Photography systems and methods utilizing filter-encoded images

A photographic method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a plurality of digital images derived from captured images, each said digital image having a plurality of pixels;
• receiving, in association with said digital images, an indication that any one or more of said captured images can include any one of a set of predetermined filter effects;
• transforming said digital images into luminance-chrominance representations, each said representation having at least one luminance pixel value and at least two chrominance pixel values for each said pixel;
• calculating predictive chrominance parameters from said chrominance pixel values of said digital images;
• and
• comparing each of said predictive chrominance parameters to at least one reference chrominance parameter, said reference chrominance parameters each being associated with a respective one of said predetermined filter effects.

A photography method comprising the steps of:

• capturing a group of film images on photographic film;
• during said capturing, selectively filtering at least a portion of one or more of said film images to provide filtered film images having a filter effect from said filtering;
• developing said film images to provide developed images;
• scanning said visible images to provide a group of electronic images corresponding to said developed images;
• detecting said filter effect in said electronic images corresponding to said filtered film images;
• responsive to said detecting, applying a digital modification to only said images having said filter effect, said digital modification being preassigned to said filter effect.

A photography system comprising:

• first and second pluralities of cameras, each said camera including:
• a body;
• a film unit removably disposed in said body, said film unit including archival media;
• a capture unit disposed in said body, said capture unit defining an optical path, said capture unit selectively capturing a series of said light images transmitted along said optical path as archival images on said archival media;
• wherein each said camera of said first plurality further comprises a color filter disposed in said body, said filter having a use position in said optical path, wherein said light images receive a filter effect;
• and each said camera of said second plurality lacks said color filter;
• and
• a photofinishing unit including:
• a digitizer digitizing a series of captured images on filmstrips of a group of film units to provide a series of digital images;
• a digital fulfillment engine including automatic digital processing of said digital images to detecting a filter effect in one or more of said digital images and, responsive to said detecting, apply a digital modification to respective said digital images, said digital modification being preassigned to and non-remedial for said filter effect.