Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the nap part! Sent from my iPad > On Aug 20, 2014, at 4:22 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information