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Express Digital DARKROOM Version



Digital "darkroom" is the hardware, software and techniques used in digital photography that replace the darkroom equivalents, such as enlarging, cropping, dodging and burning, as well as processes that don't have a film equivalent.




Express Digital DARKROOM Version




All photographs benefit from being developed. With film this could be done at the print lab, or an inexpensive home darkroom. With digital, many cameras are set up to do basic photo enhancement (contrast, color saturation) immediately after a picture is exposed, and to deliver a finished product. Higher end cameras, however, tend to give a flatter, more neutral image that has more data but less "pop," and needs to be developed in the digital darkroom.


Setting up a film darkroom was primarily an issue of gathering the right chemicals and lighting; a digital darkroom consists of a powerful computer, a high-quality monitor setup (dual monitors are often used) and software. A printer is optional; many photographers still send their images to a professional lab for better results and, in some cases, a better price.


While each implementation is unique, most share several traits: an image editing workstation as the cornerstone, often a database-driven digital asset management system like Media Pro 1 to manage the collection as a whole, a RAW conversion tool like Adobe Photoshop Lightroom or Capture One, and in many cases the software that came with the camera is used as an automated tool to "upload" photos to the computer. The machine itself is almost always outfitted with as much RAM as possible and a large storage subsystem - big hard drives. RAID and external USB and FireWire drives are popular for storage. Most photographers consider a DVD-burner essential for making long term backups, and keep at least one set off-site.


Computer: A computer in a digital darkroom typically have a generous amount of RAM, often 4GB or more, coupled with discrete graphics and a powerful multicore processor. For much of the 1980s and 90s, Macintosh based systems were dominant in the digital imaging market as Adobe's powerful new Photoshop software had only then been developed for the Mac. However, Windows-based systems such as Dell's high-end Precision range have become increasingly popular in recent times; better value for money than Apple's high-end Mac Pro and a more familiar Operating System are both factors that affect the choice of many prospective buyers of photo-editing systems.


Printers: In addition to computers and displays, digital darkrooms may include printing equipment, ranging from smaller size printers for proofing to large format productions printers. Scanner and studio photographic equipment may also be included.


For years film photographers used the darkroom to develop their images. In this digital age, Joan uses a digital darkroom to fully develop purchased images. Joan photographs using a raw format which helps her produce the highest quality image possible even when shooting in less than ideal lighting situations.


Is the instrument itself the same in all versions? Only the software changes? The Spyder3 express is the same as the Spyder 3 Pro, Elite or Studio? If so, I could use all of them with the SpectraViewII software for their built-in wide gamut correction filter, any of the three should work for that purpose, right?!


Therefor I would like to now two things - Is the instrument itself, I don't need the software, is it the same in all spyder versions, the express, pro, elite and studio? - And why do some people, that know what they talk about, advice not to use a spyder3?


The regular i1d2 has NO correction filters. The NEC custom mated i1d2 does have them. Spyder3 is also supposed to be corrected for wide gamut monitors. I did not buy the SpectraViewII bundle, only the software. So now I have the P241 and SpectraViewII but no instrument that does the corrections. SpectraViewII does not apply any such filters. (I found a very interesting explanation about all this going on now @LL -landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=44400 ) The spyder3 express is, if it works, the cheapest instrument that I could get with correction. Therefor I would like to now two things - Is the instrument itself, I don't need the software, is it the same in all spyder versions, the express, pro, elite and studio? - And why do some people, that know what they talk about, advice not to use a spyder3?


I guess this image is a bit of a nod to the old way photographers worked. In the "darkroom" a long, unseen process took place. Now, in the digital age - where we expect fast food and quick replies - we forget the rule we see in nature and real artists alike. That good things take good time.


The Photography program provides students with skills, techniques, and principals of conventional darkroom practices, which form the framework for digital imaging in advance courses. Color photography, taught in combination with Photoshop, adds another dimension to creative control and expression along with multi-media applications. Advance courses in Studio Lighting, Alternative Processes, and Independent Study, are designed to allow the student to produce portfolios from collective experiences and photographic knowledge.


My school teaches film photography too! When I first started with it, I though it was outdated and boring compared to digital photo, and I was so frustrated because I kept mixing up the steps in the darkroom. Once it took me two hours to make one print! But now I love working in the darkroom, and I definitely prefer it to Photoshop.


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