Photography (photography), art (painting)

[Amateur]

Eugene, you overestimate me. Especially reproduction painting, I was not engaged, let alone the quality. I rented some for myself. As the work is sometimes necessary to do what is called the scientific photography, but retake paintings are not echoed. The advice gleaned from books, as well as forums on photography. I especially recommend http://club.foto.ru/forum/.
Books:
Gagman NA "Photographing works of art." M.: "Art", 1963.
Nickel H.L. "Fotografie im Dienste der Kunst". Halle (Saale): Fotokinoverlag, 1959,

But in fact, these tips are limited to those that were here have already been expressed.

Сообщение от spigo

With this problem I wrestle nearly 10 years. Over the years, came to the conclusion that some pasty written works from my collection, especially dark colors, without the "las" and "light" photograph is simply impossible. By the way, a professional whose services I once used, this problem is also not decided. Part of the issue can be solved by reducing, adjusting svetopotok, but then the picture turns out darker than it really is. So often had to simply refuse to play the printing work. I think that in this case can help the computer editing. I wonder, can help with a large aperture lens?

As for highlights in the case of impasto painting, my personal experience is as follows. Covers the following with two (!) (But not all four) opposite sides of the grazing angle that was not observed direct flare. Umbrellas and other reflectors are not necessary. If there is any dominant direction of the stroke, the orientation pattern is chosen so that this direction would be perpendicular to the line, mentally connecting light sources. Next, the lens is screwed a polarizing filter , and its angle of orientation is chosen experimentally to minimize glare from the stroke. The angle of incidence of light on the picture and its orientation relative to light sources should also be varied in order to minimize the intensity of glare - often have to do test shots. 100%elimination of all glare it does not, but 90%can be obtained. The rest is removed manually in Photoshop. The lens, if possible, better to use long-focus, but will have to go away.

And yet I dare say that the best results for the reproduction of small patterns (up to 100x100 cm) makes it still not a camera, and scanner. There is no glare, whatever pasty was not! Not necessarily featured a simple, direct planshetnika and 300 dpi (600 extremely rare, and in 1200 only for engravings). Scan can be parts, with a stock and then "stitch" together in Photoshop or "Paint Shop Pro" (there, in my opinion, it is much easier). Last time I was the only way I do. Yes, it's slower, more cumbersome than with a camera, but the result is much better poslesemochnaya treatment is elementary, and do not have to tinker with lighting.

[artcol]

I can advise on this matter, but only by phone. To write about such complicated things, unfortunately, there are no forces

[sur]

"Archiving scanners firm Cruse (Germany) designed to capture different linear size and thickness of archival, historical and valuable material"

 Thanks, of course.

 But: "Our people do not ride in a taxi ".

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Сообщение от sur

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Of course, it's not for us, it is for them:

These scanners are used, even in the Pentagon, in NASA, the Vatican Secret Archives, in the largest state archives, museums and art galleries in the world!

These scanners were used for scanning of priceless paintings of the great Leonardo da Vinci, the French Expressionist paintings, ancient manuscripts and books.

[Yaya]

I think that the very formulation of the problem (copy the picture to 100%for the directory) is incorrect. For the simple reason that you're still going to do before printing, color correction. Not to mention that the preview image is adjusted in Photoshop. Just after the files are ready, you need to take a hammer and stand with him over the soul of a printer. Then, with a catalog of everything will be OK.
In general, the better the camera, the better pictures. Although I have an ordinary Canon G10. For a directory, it is certainly not good, but for the site - just right. With regard to light, for extreme cases, I have two soffit, but they can be blinded .
Regarding how to display the light - do not bother. People this for years in institutions teach. In the correspondence on the forum this science you (with all due respect <!--~ a ~-->) not afford it.

[artcol]

To avoid glare, the picture should be shot against the light. This requires a SLR with a VERY high-aperture lens. About the fine-tuning in Photoshop Yaya wrote (a) correctly. You can add more about RAW. If you have a good camera and glass - a tripod is also not needed. With his hands undo the normal - in the short exposure.

[Yaya]

artcol, I would add: ALWAYS with a tripod, and preferably remote

[artcol]

Сообщение от Yaya

artcol, I would add: ALWAYS with a tripod, and preferably remote control

In the post above, I am on this point finished. Tripod needed if not enough light. But it is a crutch, just need prof. equipment.

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Сообщение от Yaya

For the simple reason that you're still going to do before printing, color correction.

That's golden words!

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Сообщение от Yaya

With regard to how the display light - do not bother. People that are taught for years in institutions.

Exactly! On the operator in VGIK, for example.
And then, not everything and can then.

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sur,
Elementary scanner EPSON (V-200). Cheap and strong. Very easy to use and good resolution.
Above all, it has a feature "color restoration" that just come in handy when digitizing old photos.
Of course, you can take pictures and kontrazhure. Glare (without flash) can be avoided, but the old pictures (icons), this will not work - paint not break any lens.
Of course, in each case the necessary skills. Photography - not the exception.
I agree that in the post tell all and for all occasions - it is impossible.
Very timely topic, which allows to enter the existing problems.