We can boost faded colours, it’s a major part of what we do, and it’s important with slide scanning and photo scanning. These types of original images are most prone to fading and we can do a lot to recover the original saturation and brightness that may have been lost over time.
What about Polaroid? Should we use our software to recover colours?
If we apply these features we instantly see a result, whites snap in place and other colours are clearer. But should we? If you look at an unfaded Polaroid original you’ll see the colour isn’t quite accurate, Polaroids have a distinct colour balance which gives softer, warmer colours. It’s an attractive type of colour and one that’s valued by lovers of Polaroid photography. My feeling is we should leave scans as the closest we can to the colours we see. Unless you’d particularly like us to adjust your Polaroids when we scan them.
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