Film Scanning, Storage, and Organizing - My Workflow

Buckle up, this is a long one! My complete film scanning workflow, from storage to labelling to scanning. Hope this helps anyone who is looking to be a bit less sloppy with their approach.
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[@drwatson12345]

A tip I highly recommend related to your naming convention, specifically related to the date. Start with the Year first, then month and then day of month. That way, when you sort by file name, the computer will compile everything in the proper chronological order. As you have it, beginning with month, if you sort or order by file name, it will group together by the month code first, so Jan files, before going to Feb, and so on. But the years (being last) would be all over the place.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep, good idea that I’ve already incorporated since making this video. Thanks.

[@derekmorash]

Nooooo use YEAR-MONTH-DAY!!!! That way folders on your computer will sort themselves chronologically

[@christopherbgriffith]

And use 4-digit year. Y2K should have taught us something... :)

[@edc1569]

ISO-8601 is a wonderful thing

[@josephchristopher4347]

@Tristian Zane you are welcome xD

[@TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel]

1:05 Cut it, sleeve it, label it, organize it, match it label it. technologic technologic. *daft punk music starts*

[@AlysVintageCameraAlley]

Thanks for this. I’m still getting the hang of my workflow

[@theoldcameraguy]

Thanks for sharing your workflow here.

[@jamesmcnab8658]

As someone who just started scanning at home, this video was super helpful. And thank you for the links straight to the pfile sheets at B&H.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you found it helpful James.

[@stephan.scharf]

Hey Kyle, mount your strip in coolscan holder under the glass. In most cases curly strips are bowed a bit to the upper side so you flatten better by undermounting. Second advantage is there is no glass between emulsion and rest of optical path.

[@jeffcsMN]

This video was SUPER helpful! Thank you so much!

[@frederiklund7693]

I honestly don't get it... How do you not have 300.000 subscribers? In my opinion you have the best structure and best format videos for film photography - you really do a great job and really inspire me to better my photography. Keep putting out these detailed and interesting videos. And would love to see more videos of you out shooting where you bring us through your thoughts on the spot. Thanks man 😊

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks Frederick. I appreciate that. I’m happy just making these vids and connecting with people, regardless of subscriber count.

[@KylerSteele]

Great video. Always possible to upgrade workflow so these videos are great.

[@sepvlogt]

The casual * putting a bessa in the thumbnail to get my dumb ass attention because this camera is still my crush *

[@OMGitsmercer]

This video is super helpful, thanks!

[@blainemarcano]

Thanks man. Very informative. I’ve been thinking about going from digital to film. So this really helped me become comfortable with the potential workflow.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Blaine!

[@fenoirmanachesco]

Thanks for sharing! The naming and foldering is going to be a huge help ❤️

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad it helped, Matt.

[@yw92]

name it year-month-day, then it's also chronologically sorted. I made the mistake of going Kyle's route and it's a mess to sort after you have work over a couple of years.

[@jonathanrascol]

Bravo! Beautiful! Homages! ⚡⚡⚡ JAR

[@marlon.iraheta]

Love it !! thanks for sharing your tips :)

[@jovanysj]

Thats a great method to keep track of projects. That’s one that I’ve been having a hard time figuring out a way that works.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks, Jovany.

[@loganb43]

Try adding “-1+” at the end of your file name and it should auto number for you.

[@loganb43]

filename-1+.dng

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yes! Thank you. 🙏

[@MichaelAngeloMacias]

Pro tip #3 (auto-numbering): to correctly number your images sequentially automatically, you need to add a +, NOT just a hyphen, Vuescan doesn’t know that you want that enabled, it tries to hint you with the sample text filled. If you just take the time to read the manual, you’ll be amazed at what Vuescan is capable of, its an easy read.

[@lucasmota2403]

Super helpful tips on organizing the files. Also some cool tips on the comments Thank you!

[@JanneRanta]

Weird US thing to mention the month before the day. I always use ISO date for everything. So it's reversed, so year, month, day.

[@KyleMcDougall]

I think it's just a weird 'me' thing.

