Re: Reflection problems... HELP!!!!

On 2006-02-14, Cøllap§ed Lûng <collapsed-lung@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
startin to pull my hair out now... my insurance company requires photos of
a few small paintings I own, but whenever I try taking a pic all I end up
with is a vague image of the painting and the cams reflection in the glass
protecting the pics.. :o(

is there anyway to get round this other than removing the picture from its
frame?

any help gratefully recieved..

Do not use on-camera flash. The best lighting is flat and diffuse; a high
north-facing window (or south-facing in the southern hemisphere) on a day
when the sky is uniformly cloudy - no blue - often works well, but if you
have to use artificial light then 'bounce' it off non-shiny white or grey
surfaces; bed-sheets, table-cloths, or news-papers (not coloured!) if you
haven't got a studio with lots of purpose-made lights and reflectors.
Don't let the lights shine directly onto the glass.

Put black velvet or matte black card or paper over anything that reflects
into the glass.

Off-set the camera to one side, or up or down, so that any light reflected
from the camera to the glass in the picture frame is not reflected back to
the camera. Keep the camera and picture parallel so as to avoid any
'perspective distortion'.

If you have to use a zoom lens, try different zoom settings to get the
least distortion. Ideally, use a non-zoom lens of 'normal' or 'portrait'
length (ie 50mm or 90mm or there-abouts if you are using a 35mm camera).

If you have 'manual focus', use it. Likewise manual exposure and 'white
balance', if possible.

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