Re: Correcting Photographs of Paintings with Gimp

Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
> 
> Well, if you used a large format camera then getting the camera
> parallel to the artwork is a lot easier and you wouldn't have to
> use Gimp[??].
 > (. . .)
> Even with a P&S it isn't that hard to get the camera and A/W
> parallel.  Camera on a tripod, a/w on the wall, a knotted
> string and 9th grade geometry will solve the problem
 > (. . .)
> This is the way copy photos were made in photo studios for over
> a century.

Bravo for giving the guy a large-format-camera (or any camera) solution
instead of berating him for posting to the wrong group
or even just ignoring him!