The first part is recording all image data from the film. Scanning is always divided into two parts. When establishing this workflow, scans from the Fuji Frontier scanner have always been my reference.
My initial idea was to get similar results from a simple consumer scanner than from a brilliant Fuji Frontier minilab machine. Maybe this scanner is not perfect, but its versatility and the comfortable price range makes it a perfect scanner to start out with. I am using a very common Epson V700 flatbed scanner. I will cover scanning of black and white negative film thereafter, but the main focus will be on color film. In this series of tutorials will focus on scanning color negative film, which is often claimed to be the most difficult film to scan. After a very long time of "try and error" I finally settled on a workflow that allows me to have full control over the look of my scanned negatives. I will provide you very deep insights to my workflow. With this post I will start a series of blog posts and screencasts that will teach you how I handle scanning.
Beyond the basic operation of the scanner and software, you need to make basic artistic decision when scanning, similar to those made by master printers in the traditional darkroom. I intentionally use this term, as it precisely describes what you do when scanning film. I severely underestimated the learning curve required to become a good scanner operator. When I started scanning film, I thought it would be an easy process.
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