in the case of my painting on glass, the painting was done on the back side of the glass.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Igor PDML-StR <[email protected]> wrote: > > John, > > If I understood you correctly, you are assuming the photo is printed on > the front surface of the glass. My understanding is that it is printed on > the back surface of the glass. So, in principle, you have the same number > of surfaces to reflect from, as in case of a photo behind the glass. > > (The glass is providing important protection from UV, which reduces fading > of colors. I suspect, it is the same in case of the dyes on glass.) > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > John Francis Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:53:25 -0700 wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 01:14:34PM -0400, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >> >> If we compare these prints directly on the glass surface to a print >> mounted >> behind a glass, does the fact that the image is right on the glass surface >> improve the reflection problem, make it worse, or does not affect it much? >> > > > It will almost certainly improve the reflection problem. > > The glass isn't put in front of prints to enhance the appearance of the > print; it's put there to protect the surface of the print from scratches, > etc., and to provide a surface that's easier to clean. > > Eliminating the extra reflections from the glass before the illumination > has even got to the surface of the print has to be an improvement. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