[@eggsovereasy]

@@KyleMcDougall When you do year-month-day an alphabetical sort is also a chronological one. I've found that useful.

[@MichaelAngeloMacias]

eggsovereasy that’s because you’re smart, if dates of images were to roll over the year, it would be a hot mess, you’re right on the money!

[@nickdeak]

About two weeks ago I just started filing my film lol. It took me two days to do just the 120 film. I’m definitely not as organized as you have it but it was really interesting to see and know why you do it that way. It makes me wanna be more thorough when storing my film.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yeah man, this is all quite recent for me, and I have a lot of catching up to do!

[@SinaFarhat]

Your scanning routine reminds me of my flatbed scanner days with slow scans, large blurry 35mm files, and wanting to rip my hair out! The difference with experience is your setup is the wonderful scanner you have but I still can't see myself going back to a scanner after building myself a dslr scanning setup! Also, my frames are not as detailed as yours as I use a street photo style so some blurry frames is part of my liking! I am also an optimist so in my mind, 1/50 with my tlr handheld could work but not usually especially with moving targets! Keep up the good work!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks Sina. Yep, now that I'm getting results that I'm happy with, the slow process is worth it, but it was always frustrating when I used a flatbed and didn't get the scans I wanted. We all have our own processes that work for us, and that's the beauty of it.

[@michaelmorales309]

Hey Kyle, fan of the channel and fellow coolscan user (8000). I recently started using nikon scan on a MacBook Pro running bootcamp. It is a little bit of a headache switching back and forth, and using nikon scan software is it's own special hell, but it is worth it once you get used to it. Scanner runs faster in every way (thumbnail previews especially). Stellar scans straight out of the program when utilizing the rgb channel tools. I also feel like the banding problem is subdued, although still present in dense negatives.

[@ELCHEAPOful]

Great video! Very close to my routine but I do only shoot 35mm haha. Some small differences (making tiffs and deleting the dng’s) but I’ll definitely try your approach to those!

[@ehvisuals]

Really helpful, similar to what I do but really helped with the file/printfile naming!!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you found it helpful Elizabeth!

[@ingvarhg]

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Thanks Kyle. My workflow is very similar to yours with the exception of the notes on the files and matching folder structure. In short mine is a mess. Your video was really inspireing to better my archiving too. I have also learned something about vuescan namely the autofocus point setting for the scanner. Thanks a lot again. Do you plan to do a video about your digital archival strategy as well. I use a raid nas + bluray and cloud for some of my work.

[@23codez]

Subscribed. This was great 👍

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers.

[@FabrizioZago]

I use the Print File sleeves as well, then I've numered them and I've a printed a table that I fill in that serves me as an index file, so I know in which page there is the subject I need to search. I also write on the sleeves and in the table which camera I've used, you never know :-)

[@peterbeck-rasmussen8514]

Love your channel, Kyle - you have really helped me with quite a few tips and tricks and insights. But I am looking in amazement at how you handle the negatives in this video - please please tell me that those negatives are worthless ones you only use for demonstration ? I am sure, that if I handled my negatives this way (fingers on the images both on the emulsion side and the back, rough handling etc., rolling them up and keeping them together with elastic bands etc. ?) I would end up having to spend forever correcting scratches, blotches etc. etc. in postprocessing after scanning !!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Peter, the rolled up negatives were from the lab, and ones that I need to catch up on archiving. As for handling the film, I'm usually pretty careful, but yes, am guilty of often not wearing gloves. Need to be better!

[@iM-mf1ke]

Pro-cess , can’t get this out is my head now😂

[@exxitus666]

Could you please do a review of negmaster? Love that software for converting negatives!

[@alejoperea7]

nice video man, I need to organize better my photos after this video for sure

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks man!

[@tassadar1977]

NikonScan 4.0 works on Mac and PC with the Coolscan 9000 btw.

[@joelm1246]

Great example, Kyle. My workflow is similar, but I scan all the negatives at lower res and have a seperate contact sheet LR librabry. From there I'll choose the images I want to scan at hi res to use for projects. I tend to leave new developed negatives in the binder under a decade of old negatives to flatten it. Sometimes the negs won't see the light of the scanner until 4-6 months later. For some reason, shooting with film is already a slow process but somehow I even made it much more slower with my workflow. LOL

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks, Joel. And yeah, I hear you on flattening the negatives. Always takes some time, and makes the process even slower. But I enjoy it as well!

