Double Negative wrote:
Maybe I'm old-fashioned or something, but I never seem to get on with "all-in-one" or media-management type applications. Two big ones that come to mind are of course Adobe Lightroom and Apple Aperture. Not that they're bad apps or anything, but I know and prefer a more traditional workflow.
I like to do my own filing and management (via the Finder on Mac OS X) and do my post-processing in the mother of all apps, Photoshop. I'll often use Bridge though to browse the files and directories. I know how Photoshop works, I have my own set of actions and my life revolves around the "Curves" dialog box...
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I have played with curves a bit - so far, for B&W, I can't do better than the basic adjustments in Vuescan. For color, I have improved some shots significantly by playing with curves.
Unfortunately, "playing" is the operative word. Any suggestions as to good tutorials, especially from the standpoint of scanning negatives? Might you consider an article on the topic?
Randy