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Subject: Re: [OM] A bit of fall scanner art
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:58:36 -0400
I can't recall it being much of a problem when shooting jewelry.  Maybe 
the soft boxes shielded the windows.  But, yes, you're absolutely 
correct on eyes.  I have had to clone some reflections out of eyeballs 
on some enlargements.  I've also had problems with large, highly glazed 
pottery.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/11/2010 4:29 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>
>> I forgot to add that I learned this lesson many years ago while shooting
>> jewelry on table top in a studio using studio flash.  The studio had a
>> very large window on the north side that was admitting soft,
>> mid-afternoon daylight.  It wasn't even necessary to draw the blinds or
>> turn off the lights.  The flash was so powerful and apertures small
>> enough that the competing light sources never showed up at all.
>> YMMV, of course, so testing is in order but there may be no problem.
>>
>
> Not for lighting, but when you look closely at the reflections in the
> jewelry you'll see the window. I have to watch this with eyes. It's amazing
> what junk shows up reflecting in eyeballs.
>
> AG
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