The other thing that you might do is shoot it in open shade. No need for
reflectors then. Also, use an INCIDENT meter on the at least the four
corners and the center. If you are within one or two tenths of a stop it is
going to be fine. Then, bracket and you should be fine. Also, remember, the
nose knows, but you might want to bracket in 1/2 stop increments since OM
lenses are difficult to control in 2/3 stop increments. Also, you a using
slide file which is sensitive to minor variations in exposure. 2/3 might be
fine for negative film, not provia. If you have time, shoot it on
Kodachrome...you'll like the results.
Roger
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Scales
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:47 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Shooting paintings
My only addition might be to get a piece of white poster board (foam core
works well) and put it on the other side of the painting. Play with the
angle, starting at about 45 degrees. This should even out the light source.
What I mean is
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/ \
Where the left slash is the foam core and the right slash is the window and
the line is the painting. Not sure the diagram will come through right.
Just an idea.
Tom
> > The challenge is: I was ready to shoot this with morning
> > light, near a window. Place the
> > paintings in the vertical plane, and (sorry, no tripod... and
> > no possibility to get one
> > before monday) shoot them with the OM2s with no flash and some
> > Fuji Provia. But I
> > remembered there are dozens of great photographers out there
> > in the zuikoholics
> > anonymous list, I'm sure they'll come out with what I will be
> > doing wrong.
>
> Actually, this is probably one of the best ways to go on this.
> A tripod would be good, but may not be necessary. If you have a
> polorizing filter for the lens, that would help saturate the
> colors a bit better and remove most sunlight reflections in the
> varnish. Otherwise, keep the camera directly squared to the
> painting, make sure both are as parallel as possible and bracket
> (take an exposure 2/3 and -2/3) around the indicated exposure.
>
> AG-Schnozz
>
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