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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kotsinadelis,
> Peter (Peter)
> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 1:18 PM
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> Subject: EOS How to shoot paintings
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> Just took a bunch of shots of various paintings for a collector (Picassos,
> Degas, Miro, Renoir, etc. - Nice stuff).
> The only problem was glare on some items which had glass on them.
> I am open
> to any suggestions on how to get around this.
> Thanks.
>
> FYI, no flash was used just ambient light from a window.
The standard method of avoiding glare is to set the camera dead on to the
painting, then place 2 lights, one several feet on either side of the
camera, at about a 45 degree angle to the painting. Then make sure there are
no other lights on in the room. You also need to make sure the lights aren't
spilling onto the camera or the photographer; you'll get reflections if they
are.
Because of the old law of reflection (the angle of reflection is equal to
the angle of incidence), the reflection of each light will only be visible
from the other light. You can usually get by without a polarizer (which, as
someone else has mentioned, can result in a flat appearance to the
painting).
If all of this is hard to visualize, just imagine a copy stand turned on
it's side.
Chuck Skinner
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