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I saw there wasn't a scanography thread, so I decided to make one.

For those of you who don't know what scanography is:

"Scanography, also spelled scannography more commonly referred to as scanner photography, is the process of capturing digitized images of objects for the purpose of creating printable art using a flatbed "photo" scanner" - Wiki

I gave this a try yesterday, it was... interesting :LOL:

Anyways. I would love you all to share your knowledge and pictures, and if you haven't already tried it, please do give it a go!

Heres my first try :bonk:
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P.S: Sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum
 
You sure you hadn't been to a party and fallen asleep on the scanner? :nuts: Seriously though, I've never heard of Scanography and I guess it could be fun though not much use for landscape or wildlife! I'm gonna Google it....
 
MadMacro said:
You sure you hadn't been to a party and fallen asleep on the scanner? :nuts: Seriously though, I've never heard of Scanography and I guess it could be fun though not much use for landscape or wildlife! I'm gonna Google it....
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I was trying to go for the "I died on a scanner" look :D I had never heard of it until a few days ago, its turning out to be pretty interesting!
 
Tried this a while back with an orange cut in half. Interesting but just could not get the image sharp enough. looks like you got a good scan though. top stuff.
 
Played with the scanner (well, my old one) years ago and got some odd results - never really bothered again.

IIRC, there was a website called "catscans" or similar which was, well, cats sitting, lying, rolling on flatbed scanners.

More people than you think end up with cut buttocks after sitting on scanners - the glass is NOT that strong!!!

Here's one I did earlier.
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SamuelHearn said:
+1 :LOL:
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Thinking about it, sitting on a scanner (or, at least, holding the scanner up against my ar5e!) is probably the only way I could get both my operation scars in the same picture. (Haemeroidectomy and vassectomy!)
 
Nod said:
:plus1:

Thinking about it, sitting on a scanner (or, at least, holding the scanner up against my ar5e!) is probably the only way I could get both my operation scars in the same picture. (Haemeroidectomy and vassectomy!)
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Crikey you must have humongous balls?:)

My vasectomy scars are tiny
 
Nod said:
:plus1:

Thinking about it, sitting on a scanner (or, at least, holding the scanner up against my ar5e!) is probably the only way I could get both my operation scars in the same picture. (Haemeroidectomy and vassectomy!)
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better than that picture of a face above!! :D
 
SamuelHearn said:
I saw there wasn't a scanography thread, so I decided to make one.

For those of you who don't know what scanography is:

"Scanography, also spelled scannography more commonly referred to as scanner photography, is the process of capturing digitized images of objects for the purpose of creating printable art using a flatbed "photo" scanner" - Wiki

I gave this a try yesterday, it was... interesting :LOL:

Anyways. I would love you all to share your knowledge and pictures, and if you haven't already tried it, please do give it a go!

Heres my first try :bonk:
4132173002_69835c2a61.jpg


P.S: Sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum
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what speed and aperture were you using
bloody good portait...erm cameo
wasnt sore was it

i did the same with my hand and other things until i got a digital camera
 
mrcrow said:
what speed and aperture were you using
bloody good portait...erm cameo
wasnt sore was it

i did the same with my hand and other things until i got a digital camera
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It was scanned on an epson 4490 at 600DPI through the photoshop import thing, no idea on the speed but it was pretty slow. Wasn't sore at all. I hardly use the scanner, but im going to start a bit more methinks :D
 
I used to do some of these. Good with leaves

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and fruit

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Scanography backgrounds: get an ice cream tub and paint the inside with emulsion in a colour of your choice, put it over the object your scanning.

We've been doing it for years with metal detecting finds, it's easier than getting the macro gear out!
 
i would say what does an eye look like but the scanner would proberbly be the last thing they see if tried. I've never heared of it but at a old work party the usual but shots was taken, until one of the larger lads cracked the glass so we all left before getting busted ;)
 
I saw something like this in a booka couple of years ago, someone had attached a lens to a small flatbed scanner and got it working as a camera. It made some very weird and quite brilliantly interesting images. I've kept my old scanner but have never got round to working out how to put one together. I guess that's why someone had their own book published and I work in asbestos...!
 
SamuelHearn said:
It was scanned on an epson 4490 at 600DPI through the photoshop import thing, no idea on the speed but it was pretty slow. Wasn't sore at all. I hardly use the scanner, but im going to start a bit more methinks :D
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scan on macduff...the rps might some day have a section for sectioned photographers :D

dont let the light rays do your skin any damage

i have an epson cx3200...but it doesnt have raw or image stabilisation..

cheers(y)
 
I was so hoping this would be a thread about using a scanner to take high res images with a lens. Simplest way to achieve this is to use the scanner on a large format camera, in place of film. Of course, it's never simple, or else I'd have tried it by now.
 
mustanir said:
I was so hoping this would be a thread about using a scanner to take high res images with a lens. Simplest way to achieve this is to use the scanner on a large format camera, in place of film. Of course, it's never simple, or else I'd have tried it by now.
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have seen some fab images done on a scanner.. mine is garbage so no hope of getting anything decent on it!

just coming to the end of my OU course, one of the activities was to use a scanner to create an image.. no time, no enthusiasm resulted in the cat getting plonked on, not something i'd normally try.. nor likely to do again tbh :|
 
david1701 said:
lol that scanner is just a bit scratched
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thats cat hairs and assorted debris from various things I tried beforehand.. its hardly been used really :)

dont know how some get a really white background on theirs, I got gloomy grey lines!..
 
Good thread (y)

I use my scanner lots for experimenting, its produces wonderful light. I love the cats feet! Here are my most recent ones;:)

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Vic said:
Good thread (y)

I use my scanner lots for experimenting, its produces wonderful light. I love the cats feet! Here are my most recent ones;:)

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now we are getting somewhere
 
I find Nautilus shells make for a good scanned image

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The cats feet look good.
 
this is getting interesting
what dpi are those scans
 
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