Tim , Although the problem appears to be one of printing resolution I think if you backlight the curtains so that there is no black between poles then you will eliminate the printed black fuzzy lines leaving a clearer picture of the product.I think the curve of the poles will be enhanced as well and the overall look of the curtains brighter I don't think William Curwin would recommend the polariser idea,he nose about these things. Regards Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Rd, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire. England .TF1 5DJ 44 (0) 1952 618986. www.infocus-photography.co.uk For Negatives & transparencies from digital files _________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Wheeler" > Prodigers to the rescue again please: > > I photographed some bamboo door curtains in the studio (you know the > ones, individual strands of 5-10mm diameter bamboo lengths strung on > wire, hand painted with flowers or the Mona Lisa or the peace symbol). > > The client has offset printed A4 sheets with each curtain 5cm high. Too > small to resolve the individual strands. The result is a broken up > image, especially at the bottom where the strands are thinnest. And a > dirtying of the white strands, as the printed page can't resolve small > details, such as the difference between the strands and the background. > > Options:
> Or any left field suggestions, like shooting while standing on one leg, > balancing a polarizing filter on my nose? =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
