Asher,
My lab is unique. I do not accept film, only digital submissions. That does throttle my potential for business but when I started the lab I did not want to invest in a dying medium. My prolab client base has converted to digital succesfully (mainly wedding photographers). Every now and then a client may request film and at that point we farm it out to another lab for processing and scanning. Then bring it back into the workflow. It takes longer and is more expensive but you do what you have to do.
I prefer to have a gray card for a visual reference and to aide in click balancing. But for most weddings the brides dress (if traditional white) works as well if not better then a gray card (don't use the veil). Whether digital or analog, I still color correct by eye within my ICC workflow. On an average week I process and correct over five thousand images. Which includes processing RAW's then color correcting the jpegs for print. That makes for some tired eyes and a ton of storage...
I have not shot a roll of film in a long time. I was an early digital adopter and have never looked back. Sometimes I pine for a 4x5 digital back for my pressman view camera but then I use my polariod back to calm the urge. Have not found a decent solution for my large pinhole camera. For my business we use a mixture of Kodak SLR/c, Canon 20D, Canon Rebel XT and a Canon 1D MKII with an assortment of glass.
Asher Kelman said:
Are you seeing a lot of film still? Also do you shoot film yourself?
I'm impressed that film photographers at weddings still use film and don't need a grey card because guys like you color correct by eye!
Of course we all do, but at least I use a WhiBal!
