Make & keep
Test a halftone treatment on a photo-strip copy
Convert one frame into a printable dot pattern while preserving a smooth-tone master.
A halftone turns continuous tones into a pattern of dots. It can add a screen-print or newspaper feel, but small faces can become noisy; keep a full-tone source and test one cropped frame before converting the whole strip.
Choose the frame
Select a frame with clear separation between face and background. Make a duplicate and convert it to grayscale before applying a dot pattern. Crop out unnecessary blank area so the dots remain large enough to print.
Set the pattern
Choose a coarse screen for a small print and preview it at actual size. Keep highlights from disappearing and shadows from filling into solid black. Add a simple mid-tone test strip beside the portrait to compare how the printer reproduces the dots.
Print and inspect
Print on the intended paper and view from normal reading distance. If the face looks like random noise, enlarge the halftone dots or reduce contrast. Label the result as an altered reproduction and preserve the original scan unchanged.