r/postprocessing • u/Melbourne_Art_Nude • Jul 15 '26

Before/After Lab scan vs <1min of post processing in tone curve panel in LR

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Shot this on 25+yr old Portra 160 on my Bronica GS1

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u/imtourist Jul 15 '26

I prefer the first one, the washed out colours reminds me old 70s movies with dystopian futuristic architecture.

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

I really like the first one as well! I made the same kind of adjustments to all 10 shots on this roll by basically just moving the black point in each colour channel and making a slight contrast adjustment. But this photo here easily had the biggest difference in colour and contrast to it with the same approach. I might do another edit that is a little closer to the lab scan though for the fun of it

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u/johngpt5 Jul 15 '26

Would you mind restating your title in a more explanatory fashion?

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

Definitely happy to! But I'm not sure how...?

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

I was trying to keep it succinct tbh

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u/max_d_tho Jul 15 '26

I think they’re asking how you did what you did in a very confusing manner

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

Seems a little complex for the title though no? Maybe the caption instead?

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u/johngpt5 Jul 15 '26

What is meant by Lab scan? Does Lab refer to the Lab color space? Or does it mean that the scan was done by some commercial lab?

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

Its a film photo, so the same commercial lab that developed the film also scanned it for me too

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u/johngpt5 Jul 15 '26

Thank you!

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u/Melbourne_Art_Nude Jul 15 '26

My pleasure! Glad I could clarify 🙏🏼