I came across this amazing Poor mans solution to film scanning. This is my no means a perfect high Rez solution but film scanners are really expansive and this solution can be done at home at a fraction of the cost

What you need

• A digital SLR
• A piece of raised glass, such as a glass coffee table or a picture frame, set on top of books or boxes to raise it up.
• A piece of glossy photo paper without writing on the back. Generally off brands don’t have any writing on the back.
• An off camera flash or a very bright desk lamp.
• A tripod.
• Macro lens recommended but not required.
• Photoshop or another graphics editing package.

View the Full Articale By Adam Everett Miller at PhotoTuts [here]

An Amazing Tutorial From Artist Chris Zwar Taking a look at his workflow and creative process

As Chris himself points out, this isn’t a tutorial series in the sense in which the word ‘tutorial’ has been used too much lately. He doesn’t show the click-by-click steps that the viewer can follow without actually building any understanding. Rather, this is a series that aims to demonstrate and explore some important concepts in the context of a real-world project. I think that this gets back to the root of the word ‘tutorial’: it teaches.

Part 1 [here]

Part 2 [here]

Part 3 [here]