STREAMED On-Demand Delivery +
One-on-One Workshop Sessions
With Weekly Zoom Tutorials
This intermediate workshop includes one-on-one sessions so the course material can be focused on your specific interests and objectives, and any follow up questions can be subsequently answered in our weekly Zoom tutorials. The cost is AUD $350 including all fees and charges.
We explore the unique qualities and advantages of film in the age of digital photography. BW and colour negatives and transparencies are scanned and processed for inclusion in digital imaging workflows. Traditional photographic values combine with state-of-the-art digital techniques to produce exquisite images of a quality that is almost unimaginable in a digital only workflow. Dedicated film scanners and contemporary camera systems are compared and evaluated, along with specialist techniques including oil/vacuum mounting, automated dust removal, batch scanning, and camera scanning solutions.
The workshop is conducted through practical experiments, custom calibrations, and real-world applications. Roll film and sheet film is scanned for specific destinations, from digital preservation and archiving, to high end digital printing and pre press, and online distribution. Of particular consideration is the management of colour, both scene and output referred, and the enhancement of ‘presence’ and spatial dimensionality in the scan. The aim is to include the advantages of film capture within an efficient digital workflow to achieve the highest quality outcome. Our Zoom Tutorials answer all your follow up questions while file sharing enables test scans and processed files to be analysed, evaluated, and perfected.
The workshop is presented via one-on-one recorded sessions, weekly Zoom tutorials, and streamed on-demand resources – Notes, Videos, 3D LUTs, ICC Profiles – covering the following topics in a fully searchable database and accessed without restriction via the Workshop’s Resource Website.
Pre Production Calibration
• Film cleaning and physical restoration
• Antistatic air and handling systems
• Linearising a scanner or camera system
• Profiling a scanner or camera system
• Determining a scanner’s true optical resolution
• Calculating file sizes and ppi resolutions
Digitisation
• Drum scanning versus linear CCD/CMOS scanning
• Scanning film with a digital camera
• Light sources – diffuse versus specular density
• Wet versus dry mounting and custom film carriers
• XY stitching – manual and automated systems
• High dynamic range scanning
Processing
• Bit depth and histogram shaping
• Unsharp masking versus deconvolution sharpening
• Dissolving film grain and reducing artefacts
• Automated dust removal and spotting
• Luminosity and spatial masking
• Custom tone response curves
Colour Management
• Proper Proof scanning
• Colour spaces, file formats and metadata
• Gamut mapping and compression
• Conversion of C41 colour negatives
• Scanning B&W pyro stained negatives
• Archival film and digital storage solutions
Also there are no time restrictions or viewing limits on any of the workshop resources including the Workshop’s Consultation Recordings. And as additional questions arise they can be answered by attending our weekly Tutorials live-steamed over ZOOM ensuring consistent and ongoing support.
Venue: One-on-One Workshop Sessions
Duration: 6+ hours (workshop + tutorials)
Resources: Extensive course notes, videos, test images, actions, macros, luts
Cost: AUD $350 (includes all fees and charges)
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Updated 04 March 2026