Feb 17, 2024
All photographers who use slide film yearn for that Velvia on the light box look, drum scans get close to it. If I could afford it, I would have the last 8 years of work rescanned by Tim.
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Jan 18, 2024
Here is a sample of a scan that was returned to me from an inexperienced scanner operator. He didn’t notice the flaw in the image where one section was out of alignment. This is how I learned the hard way that it’s a waste of time and money to try and save... read more
Dec 15, 2023
The quality of scans that came back is excellent, and given the scale that one particular negative was being enlarged to (300x600cm), Tim was incredibly helpful in finding the best technical process for achieving this at the highest quality. Huge... read more
Oct 31, 2023
I compared scans from 4×5 film scanned on an Imacon to the 6×7 drum scans from Tim and the 6x7s were somehow sharper! The Professional Drum Scanning team put in the time and effort to get the best results from my negs that most London labs haven’t come close to.
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Jun 15, 2023
“Dense Kodachromes, in the way many of us used to expose them, are the most difficult of all colour reversals to scan. Shadow detail is very subtle, only just visible under a loupe. Only a drum scanner is even worth considering, and even then, there are... read more
Apr 29, 2023
“I have used the service at Professional Drum Scanning for some years now, and working with Charlotte and Tim is a dream – they are totally professional, the work is of an excellent quality and is great value for money. When I produced a show for the... read more
Mar 22, 2023
“Professional Drum Scanning (PDS) has proven to be a wonderful discovery and an excellent resource for me. Over decades spent as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer, in the fields of Advertising, Graphic Design and Marketing, I became very familiar with... read more
Feb 28, 2023
Robert Fairer uses Professional Drum Scanning for all of his fashion photography reproduction, the results of which have been used in the production of five fine art books about John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen and Marc... read more
Dec 20, 2022
“After many years working in digital photography, I decided to go back to my roots and try black and white film again. With my trusted Mamiya C220 (I kept it for over 20 years!), I have been reacquainting myself with the characteristics of film, which I process... read more
Oct 29, 2022
“Tim and Charlotte have drum scanned a few projects for me now with exceptional results. Scanning is both an artistic and scientific process, and the results Tim got from the Portra 800 and Ilford 3200 are superb. Gentle skin tones with details in the highlights... read more