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Subject: [OM] Re: Lighting question
From: Jim Brokaw <j.l.brokaw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:46:11 -0800
on 12/7/05 9:16 PM, NSURIT@xxxxxxx at NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> A friend has asked me to take a picture of an oil painting that they plan  to
> use on a Christmas card. She painted it, so copyright issues.   Here are the
> questions.
> Do I:
> 
> 1) Use a medium soft box with strobe aimed directly at it (obviously with
> everything parallel).
> 
> 2) Set two incandescent bulbs in reflectors at 45 degree angles with
> diffusers (polarizer or not).
> 
> 3) Your easy set up to get even lighting with no glare.
> 
> 
> Will be shot with e-1 and high quality jpeg.
> 
> Bill Barber

I think the classic setup is two lights left and right at 45-degrees
elevation, camera centered vertical and horizontal to the painting. I
suppose you could experiment with a polarizer but I'm not sure its
necessary, probably depends on the texture of the painting surface. When you
get the pictures be sure to post some results for their educational value.
-- 

Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...




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