Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Dan, Thanks for the bright idea. This might come in handy, since I don't have any kind of formal set-up to do portraits. So all is not lost. (this was a Pratt and Lambert custom mix!) Best of the season, and thanks for your help. Mary >You might get some use out of that paint yet! >I got a large canvas drop cloth at the local Home Depot- about 15'x20' for >$30. >I will spray paint it with gray latex paint, and when the weather gets >warmer, I'll lay it in the drive way, and put a 'faux' sponge highlight area >on it for a backdrop. I did this with a piece of artist canvas when I >painted my house brown and antique ivory 20 years ago, and I still use it >for a 'Rembrandt' look. >Incidentally, I took a Kodak Grey Card to the same store, and they advertise >they can match any color- They read the card, and mixed me a quart of Kodak >Gray Card gray- I took a swatch and read it on the X-rite 810 densitometer >at work and it was within .01 of a perfect gray! >Useful for checking color balance! >Great to hear your darkroom is fixed up, I hope we get to see some of your >work. >Happy Holidays to y'all! >Dan >dwpost@msn.com > >