I bought the scanner for couple of months ago, but was a bit too busy to start this archive project right away. Like I’ve told previously, now is the time to do it. So hardware assembled, software installed – go for it!

I’ve done quite a lot of scanning back in 90’s when it was still analog age. I was working as a assistant in design school and it meant that I had access to quite impressive arsenal of tools – at least back then sellers of software and hardware were quite generous when customer was a school educating young people, which they considered potetial future clients. So, I was familiar with different things from cheap-looking plastic Polaroids to very professional heavy-duty Imacons.

And so I thought that since I considered myself experinced, couple of days playing around with my new equipment would get me going seriously. I was wrong.

I very soon noticed that Silverfast 8 was totally different thing from those 90’s scanner softwares. Sophisticated, versatile, with lot’s of different workflow possibilities – including editing that previously was clearly on Photoshop-side of process.

Feeling like going back to school, I’m now gathering knowledge, reading and learning new things, designing my own workflow to suit new tools and needs.

It didn’t go like I thought, but this actually makes things more interesting, it’s always more motivating to learn new tricks than to do that same old all time.