[@jlinwinter]

This is very helpful! I never had a lightroom subscription so I've done manual folder creation, etc. I'll give lightroom demo a try for the workflow features. I'm also interested in how you manage mixed medium (film+digital photos+video clips+audio) projects - I often have multiple types of files for a particular project (for a wind turbine project I've been working on for a while, I have film, digital camera photos, videos taken with phone, short audio interviews, etc) - do you have any suggestions for this kind of project?

[@dmcphotographer]

Great video, man. I've tried to practice a lot of similar methods in my workflow so it's nice to know I'm not too far off base from a normal routine. Can't wait for the VueScan/NLP video, I've been wanting to switch for a while but always find myself hesitating that it'll make a difference. I use a v600 and between the colour and banding issues, trying to keep the film flat and getting anything to look as sharp as it should it really eats away at my confidence. Do you find that VueScan auto focus helps at all for 120?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yeah, scanning can be a pain in the ass at times. As for auto focus, the Epson flat beds are fixed focus I believe.

[@shame_us]

I’m pretty sure the cues can auto file name feature is in the Output, FileName section... or at least I think that’s where it is with my scanner profile!!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yeah, I swear I saw it there once, but it didn't seem to show up this time, for some reason.

[@robyoung125]

End the file name as '01+' to get the auto numbering to work properly

[@bskbo01]

This.

[@user-wz3ry6zl3b]

Hi kyle.do you delete a collection after editing the roll? And do you save all the raw scans on your external ssd even if there are images you dont like or never gonna use?

[@jerryeisner1]

I love your helpful enthusiastic teaching. One thing I need cleared up. Is the Nikon Coolscan 9000 still available and if so what makes it so good over the competition.? Thanks so much.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks! The 9000 is no longer available new. It has been discontinued for a long time now. What makes it so special is the fact that there really isn't much competition when it comes to dedicated film scanners that can do 120 and 35mm. Minolta made one, which is also good, but Nikon was top of the game in this style back in the day. There are a few current companies making some dual format scanners, but I don't have any experience with them, and have heard mixed reviews.

[@katiemarsh5748]

This video is a huge help, thank you! I'm just starting out with film photography and need to figure out what to do with my negatives. I plan on putting them in the Print File negative holders you linked, but how important is the binder if this is just a hobby for me right now? Is it okay to just store them in a plastic tub or something?

[@KyleMcDougall]

I'd suggest a binder, but if you can keep them flat and away from dust, that could work.

[@BoostFutbol]

Yesss, been looking for a video just like this. About to get 40+ rolls of film developed and will scan at home for the first time. Needed a system. BTW, what do you do with the TIFF files after you edit and convert to JPG in your folder hierarchy?

[@KyleMcDougall]

I converted files are TIFF's. The original files are DNG, so there's no converting to JPEG.

[@BoostFutbol]

@@KyleMcDougall Gotcha. Thanks Kyle!

[@revaaron]

How many pages fit in those Besfile holders? I have a new set of cool scan 9000 film holders coming in from Stephan Scharf and I'm going to scan my archived slides all over again, storing them more permanently.

[@neilsmyth635]

been planning to overhaul my scanning, storing, filing system in the next few weeks so this was really useful. thanks for all your uploads, keep them coming! selling my v850 after 1 year and switching to DSLR scanning. would be interested to hear your thoughts on DSLR vs flatbed. Flatbed is way too slow for me, and espon holders only fit 2 frames of 6x7!

[@betterburnout]

Thanks for this workflow. Spent my day with you :) Helped me to figure out a little bit the relation between VueScan, Lightroom and Negative Lab Pro. However getting lost wit the results I get while scanning some Kodak T-Max 400. It just looks… "Warm". I don't know. Maybe am I missing some B&W conversion after.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Have you been selecting the NLP profile before converting?

