We all like to click photos to save some memories of our: tour, life event and many other. Today most of us uses digital cameras to shot photos, but earlier when there was no digital cameras we click photos with the help of camera in which we have to insert a film(reel) to store our photos as negative. Many of us today may today also have those negatives storing our Photos. But most of the time they looks waste as they look of no use to us, because if we have to get a photo out of it we have to go to Color lab to do so.
In this post we will discuss a simple a method to make a digital photograph out of that negative yourself. You may be thinking that it will require a technical skill, but in real it does not require any technical skill. Even a non-techy person can do this without anyone else. To demonstrate you on finding some in my home, i found out a negative.
So let get started, you’ll need following things:
1) DSLR camera(or even a simple still camera can do)
2) A transparent glass sheet(even a glass table can do)
3) One A4 size plain white paper.
4) Source of light(flash light or torch can do)
5) A tripod (don’t have then you can use any other object like blocks to give support for camera)(optional)
STEP 1:
Put the glass slab on two supports to give it proper stable base.The glass will need to be about 1ft. high.
STEP 2:
Put a flash light or torch on the back side of the glass so that light comes from the background of the negative and give correct image of negative to produce a digital photo from it. If you are using a flash light then set it according to the click of your camera so that it flashes when you are taking photo, it gives better result.
STEP 3:
Put the plain white A4 size sheet on the glass slab. It is used to block light from reaching directly on negative and do not hinder our photo of negative. White sheet is also used for one more reason as it give clear background and helps in taking correct picture of our negative as compared to and other colour sheet.
STEP 4:
Insert your camera into tripod and keep the face of camera toward your object i.e. your negative. It helps in taking a clear pic of the negative as tripod remains more still than your hands. If don’t have tripod then you can use any other object like two blocks to give support for both sides of camera and if that is also not possible then you can use your hands to hold.
STEP 5:
All is ready! So take a photo of your negative and transfer its digital photo to your computer. Make sure your camera is still and surround light are of for best result. You should set your ISO as low as possible to reduce any noise or distortion.
STEP 6:
As you can see your photo don’t looks as a pic you want. Now just simply open the photo in MS Paint or any other program which support invert colour option like MS Power Point, Photoshop etc.
STEP 7:
Now right-click in the Photo, a menu will appear in this menu select invert option. DONE! Your pic is now converted into the Photo you wanted. Crop the photo according to your needs and store.
This was just a BASIC version of converting your negatives into real photo yourself and may not give desired result for your colour photo, but it suits best for Black and White photo.
We will be soon bringing ADVANCED version through which you can convert not only your black & white photo but also colour one with more clarity. Till then convert your black and white photo.
If you have any query or suggestions tell us in comment.
Some photo credit: photo.tutsplus.com
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