Thanks Chuck. My wife has a new 4570 (?) Epson printer.
Think I'll try that first.
Man, I love simple solutions!
On Aug 29, 2015 11:36 AM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> If it were me I'd copy them on my Epson V700 or even on my HP all-in-one
> printer which, for a veary inexpensive device, does an amazingly good job
> of scanning paper/printed images.
>
> Lacking a scanner I'd use your approach but would be leery of the
> fluorescent. Not only the color balance but possibly narrow spectrum. So,
> I'd take them outside and use the sun as the light source. Just lay them
> flat on the ground on a backing board and shoot down on them from the
> tripod mounted camera. Another possibility is to attach them to a wall
> somehow and shoot from the tripod at the same level. Even shooting in
> sunlit shade should be good after correcting for the bluish lighting in the
> shade. Another possibility that may be easier work from the tripod is to
> set them on a backing board as at from ground level but tilt the board up
> about 45 degrees and shoot from the tripod angled down at 45 degrees. A
> simple stop near the bottom of the board may keep the artwork from sliding
> down the board and not require taping or some other means of holding the
> artwork in place.
>
> No polarizers or other fancy stuff required.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 8/29/2015 10:25 AM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>
>>
>> I've decided to take Amazon up on their offer to e-publish (Kindle) my
>> children's book, The Little Crow Who Could Not Caw.
>>
>> So, I need to convert 30 pages of art and text into j-pegs. Plan to
>> use
>> the OMZ 50/3.5 Macro on my E-1. Have several tripod/clamp options that
>> will let me get a stable shooting platform. Have a Polorizer (sp?) and
>> several light stands. Here's the question:
>>
>> Has anyone copied artwork , etc. using the 'new' spiral flourescent
>> bulbs? (I'm thinking cool environment.)
>>
>> I'm open to all suggestions and/or helpful hints.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick
>>
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