Gray Imaging & Photography presents:

MikeyG!s Kodak BW CN preset ver. 1 - released 11/02/2008

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Archive Contents:

readme.txt
Kodak Technical Pan Auto.lrtemplate
Kodak Technical Pan Curve.lrtemplate
Kodak Technical Pan.lrtemplate

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Description:

Kodak Technical Pan is offically an extinct stock.  The film was much more sensitive to the red
spectrum than other panchromatic films, and was favored by astrophotographers for its ability to 
pick up this range of color.  The film had a very very fine grain, leading it to be highly utilized
by fashion photographers, military, and police due to the enhanced resolution that could be gained 
from such a fine grain.  

The overall effect of the film has not been duplicated in the film world, and honestly, is 
impossible to properly emulate for digital.  Given enough megapixels, such as a RAW file from a
50 megapixel medium-format, this preset MIGHT be able to make an image that looked as if it 
was shot om 135 format Tech Pan.  Yes, it was that good.

This preset attempts only to capture the tonality of Tech Pan.  Use it low contrast to simulate
standard development, showing fine detail.  Crank up contrast to get pictorial processing look.  
Once again, due to the uniqueness of this film, I know of no way to really nail the look of
Tech Pan processed in Technidol, but this preset gets close enough to make my heart smile just
a little bit.

RIP Kodak Technical Pan 1977-2004

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Kodak Technical Pan.lrtemplate:

  This preset is the base for the set.  The preset will set you basic tone values to 
  preset levels.  

Kodak Technical Pan.lrtemplate:

  This preset utilizes all of the base preset, with the exception that it allows LR to
  apply is autotone feature to the photograph.

Kodak Technical Pan.lrtemplate:

  This preset will utilize the exposure setting of you photo at time of application.  
  This preset primarily efects the grayscale mixer, tone curve and clarity, sharpening
  an noise reductions.


Hints for use:

  *  Utilize white balance dropped to adjust photo to best appearance.  

  *  Work with contrast and brightness to get proper gray density you desire.
  
  *  Utilize fill and recovery to bring out details.

  *  Decrease clairty id overly textured, increase black levels to bring out more texture.


I hope you enjoy this preset, please provide me with feed back on the preset at my
blog, flickrmail, or twitter.
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Michael W. Gray
Gray Imaging & Photography

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Release 1: MikeyG!s Black & White Film Presets Vol 1
Release 2: MikeyG!s Color Print Film Presets Vol 1
Release 3: MikeyG!s Kodak BW CN Film Preset
Release 4: MikeyG!s Color Slide Film Presets Vol 1
Release 5: MikeyG!s Kodak Technical Pan Preset
