Introducing Film Grain...

Admittedly this post's tittle is a little lot ridiculous, film grain is as old as photography itself. That said, ever since I stopped shooting film circa 2004, I've been looking for a realistic way to bring the look of film in to photographs captured digitally. I'm not one to wax nostalgically about the days of film (I love my digital equipment), but there is an undeniable beauty and a unique ethos to the way film renders an image. Over the years I've tried many products that claimed to do that, but I never found one that satisfied me - until now. Not only does this software superimpose real (scanned) film grain into the image but it also mimics each films' tonal curve and response to color. Technical jargon aside, the result is strikingly realistic. Unfortunately the process is rather time consuming so we will only be adding film grain to a handful of black & white images which would communicate their atmosphere more effectively with some grain. This will allow us to better accomplish our vision for certain images, while still allowing us the versatility of capturing the images digitally.

Here are a few samples:

This image was inspired by the art of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison

Comments

[Laurie Peacock]

Nik black and white software?

[dave]

nope, I didn't really like Nik.

[doug]

so what is the software?

[Philippe]

Hi Dave!

May I ask, which software tool you're writing about?
The photos are great and yes, the grain looks great - as we loved it.

Thanks! Philippe

[dan chen]

these are awesome. really.