Hi Herb I think they want to sell their own photographs and the annual copyright fee for printing their photos of the Chagall windows in a prospect are quite high now (was free of charge for Swiss tourist organizations before last year), but I will ask my client if she knows anybody to ask at the Fraumunster.
greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 2:16 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: How to photograph the Chagall windows? >> >> >>why can't your client arrange with the church to have you in there on an >>"off time" when you can use a tripod? >> >>Herb.... >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 11:26 AM >>Subject: RE: How to photograph the Chagall windows? >> >> >>> Hi Shel >>> I have plenty of time and opportunities for this project. >>> I can first take some test shots and repeat them later if necessary. >>> At the convent of Fahr near where I live (a nice 30 minutes >>near the river >>> walk) is a little chapel with some painted windows where I can >>experiment >>> a >>> bit before going at "the real thing" :-). >>> In the Fraumunster church I am more concerned about shooting without a >>> tripod (maybe monopod) on slow film, I have to see what >>exposure times I >>> get >>> with ISO 100 film, I would of course like to use even slower >>film like ISO >>> 25-50 if I still get that here in a specialized photo store. >>> My second problem is that I have to shoot from the floor (no >>other public >>> places there) upwards to the windows so a little distortion is to be >>> expected. >>
