Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 > ========================================================================================================================= > 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 http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist