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Subject: [OM] Re: For the OM artists among us, a painting question . . .
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 13:42:16 -0500
The first thing I'd do is make a hood for the monitor out of small 
sheets of black foam core board bought at the local craft store.  Then 
i'd shoot all the photos with flash using a custom white balance.

If that doesn't work only then get out the paint can.

Chuck Norcutt

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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