Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/03

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Subject: [Leica] Thoughts on photographing art
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 23:26:10 -0500
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Adam, my most difficult problem, with hanging or easel-supported art, is 
getting the perspective correct without having to resort to 
perspective-correction in post-processing.  I have never tried a shift 
lens for that.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/3/2016 11:14 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> I?ve been asked by a local artist to help her photograph and make prints 
> of her paintings.
>
> I was wondering if any of you who might have done this before can give 
> some suggestions about best focal-length lens to use for this? I was 
> thinking that, longer is better? I?ll be shooting work that?s lit with 
> camera and art on tripod and easel, using remote shutter release etc.
>
> Any thoughts on technique would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Adam Bridge
>
>
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