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Instax - Scanning

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This is a quick walk through with examples of my experience with scanning Instax film. The idea is to cover what I have found that works, and what the expected quality would be. I also intend to provide very high-resolution crops of the results to give a sense on the limits of the process as online most examples are very low resolution and don't provide enough detail. Background: Instax film is an affordable and reasonably high-quality instant film. The colors tend to be vibrant with good contrast.  But looking at the Instax datasheet [1], we can see a few initial issues. A very generous read of the exposure response curves gives a range of around 2 Log 10. Or about 100:1 Giving us a usable range of 6-7 stops depending where you place your end on the curve. Having shot the film, I would say 6 stops about as good as you can expect.  This makes it more difficult to expose then even slide film. You really do need to nail exposure for a quality image. The next issue is the film is...
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Film Vs Digital: Matching

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 The Film Look A pretty straight forward editing "Challenge" were on the occasion which I have used both a film and a digital camera to take nearly the same image. The Digital Image is edited to look as similar as reasonably (You can always put more time finely tweaking to keep reducing differences) possible like the film image.  This will be an ongoing series as more examples are generated. Samples Conclusion There isn't much to say. This isn't really asking a question. But gives a look at the character of film, and what digital can offer.
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Emulating Aerochrome

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  History If you are reading this you probably already know about the iconic look of Kodak Aerochrome film. The iconic false color Infrared film used for Arial photography produced vibrant red/purple images of vegetation. It's origins where for surveillance as artificial structures would stick out. Eventually it made its way into the hands of photographers. A number of album covers allegedly used the film for its surreal colors. The first artist that made me fascinated by the film was Richard Mosse work in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  But if you are like me, between the difficulty and expense of purchasing and using it, I never was able to shoot the real thing. The Basics The best place to start when trying to replicate something ourselves is to take a look at the orginal. Luckily we can view the datasheet  to understand what is happening. On the first page Figure 1. Provides the best information for how the false colors work showing how the different layers are exp...
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