverting in PS like you describe. Doing the inversion myself with careful use of the tone curve never got the colors as good as SilverFast did for me with their Portra profile. I'm no slouch when it comes to color correction using curves in PS, but maybe I'm not as practiced as I could be for inverting negatives.
There is a way to get a so called linear scan with dslr. Linear scan is preferred when you are going to invert the image with ColorPerfect. www.colorperfect.com/colorperfect.html?lang=en
I don't believe you can get a RAW output from Digital PhotoLab which I'm sure they used on that Howtek. I can't get a raw output from ScanXact on my drum scanner or from my Scitex flatbed.
Few motivate me to get out and take photos like this guy. Just seeing the potential from someone with so much skill is inspiring in itself.
That's what I like to hear. Thank you!
Love your videos! But I have to ask a question: Why not wet scan the negative rather than using the shim method? You'f get excellent results. Just aksing, not criticizing.
John Wilkinson that's a good question. I actually did wet scan it on my epson, but ended up using the dry scan. The wet scan wasn't noticeably sharper but it did have weird color fringing on some of the high-contrast edges, which the dry scan didn't have.
Wow dude just finished the vid. I watched the original video of this shoot I think 3 times because I loved it so much and to see this process and the final print is amazing.
Best photographer, photography, photography channel out there hands down!
carlosinglos you are too kind, my friend. Thank you!
Is it possible to make prints that large with that kind of resolution from a digital image, or does it need to be on film?
You could use a medium format camera, the new 60mp Sony ARIV, or maybe even combine that with some fractal resizing. Possssibly resizing with AI models might help, but afaik they are currently mostly useful for low res upscaling .
@@Baronvonbadguy3 I have the Sony A7 II with 24MP. I wonder what the biggest print would be I could do that still looks good, even when you're getting close to it.
@@WinrichNaujoks those fractal resizing algorithms do solid work with inkjet printing. Give it a shot. If you're not cropping in much, 24mp might be enough. A little sharpening goes a long way
Big fan of getting prints done. The most photographed generation with the least amount of pictures to show for in prints. Great point..... thanks for sharing.
Yeah that's a good way to say it - most photographed with the least prints.
Absolutely stunning. The question now remain how high is Ton(y)'s IQ ?
Awesome video! Makes you really think about the "why" of photography. The record about making something tangible out of photographs is the right one to be broken.
I'm curious how much you ended up spending on all of this.
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And Nick your videos is the food for my soul!
So what was the overall cost of that picture? I'm quite intrigued by printing some of my shots, but I generally just don't have the money...
e1337air given the size of this piece, it wasn't one of my cheaper ones. Around 800-850 all in.
Nick Carver since it’s a limited edition if you were to sell them exactly like you did the first one how much would you sell it for?
I loved this series. Top notch content. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Oh so good! It's like seeing your babies getting born :)
Simply your best video yet. Really great insight in this one. Love the print too!
Thank you very much!
Your story telling approach is awesome, and so is the fact that you didn't over boost shadows in the darks.
LOVE IT!! Still cant get over your Anza-Borrego Desert print. That is the one that made me fall in love with your art.
Nick thank you so much for sharing this project. - I have a large empty wall in the living room I've wanted to fill and have gone down so many avenues of what to put in the space. It's witness to nearly every minute of family life, and so I decided it needs a really strong statement piece.
This is exactly how I want to frame it, and you've brought the inspiration and a task list in grand form.
Salute, good sir.
Thank you! Good on you for deciding to fill that wall. Nothing like making a print.
You are so right about printing your own work.
$750 was well worth it. I wish I could print more of my work, but what I have printed, I love. Nice job.
What a legend. Thanks for all the inspiration, watching your videos has got me actually getting prints made.
Yes gents, your boy is producing higher quality videos than television...
Awesome Nick, effin awesome. You're so right about getting your work printed.
