At 05:24 PM 2/1/00 -0600, you wrote:
My lovely and talented wife (and artist of some local and regional
acclaim) has been asked to submit slides of several pieces (1
painting, 1 tapestry, one mixed media) for anational juried show, and
has asked me to the pictures. Unfortunately, I only have 10 days to:
1) figure out how to shoot them (my shooting is primarily landscape,
sports, and news)
You can always resign, lol...but 10 days is a long time... enough for a few
re-shoots.
2) Acquire any extra equipment necessary (I'm 100 miles from the
nearest shop that would even consider a rental)
You have enuf camera stuff but could use lighting stuff... hey, send HER to
pick it up :-)
3) Shoot the art
don't take long...
4) Get the art developed (at the prolab 100miles away - at least 3
days for turnaround from here)
Use fedx...
5) Pick the final slidesand ship them to the museum.
ditto...
I need suggestions on the following:
1) Film: I am inclined to shoot the art with Provia 100 and a
saturated film, either Velvia or E100VS. I also keep a supply of
E100SW on hand.
Use an accurate film, or you might get in trouble with your wife, who, if
she wanted super-saturated colors, would have painted that way... I've
never used Provia but if that's neutral, use it. Or E100S or Elite Chrome.
2) Lens: I would imagine my 50/1.8 would be the best lens to use, but
I also have the 21, 24, 28, 100, 135, and 180/2.8 lenses (and a
50/1.4) to choose from.
I'd use the 50 1.8...
3) Lighting: Since I can't simply order up an overcast day on
command, I'll probably have to make do with what I have: a Sunpack
433D and an old yellowed Vivitar 283. I haven't shot any color with
the 283 and would be worried about the yellowedlns on it. I don't
have any remote cords,controllers, etc.
You'll have to do better :-)
Normally art is shot using tungsten lights and film. The preferred set-up
is two lights 45deg from art in a equidistant triangle. I did a similar
project recently and used one flash and umbrella (for smaller works) and
two umbrellas for larger, and it came out fine.
4) Backdrop: I don't have one, although I do have a nice white wall
and clean beige carpeting available. I intend to compose with
aslittle backdrop showing as possible.
You need one. White seamless is cheap. C'mon, the wife is buying :-)
Failing that, get a white sheet. Since you really don't have even a decent
flash set-up, I'd definitely try open shade, or even a white reflector.
But, if the art is small enuf, you may be able to get away with a single
flash, as long as you have an umbrella.
Anyway, don't worry. This is definitely an opportunity to explain to your
wife why you need More Stuff; to further HER career. Chances like this
don't come along too often... :-)
________________________________
Regards,
Denton Taylor
Photogallery at www.dentontaylor.com.
Panoramas and Immersive Imaging at
www.threehundredsixty.com
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