Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the olden days, computer rooms were kept in absolute darkness. Black as the proverbial coal bin..... But that was not a room in your house.... Mine is about neutral gray... because I like it, it is a modern decorating color for the house, we had some left over from another room and I was damned if I was going to proliferate yet another color in the house ( there are 5 separate colors in the kitchen... she drove me nuts) , and it works as a neutral color. Paint the room a nice neutral grey, trim to be white, and if you need to shut out all light, maybe you need a nap..... Note that reflective white reflects all color casts, gray will absorb some of them.... BTW, FLAT is the operative word..... not semi-gloss etc..... Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Bob Adler Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 1:56 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Digital Dark Room Advice I am setting up one of the bedrooms in our home as my digital "dark" room. It will house my printer, primary Lightroom/Photoshop computer, photo paper, laminator, etc. I won't be doing any spraying, so a ventilated area isn't required. My primary question is what color to paint the room? I am thinking flat digital white (white white) with all bulbs being 5200k fluorescents. I have some direct lights already that are measured 5200k and will be used to analyze prints. Any suggestions on what color to paint the room or other advise would be appreciated. One of my concerns is keeping dust out, but that's probably cost prohibitive. Thanks in advance for your input, Bob Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information