On Mar 30, 3:20=A0am, "Dave" <dave2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I take a lot of photos of printed material. I place the paper against
the
> underside of a thick glass plate to insure perfect flatness. I have a
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> rigged setup that difficult to adjust and tends to be somewhat unevenly
> lighted and prone to shadows. If someone has come up with a system that
> works well and is VERY CHEAP, please let me know. If you have photos of
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ur
> setup, please send them to me at my email address. Thanks.
I made a flourescent lighting system for ****traits, but I don't think
that would qualify for very cheap.
You might consider using quartz halogen construction 'area' lights.
You can get them in 500 & 1000 watt sizes for about $50.00 USD each.
A white sheet suspended in front of them will add diffusion which
should help with your shadow problem. The larger the apparent light
source is relative to the subject from the subjects perspective, the
greater the diffusion.
If you're shooting digital and 'accurate' color is im****tant you can
adjust that in camera with a custom white balance, or you can
photograph either a white or neutal gray card, adjust that image in
your post processing software and apply that adjustment to all the
images you shoot.
I hope that helps.
Vance
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