Dear All
I'm a long time reader first time replier to this discussion boards. Finally I have something to say.
Before taking this post and moving into new media I took a degree in Photography. Being somewhat apprehensive in the beginning to digital cameras. I have found that modern digital cameras can out do conventional cameras (apart from the 5"x 4" and 10"x 8" plate cameras) in a number of ways, speed and cost being two of them. The trick I find is to use them as you would a normal camera. Basically point and press. But thinking about getting rid of lens glare on glass and reflective surfaces has always been a problem for photographers. The are plenty of answers and as with a lot of things one thing works best over another in different situations. My best advice to avoid reflections is to light the object from behind the glass and using a tripod and a slow shutter speed, this is best done in a dark room using the light from tungsten bulbs. The yellow colour cast can be taken out using the white balance on the camera or through Photoshop. Using a conventional camera you would use a blue filter.
At Calderdale we have a mid-range Canon camera which lets the user set the aperture and shutter speed manually. I recommend you have a look at the Canon G1 as a starting point, depending on budget obviously.
Take a look at my site which contains some images photographed on glass with no touching up in Photoshop. http://www.23photos.co.uk/promo.shtml
Thanks
Matthew Smith
Weaver to Web Project
Calderdale MBC - 01422 392632
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