use polarized lights and polarizer.
Bill Pearce
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From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Yet another stupid question
> Paintings on canvas that have been varnished have horrible reflection
> problems. Every peak and valley of the canvas catches the light and
> gives reflective highlights. I have to bounce the lighting off the
> ceiling to minimize it. I photograph paintings above scanner size with
> a N*k@n D200. Smaller work gets scanned on an Epson 4990.
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>
> Ian Manners wrote:
>> Hi Boris,
>>
>>> She needs someone to reproduce her original paintings.� Some
>>> "professional
>> photographer" offered to take pictures of them.� I convinced her that
>> shed be better off if
>> someone scans them professionally, citing all camera lens limitations.
>>
>> I did my brother inlaws paintings before they are sold/shipped with
>> the 510, and the E3 with various len's. You have to get the lighting
>> at the perfect angle otherwise you get areas of reflection, and the
>> flash(s) bring out the wrong bits :-(
>>
>> There is also the matter of getting the colors right so its best to make
>> sure you do initial editing while you still have the paintings.
>>
>> I didnt have a problem with any lens limitations but I would recommend
>> scanning them if the scanner is big enough, so much easier and the
>> lighting is a lot better for the different canvas used, the result is
>> better
>> all round ! I only photograph the ones that are to big for my old SCSI
>> scanner now.
>>
>>> Did I give her the wrong advice and can you recommend a lab that can do
>>> that,
>> preferrably closer to RI? (although she wouldnt mind if it is on the left
>> coast, although
>> she dozent seem to be a leftie...:)
>>
>> So I would say you gave her the right advise but I cant help you with
>> labs as I'm in the wrong country ;-)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ian Manners
>> Not tonight, dear. I have a modem.
>>
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