Nick, you sure do put the effort in. Fantastic work and so much attention to detail.
Awesome video Nick! I love your story telling style lol. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
thanks!
Right on. Looks great!
Thanks!
OMG!! Nick, i have stumbled upon your channel a couple of days ago and man oh man. That print gave me goosebumps!
Thank you!
I appreciate how you took us through the process and showed how the drumscan didn't work. Would have never of known that, trial and error is king sometimes.
What great Video! Seeing doing everything yourself with all the deep insights is a huge value I have not seen anybody deliver on that level of quality. Thank you very much!
Arrived at this video looking to see someone knowledgeable show their method of self-printing & mounting art photography. Wrong video. BUT so much more interesting (mesmerizing, actually) by an enthusiastic expert showing the best way to have it done 3rd parties professionally. What a treat and what a personable, photo-loving, printing-loving guy! Thank you. Hey! Wait just a minute! Is that THE Thomas Heaton commenting just below? Wow! Another great photographer and video-maker I follow!
There is a soul in your works and this is a result of your order and discipline,,
That turned out absolutely stunning! And yes, the feeling of being able to hold the photo in your hand, not just watch it on a screen, that’s what it’s all about.
Proper content from a proper photographer. What a refreshing change. Fantastic stuff - I have subscribed.
I Don't comment easy. But your videos are class part from rest of this world. Gives a clear defination to the thought in my photography. So subtle and simple yet so different. This is the best, I have even seen in a video about printing images. Your are a cult.
Great videos man. Totally inspiring and different from the run of the mill videos. I can tell. You do this for the passion. No gimmicky intro, no new camera reviews or videos trying to persuade us into buying the latest greatest camera. Just good old fashioned Art. The first video I watched from you was when you shot that picture. Seeing the printing process was amazing.
Thanks a lot, man. I'm glad that comes across in my videos. I have no desire to do new camera reviews and all that "mirrorless camera shootout" stuff, but I often wonder if I'm shooting myself in the foot by not doing those things. Happy to hear I'm making the right call.
@@nickcarverphoto There are enough people to do those shoot outs. You've got your own lane and its the creative lane. Not buy more crap lane.
You gotta do what you gotta do. I like this guy and I like my photos. Big thumbs up.
A fantastic video ! Just like therapy, it's got to be done repeatedly! So, I'll have more of this type of video... more often, please.
Now that is something we dont see everyday. Motivating me to get some prints made (not as big as this but still something real and tangible).
Your channel does a lot for my soul.
I'm sold out, man what a great video so different from 90% of youtube nowadays, well done and keep it coming.
this my friend... is a masterpiece gotta congratulate you on that many artists strive for that moment
Thank you very much
@@nickcarverphoto no prob bob
Love your passion for the printing process. We all share that feeling of making something great.
So satisfying watching the whole process of finding the location, shooting it, scanning, printing it, hanging it. That beer sip, I can almost TASTE the gratification of finally having it up on the wall like that. I've previously worked in print labs that use these kind of printers, and always always recommend printing this way rather than ink-to-paper style.
You are so right, there is nothing like seeing your hard in print and displayed! Thanks for sharing!🙏🏾☺️
Fantastic image, loved the film, thank you for sharing it Nick. Cheers.
You've got the photographers eye in capturing the moment. It really does look like a moment and a place in time, I'd have that on my wall for sure where you can admire it from a distance and go right in to take in all that detail. The quality of the print itself as good as it can be without actually being there, outstanding.
Starting to bring more of your own personality to this series! The content is fantastic and couldn't agree more about printing in general! Love it man, keep it up!
Never seen your channel and just skipped through this without audio because I'm at work...will be re watching with headphones over lunch. This is beautiful! I will have to check out your other videos too.
Do more of these. Great concept for a video. Very inspiring to see the finished product and the process.
Jesus, that is a work of art. That came out perfect. Well done.
Love the print and the bottle of Blanton’s !