[@betterburnout]

@@KyleMcDougall Yes, the last version of it, the 2.1 something if I remember correctly …

[@andrewf.7813]

You are getting nice consistent colors between all the scans. I ALWAYS struggle to achieve that. I initially used only vuescan - terrible for me. Then purchased silverfast and negafix helped me a long way in achieving consistency. Then this week purchased negative lab pro and that got me another step closer. How do you do it Kyle?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Andrew, I've found Vuescan/NLP to be the best workflow so far, for me. It was always hit or miss before that using just epson scan, or Vuescan. I've also found the Coolscan 9000 to give me way cleaner files with less colour noise.

[@drunacres]

The file name has a template that you can tell Vuescan to add sequence or a date for example. If you tell the output dialogue that the file name should be AAA+ for example, it will replace the "+" with the sequence. For a date put in the name "DDMMYY" (or whatever you preferred date format is) and it will replace with the date. Check out the 3D printed scan trays that can really hold the film flat. Only downside is you can only scan one frame at a time.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks David. I'll give that a shot. And yea, I've had my eye on those trays. Will most likely pick one up to try out.

[@happyblad]

I'm curious as to how you maintain data integrity with different drives and backup solutions

[@ChrisTurnerPhotographer]

I bet you loved stationary when you were in school haha Also, Great video!

[@KyleMcDougall]

😂

[@jovanysj]

Would’ve liked to see your method on creating lightroom catalogs. Ive been doing them by year.

[@RikoGonzalez]

I think he only has one, when he says “one library” I think he means one catalog.

[@CoryBujnowicz]

Hey, Kyle! I managed to source a Coolscan 9000 locally after your last video about it. Been experimenting with workflows too, so I appreciate seeing your take on integrating it in to your flow. Have you played around with batch scanning with the Coolscan yet? Vuescan’s UI is... interesting. Doesn’t really make it clear what’s going on, but you can scan all the shots in the roll one after another automatically. You touched upon the control for it when sliding between frame 1 and 2 in the settings.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Awesome to hear you picked one up, Cory! As for batch scanning with Vuescan, it's something that I haven't looked into yet, but I'm sure I will as I develop this workflow and try to streamline it even more.

[@kinkonetys]

Hi Kyle!! Awsome video. We have a pretty similar workflow. I wonder why do you scan in raw and then you convert to tiff on LR instead on scanning directly on tiff?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey there, thanks. I just prefer using NLP to do the conversion, rather than doing it in Vuescan.

[@kinkonetys]

@@KyleMcDougall Thank, I scan directly in Tiff (I use silverfast). I'll make a test convert it in NLP to check if there are some differences

[@chelinemagsano6185]

I'm not sure if I missed it but are these films "straight out fresh from the camera"?

[@thaysmartinez]

Great vid, Kyle! Why do you consider scanning 35mm more challenging? I’m looking for ways to scan my films at home and it would be nice to know what challenges I may have in the process.

[@KyleMcDougall]

I’ve never been happy with the results scanning 35mm on a flatbed. I find the detail just isn’t there. If I were shooting mostly 35, I’d invest in an older Nikon dedicated film scanner, or one of the Opticfilm/Plustek models.

[@davidmix834]

I've been thinking about this for 30 minutes now, and I can't figure it out... how is AMA shorthand for An American Mile? Shouldn't it be AAM?

[@samjordan3294]

David Mix literally doing the same lol

[@KyleMcDougall]

😂 At least I got the letters right.

[@justinkingery2489]

Kyle killed me with this. LOL

[@minhquangpham9152]

An Murican Mile lol

[@sparkleglitch13]

Haha brilliant nice to know I’m not the only one making mistakes

[@ichristianrodriguez]

Yo Kyle the auto numbering function works by going to the file naming and adding a + at the end of the file name. I believe.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Christian. Yeah, figured that one out after the vid. Definitely useful.

[@Blake_McGuire]

Whats that tiny blue samsung hardrive he uses? Is it 100gb ?

[@kelvinmo5569]

I used glassine sleeves for the film cos some of the PVC sleeves are scratched negatives. do you have this issues?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Haven’t experienced that yet.

