Hi All:
I've got a local interior architect interested in some of my black and
white photography, and she wants me to produce a catalog of contact
sheets or small prints for her to present to clients on a continuing
basis. (No problem there...)
But immediately, she's already sold a series of swamp scenes I did a
couple of years ago, based on some 8 x 10 examples I gave her to use.
These photographs are all in 35mm format. About half are TMY (400 ISO
Tmax), about one fourth are TMX (100 ISO Tmax) and the rest are either
Plus x, or FP4 +.
She wants them in sizes ranging from approximately 18 x 24 inches to 30
x 40 inches. I don't need to do the math to figure out that this is
really pushing the limits of these negatives to retain any kind of
crispness.
I therefore ask my learned brethren for advice: what am I gonna do for
this? This could represent a real breakthrough into the world of "income
(money!) producing photography", so I'm really, really interested in
having this project turn out well.
Should I have the negative drum scanned?
Then what? I think I should produce something that's archivally sound
here too. (Like no ink jet or Dye-sub prints.)
I talked to the guy at the service bureau where I used to have my
Running club's newsletter printed about drum scanning, and he seemed to
think this route my not be very cost efficient, since I'd only be
wanting a few copies (at best) of each print, and the kind of equipment
he uses are geared to producing many many copies before it starts
becoming cost effective.
I've heard of having a large format negative made from a 35mm neg or
print, but don't have any idea or experience in this area.
Surely someone in this group has been down this road before. Some idea
as to what kind of cost to me a lab would charge would be helpful too.
Thanks, not only for your help on this, but to all the fine advice this
group has given me before now, too.
regards,
Sid
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