Crispy negs/scans from my lab -- how to avoid?

[mathomas]

Order a print so you can tell if they are over developing or over sharpening.

Or you can cut up a reject and scan it in a 35 mm scanner.

I believe monochrome to be a one stop experience. Keep third party out of the process.

In fact that is the way photography is, commercial work is always a surprise.

I'd have to order a print from a different place, since this place actually scans negatives to print them! Honestly, I get better results printing at home (I just can't print as large as I'd like).

I agree with your comment regarding keeping a third-party out of the process. You guys have pretty much talked me into trying an Epson flatbed :-\. I guess I'll just have to try harder to figure out how to handle the clutter.

 

[mathomas]

Maybe they over sharpen them or something. Post a file before you worked on it then we can see what the lab is giving you.

These all look over-sharpened to me. Somebody got carried away when post-processing with Photoshop.

Jim B.

OK, here are a couple of "originals" almost straight off the CD-ROM (resized and converted to JPEG, of course). One is from my first post, the other is a reject that I never posted anywhere because it's beyond help.

Would be interested in your opinion(s).