On Feb 5, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
I don't know that one at all -- Marnie suggested PRovia and
someone else did...
These aren't being shot for reproduction as far as I know,
just for galleries
to review his work. It may be that absolutely precise color
is not going to swing
the viewers one way or the other - but I'd certainly like to
get as close as possible to
reality.
Astia is similar to Provia, but without the exaggerated colors.
Artists can be awfully picky about color accuracy, and I would go for
neutral.
Lighting will be much harder than film selection. You need daylight
balance, but absolutely as diffuse as possible. Outdoors under
lightly overcast sky would be ideal.
Watch out for specular reflections if they are oil paintings.
I used to photograph a lot of artwork for a gallery near here. They
always wanted 4 X 5 transparencies, so it was a lot more work.
Bob
