On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 12:52:50 -0600, Maris V. Lidaka, Sr. wrote: >Turning into a busy weekend. I finished last night's ballet performance and now have >a new project I need help on.
This always happens to me. >I have never used slide film, and have photographed only people and places. My >daughter is submitting an application to a College of Design and they require slides >of her design drawings. > >First question - the College FAQs suggest shooting outdoors in daylight, which is >possible. Should I do this or use flash? I recently copied a lot of old family photographs and got good results doing it this way. I bought a cheap clip together frame and used that to hold the photos flat (Many of them had been sitting in boxes or drawers and were curled or bent). I set the camera up on a tripod and used 2 flashes from the side at about 45 degrees so as to not get any reflections off the glass. If you use only one flash you get uneven lighting or reflection off the document. This is probably why they recommend to use daylight - which would also work but if you are using glass to hold it flat you get a lot more reflections. >Second question - what slide film for daylight, or what slide film for flash? This depends on the contrast range of what you are copying. I would probably use Kodachrome 64 for most things, and do some bracketing to make sure you get the drawing in it's best light. I've heard that Fuji Astia is good for subjects that have a wide contrast range, but I have not used it. >Third question - what focal length lens? Short and up-close like 28-35mm, or perhaps >a portrait-lens length of 100-135mm? A macro lens is probably best as it should give a flat field of focus and less distortion, but it depends on how big the drawings are. Hope this helps. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
