Re: [Leica] Help on lighting

["Aram Langhans" <langhans@yakima-wa.com>]

Thanks Rob.  Nice suggestion.  I am  still waiting for my beads to
photograph.  I have my milk carton all ready and I have sort of practiced on
a marble.  I'll try a matt spray, too.

Aram

> Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 23:44:18 +1000
> From: Rob Heyman <rheyman@bigpond.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Help on lighting
> Message-ID: <3DA2E132.D31C80B1@bigpond.net.au>
> References: <200210021329.GAA04738@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
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>
> If you do not want hot spots and the beads are not plastic, you could
always
> spray them with a matt spray. Hey presto, no hot spot. Clean them off
later with
> the solvent for whatever spray you use.
>
> Rob
>
> Aram Langhans wrote:
>
> > IF this is a repeat, I am sorry.  The previous message I sent from my
school
> > account, and I don't think it went out.  At least it hasn't appeared in
the
> > two digests since.
> >
> > I have a friend who wants me to take some photo of glass beads.  She
makes
> > them and sells them.  They are small (little finger nail size on
average)
> > and very shiny.  All the photos she has taken have real hot spots on
them.
> > I have been thinking of how to light them to try to eliminate or at
least
> > greatly reduce the hot spots.  I thought of using a white umbrella over
them
> > and lighting them through the umbrella with flash or natural lighting.
I
> > have heard that using polarizers on the light source and the lens also
might
> > be a way, but I think this is only for flat objects.
> >
> > She hasn't given me any yet, so I thought I'd see if anyone has
experience
> > in lighting small shiny objects.  Any suggestions would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Aram
> >
> > This message is made of 100% recycled electrons.  No new atoms were
> > destroyed in making it.
> >
> > Aram Langhans
> > Science Teacher, Naches High School
> > 101 W. 5th. St / P. O. Box 159
> > Naches, WA 98937
> >
> > "Science Rules"
> >


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