Scanner Tips and Suggestions PLEASE!

[Stefano Rota]

Hello fellow photographers!

I just started with the Aviation Photography and I need a little help here.

I have aUMAX Astra 3400, I dont know if it is good or bad, or recomended by other photographers. Any how the questions are

:( I scan My pics at 600 DPI. Should I scan at more or less DPI??? :)

Most of my shots are rejected because they say TOO GRAINY. What should I do?

My scan sometimes come out toooooo dark :( . What could i do then!?

I use Adobe Photoshop 6.0. I have heard CAorel PhotoPaint is good. Should i use corel?



PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THAT. ID BE VERY HAPPY!

[Leftseat86]

SCAN: at 1200dpi
USE: Photoshop 6.0 should work FINE
USE: lower speed film=less grain I dunno if your shooting prints or slides, but I do know from friends that Fuji Reala 100 is good for prints, Provia100F for slides.

SHOOT: on days when the SUN is OUT
SHOOT: the SUNNY side of the plane

Those tips should help you out with the basics.

-Clovis

[Stefano Rota]

Ok, The thing is I use 400 because i get the landing shots, in movement, therefore i cant really use them or else the pic will be destorted. Im my pictures, the granbiness is fine! I dont know what it is. I mean, the picture has no grany parts, but wwhen i scann it :shakehea: there you go :(

Please help me out.

[Leftseat86]

Well what do YOU think you're doing wrong? I dunno buddy, TONS of people use Reala 100 and Provia and get mighty fine pictures...if you cant then theres no one else to blame but yourself...or maybe your camera ;)

More likely yourself ;)

-Clovis

[SWA733Captain]

I enjoy blaming my camera...although it's too expencive to throw across the room...

[Stefano Rota]

hahaha, how much $ did you pay for it?