[@RewDowns]

21:20 - I'm seeing a faint bit of horizontal bars on this scan, looks like it could be the scanner glass. Or is that the banding you were talking about from not clicking 'fine mode'?

[@JamesAHall101]

Could be KZbin compression

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep, that's the banding.

[@Kodakj]

Hey man great video. I took your advice with saving a tiff copy but I’m having a problem editing them. I try to unstack and I can’t tell where the tiff goes. I tried copying to a sub folder and re putting them in Lightroom but it won’t let me. Can you help me?

[@KyleMcDougall]

So usually, if you have the original DNG in a collection already, the tiff copy will go outside the collection. What I do, is after I make the tiff, I switch from the collection to 'All images', and usually the copied image will be sitting right there beside the original.

[@Kodakj]

@@KyleMcDougall I have Raw photos since i scan from a camera. Ill try switching to all images and see if that works. Appreciate the help.

[@Ttamlin]

No idea if you're still paying attention to new comments, or if you'll see this one, but a bit of advice from someone with shoddy memory. When naming your project folders, don't use an acronym/shortened name. In 10, 20, 30 years, when you're digging back through those files, how certain are you that you're going to remember what AMA stands for? And it's not like naming the folder "An American Mile" would be cumbersome. Just a nice reminder for Future You as to what the hell Past You was doing.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Future me always wonders what the hell past me was thinking! :) Thanks for the suggestions.

[@D_L_J_83]

Can you make a more in-depth process in scanning with Vuescan with NLP and Nikon Scanner?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep. Something I’ll keep in mind for the future.

[@ELCHEAPOful]

The tiffs NLP produces of my scans (~110mb) are way bigger than the original DNG's from Vuescan (~ 35mb).. Anyone else with this problem? Kyle's files seem to be roughly equal in size.. (I'm talking about 35mm black and white scans here btw).

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

Interesting process. I suggest you make a pixel peeping video comparing the resolution with a 6x6 cm digital sensor to the scanning of a 6x6 cm negative. Will the gain from using a film - I imagine better transitions - not be counteracted by the following digital scan and result in the same digitized quality? Is this method a way for you to avoid the insane prices of pro digital backs or do you believe in a gain of quality?

[@KyleMcDougall]

There are a few reasons I enjoy film over digital... all personal preferences. Both the process and the way film renders tones are two of the big ones.

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

@@KyleMcDougall Yes, fine, but my point was this: What happens to "the way film renders tones", when the image ends up digitized anyway? Do you still have a gain in transitions? I would like to see somebody who claims to see a difference make a serious comparison - not to put you to work - but to find out how much better quality you can get from a scanned film compared to a digital back. I have made lots of prints from film directly to paper and no doubt that films on silver based papers rendered a better tonality.

[@deviningram6814]

We use the same hard drive!! #SamsungForTheWin Also, great vid Kyle!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks!

[@sparkyBoyMoran]

What HD is it? Looking for recommendations to store my scans.

[@999killerchris]

If you put the year first, you will synchronize your hard drive.

[@abhishekjoshi9154]

Gotta ask.. is there a video coming up about the Bessa in the thumbnail?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Probably!

[@danielemilazzo432]

If you can't afford a Coolscan, could you recommend a flatbed? V850 Pro?

[@KyleMcDougall]

If I were in the market for a flatbed, I’d probably look for a V700 or 750. Bit cheaper than the 850 and nearly as good. Or if you’re just starting out, you could always pick up an older one. I have a V4990, and it performs great.

[@danielemilazzo432]

@@KyleMcDougall thank you! hope to find something in the second hand market, but not afraid to get the 850Pro.

