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[OM] Re: For the OM artists among us, a painting question . . .

Subject: [OM] Re: For the OM artists among us, a painting question . . .
From: "Roger Key" <rogerdkey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:57:30 +0100
If you look at LaCie monitors, you will find that their higher-priced LCD 
screens and their CRTs include a hood. I could only afford the basic 19" 
LCD, but the colours are great.

Roger Key


>From: Andrew Dacey <adacey@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: For the OM artists among us, a painting question . . .
>Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 09:36:39 -0400
>
>
>Neutral grey would probably work as well.
>
>I seem to recall that there used to be a few brands of pro CRT
>monitors that included a big hood to attach around the monitor to
>prevent reflections on the screen. At least one also included a
>special neutral grey lab coat so that the colour of your clothes
>wouldn't reflect on the screen and affect the way you perceived the
>colour.
>
>On 12/2/05, NSURIT@xxxxxxx <NSURIT@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > That subject line should have sucked in a few of you . . . wouldn't you  
>know
> > it was the insurance guy that did it?
> >
> > I've leased a small space (10' by 12.5') in which I plan to put a 
>computer
> > for processing digital images and to do some very basic photography  
>(product
> > type stuff for selling on ebay).  Most of the photographs  will be made 
>using
> > either a single softbox or the item will be tented.  The  walls are 
>currently a
> > medium yellow and the ceilings are 8' tall with white  ceiling tiles.  
>The
> > question is, "What color do I paint the walls to avoid  reflections on 
>the
> > monitor and to least affect the photographs made in this  room?"  I can 
>turn the
> > light out in just my space. The obvious answer might  be black, however 
>that is
> > not particularly exciting to me.  I will also  hang some images on the 
>wall
> > and my images on a black wall is really not doing  it for me.
> >
> > Colors, please or should I just leave them alone?  Bill  Barber



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