On 19/8/08, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed: >While I can work with the results I'm getting, I'm wondering if there >are better options out there. What lens would you use for shooting flat >art?
Try and get the art out from behind the glass!! I frequently film photographs and other artwork, on location, with minimal prep time. By far the most important thing is to lose the glass. I carry a Leatherman and have become an expert at removing things from frames, and then putting them back together. For stills, I use a 24-70 on the 1.3 crop body, focal length about 50mm or so. Yes, it does mean standing back a bit, but not difficult. For lighting, flash or tungsten either side so no reflections or hotspots. Some textiles and oil paintings reflect badly and so reflected light (bounced usually) is needed. Did I mention that you must lose the glass? ;) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
