[Leica] Thoughts on photographing art

[George Lottermoser]

> On Jun 3, 2016, at 11:55 PM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwmalumni.com> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 3 Jun 2016  Adam Bridge <abridge683 at fastmail.com>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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> I used to use an 85mm on full-frame when possible, ideally in a dark studio
> with polarizers on two lamps (rotated 180 degrees apart) and over the lens,
> plus a non-polarized side light skimming the work for a bit of paint
> texture.  The polarizers minimize glare, but too much increases contrast,
> so you have to play around with the amount of polarization to match the
> original.  I'd shoot one frame with a Macbeth chart in front of the
> painting to help with color matching.
> 
> If possible, use prime lenses with low distortion so the painting has
> straight edges.

superb technique

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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