Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] success! but help!
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri Nov 3 14:27:08 2006
References: <82c9dd70611030924y5de20399k83de90fdd64041a6@mail.gmail.com> <454B8106.5090507@waltjohnson.com> <FD319BC5-EAEF-491A-A492-FA273D6B6393@mac.com> <454BB07C.8070707@waltjohnson.com> <82c9dd70611031424h152a2774of4143355222c714b@mail.gmail.com>

Hence the Nordic light approach.


Op 3-nov-06, om 23:24 heeft Eric Korenman het volgende geschreven:

> spoke with her some more - she is interested in a layered look with  
> her
> works (tri-folded brochures, menus, etc) with soft light. Plan to  
> meet up
> next week.
>
> Should be interesting project. Not just copy work.
>
> Eric
>
>
> On 11/3/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hmm,  I'm still missing the boat...I thought they were already flat?
>>
>> Lottermoser George wrote:
>>
>> > I would assume that she wants you photograph her graphic design  
>> work
>> > as products rather than flat copies (if I'm wrong - you should scan
>> > them). And then a 3 fold brochure, stationery, bus card, envelope,
>> > etc. becomes a still life composition. Lighting is as complex or
>> > simple as you want to make it from creating a warm pool of light  
>> to a
>> > shadowless tent to a feeling of window light. I would assume that
>> > you'd discuss the "look" she wants with her before deciding on
>> > "shadow less."
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > George Lottermoser
>> > george@imagist.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Nov 3, 2006, at 11:48 AM, Walt Johnson wrote:
>> >
>> >> Load your camera with tungsten film. Don't worry about  
>> diffuse,  soft
>> >> light but simply feather  two 3400K  photo floods at 45   
>> degrees to
>> >> her prints.  Make sure they are equidistant from prints  and  
>> take a
>> >> reading without  blocking any light. The entire  situation  
>> should be
>> >> straight and level. Camera, lights and pictures  on wall.  A micro
>> >> Nikkor is what I always used for copy work but  not a necessity.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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