[@edmondfromyt9764]

Ya new video

[@alanhuntley55]

Great video, Kyle! But, as I watched I found myself thinking... "Wow, he does FULL resolution scans for every negative?" I know you said you're that a particularly prolific shooter, but that workflow must take quite a bit of time? I scan an entire roll in the PrintFile sleeve on my flatbed scanner, print it, and keep this in a binder along with the corresponding PrintFiile page. Then, I only scan to full resolution those images I elect to work on. One could certainly argue that your workflow enables one to know better what's in an archive, but do we really care about the "also ran" images? I don't. But, that's why we all have these individual workflows... ;)

[@MichaelAngeloMacias]

Alan Huntley interesting point, however the more you handle the film with your hands, the more likely you are to introduce dust scratch, debris, etc. there is certainly validity to only scanning once, I’m not sure if that’s his philosophy, but if storage space isn’t a concern, then it’s only time that is invested

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Alan, yeah, fair points. This is a workflow that very much 'a work in progress', especially now that I have a scanner that I feel like is capable of producing results I'm happy with. I very well may try the contact sheet approach in the future, but for now, I'll keep scanning high res, and see where that takes me. I just feel like in the past I maybe looked over images, but once I scanned them at full res and put some time into editing them, I actually liked them. I guess maybe I'm just worried about missing something.

[@alanhuntley55]

@@KyleMcDougall Yeah, I agree that one might miss something because looking at small contact size images--especially with 35mm--really doesn't tell you much about how that image. On my next few rolls, I'm going to try your workflow and see how I get on with it.

[@Igarpe]

Hi Kyle, love your channel! Please let me recommend you Silverfast over Vuescan. Get yourself this piece of software and you won´t look behind. BTW, I use a similar workflow as you but scanning HDRi to allow me for dust removal if necessary and not converting to TIFF in the end. For me the day of taking picture and location is key. I don´t use collection for rolls. Film stock and camera is a bonus with the last version of NLP which allow the keywording /metadata for sorting the pictures. You just have to take care by putting the date during scanning. Filtering your images with the custom attributes allow you to have your analog portfolio as it would be digital. Cheers

[@TwoHugeDudes]

I just wish Silverfast wasn't almost $500 for the version that's compatible with the Coolscan 9000.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks! I'll have to look into the film stock/camera info with NLP.

[@Mickaelplqn]

have you noticed a difference with the piece of glass compared to the last video? thank you

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep. Better edge sharpness, and more consistent across the frame.

[@Mickaelplqn]

@@KyleMcDougall can i ask where did you find that piece of glass ?!

[@KyleMcDougall]

@@Mickaelplqn This was from my Better Scanning holder for the Epson V500.

[@seanhaywood7893]

How many binders do you have?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Only two at the moment.

[@macguru9999]

Why do you guys edit in lightroom instead of photoshop ? I have been scanning in silverfast and editing in photoshop . I can see that lightroom is a good way to view collections, but does it have all the editing tools you need ? I will have to give it a try ....

[@RikoGonzalez]

It’s 2021 no one really uses PS anymore. Lr has become almost as powerful as PA for photo editing, unless you need 1000 layers or insane composites.

[@mirza1bac]

350MB?!?! Whoa.

[@JoeChea]

I don’t have the negative lab profiles in my Lightroom. Is that something I need to download separately or am I missing something?

[@MSV94]

It is bought seperatly, just go to negative lab pro website

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep, NLP is a standalone purchase.

[@SloanRuse]

How can I scan if I don’t have a computer?

[@KyleMcDougall]

You can’t, unfortunately.

[@josephmatthews6421]

How many folks can afford the cost of the Nikon 8000 or 9000?

[@KyleMcDougall]

No idea.

[@jaswatts]

Yikes. Careful handling those negatives. You’ll have fingerprints all over them.

[@silekiernanphotography]

Watching that was making me crazy!

[@photografia]

Basically...

[@TexasCovertCarry]

Overthinking! Date, location, camera, process notes. Done

[@heres_the_sauce]

That moment when you find out the scanner costs almost $4000 😭

[@chelinemagsano6185]

Checkout epson v550

[@studiomarand]

Rule 1: don't store yout film rolled up. It will never flatten again, it will never scan in focus, it will never print in focus.

[@il_moe]

You should really consider switching to camera scanning, much faster workflow if you shoot tethered with Lightroom and NLP.

[@theenchiladakid1866]

The would of film photography sure would be confusing if we didn't have 20 year old hipsters telling us how to do it

[@pucciborg]

$3000 for a scanner? no thank you very much