[NewMusic] cd cover art question

[Kristin Miltner]

in my experience, glare can be a hassle unless you're working on a cloudy
day outside, especially if the painting you're photographing had lots of hi
gloss paint.

k

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Sarah - 21 Grand <21grand at 21grand.org>wrote:

> It's not that hard ... Find a white wall without much texture. Hang it.
> Depending on the size of the painting, you could probably get away with
> using some relatively cheap household lights.  The key is to do it at
> night,
> when you aren't mixing daylight and electric light, because you'd end up
> spending a bunch of time doing color correction.
>
> sl
>
> on 8/24/09 2:51 PM, Tim Walters at walters at doubtfulpalace.com wrote:
>
> >
> >> If it's an actual painting, probably the easiest way would be to work
> from
> >> a
> >> digital photo of it.  Alternate method: scan a photographic slide.
> >
> > Note that this is hard to do at a professional level yourself (you need a
> > copy stand and the right kind of lighting). There are photographers who
> > specialize in this and can do it relatively cheaply.
> >
> > Of course, "professional" isn't necessarily better, and it doesn't hurt
> to
> > try some DIY. Take it outside on a cloudy day (for better color and
> > relatively directionless light) and give it a whirl.
>
>
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