DIY: New life for old 35mm negatives with digital media

slides and negative editing by ikon photographic

My challenge was to try and find a way of transferring old 35mm negatives onto digital print media, as I wanted to design a coffee table book with images from my 10 years of travel around Africa.

I found the idea after visiting the SWPP in London and visited a stand producing some amazing photo books in A3 and wanted to replicate some images of Africa of my own.

Some time was taken on research on how to create those negatives into digital images and those that would be good enough to expand over 150% to stand shoulder to shoulder in a book with digital images taken on my Canon 5D MKii and the software and techniques that I have found.

Read the rest of my article at my blog.  http://www.ikonphotographic.com/blog/2013/2/diy-new-life-for-your-old-35mm-negatives-creating-a-photo-book

2013 52 week photo challenge; week 8

ikon photographic valentine rose

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As this week was Valentine’s Day, I couldn’t resist finding a red rose and pulling out the macro lens.  Sadly, no I wasn’t given a red rose….nonetheless, it still makes a worthy winner of this week’s photo challenge.

Click here to view this and my other blog entries on my website.

My online gallery is now open for purchases…

 

ikon gallery montage

It’s been a long time coming, but with the new website comes my online gallery, which launched today, having spent a solid month setting up.  Everyone can now purchase online from the galleries.  You can read my blog entry here or please visit www.ikonphotographic.com/sales.  There is something for all tastes.  I’d love to hear your feedback or don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.  I shall continue to do what I do best and that’s take photographs….this is just a sideline.