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[elacoste]

I lurk a lot, but don't post much. 

 

Awhile back I would shoot images on my light table to create a very clear white background. This work well with shooting flat objects, sometimes creating a backlit effect. You can get a similar image using a scanner. 

 

Have any of you used a scanner and submitted images here? How were the results?

What DPI did you use, looks like my scanner can go bigger than 300?

 

Thanks ahead of time.

[Robert M Estall]

Lots of the images on Alamy are scanned from collections of film originals. To a lesser extent some photographers are still playing catch-up while shooting new work on digital gear.

When I was working my way through my archive with a Nikon LS 9000, I scanned the 35mm at 4000 dpi which produced a file of about 54 mgs if I used every scrap of the film frame. After working on the image, it had to be restructured as a TIFF at 300 dpi. 

 

What maters is what your final image looks like at 100%

[MDM]

He means using a scanner as a camera (no camera involved). I can't think of any reason why you shouldn't submit such images as long as the quality is adequate.

[Bill Brooks]

Anything translucent works well if scanned with the slide scanning function. Flowers scanned twice, once with light  from bottom and a second pass with light from the top. You can get a translucent pressed flower on a white background.

[elacoste]

Thanks all. Yes, I am going to use the actual scanner as the camera. I see no reason why it wouldn't work. I created some images this way in the past for local stores, but never for stock. 

 

Man