photographing art

[Thomas Stellwag]

i say the 2nd one is with glass, but would not bet on it

[Intrepid]

Flashes are generally banned from museums. Of course a couple of exposures by a pro will not cause much damage compared to thousands by anybody, but still : are there less "aggressive" sources in terms of spectrum ? (esp. UV)

Any recommended anti-UV filters for flashes under such circumstances ?

Personally I prefer to use daylight and show the art the way it was meant to be seen at the gallery, where zenithal light used to be the norm. But the coolish results may not please the beholder; color temperature correction is often needed.

Airy, Every speed light in the market comes with aggressive UV cut filters.  No UV is emitted.  One has go through a lot of pain to modify them for UV use.

[Frank Fremerey]

i say the 2nd one is with glass, but would not bet on it

You are right. It would have been more difficult if the first one would have been framed without glass. In the second one can still see the shadows of the frame if you look closely.

[elsa hoffmann]

Michael - I assume not all posters were in prestine condition - did you retouch?

Talking about frames - this was a real issue for me since there are shadows on the painting if you light with the lights facing one another and not 45 degrees to the painting - what to do?

[Michael Erlewine]

Posters were unframed. Not much retouching was done. A little bit if there was a tear.

Posters were in various conditions. Here is a poster by Gary Grimshaw, a good friend of mind. He died recently I am sorry to say.

[Frank Fremerey]

Michael - I assume not all posters were in prestine condition - did you retouch? Talking about frames - this was a real issue for me since there are shadows on the painting if you light with the lights facing one another and not 45 degrees to the painting - what to do?

With continouus light you can set the shadows to more or less cancel out through overlap. With flash this procedure needs some more time to adjust

[elsa hoffmann]

nice images Michael

Frank - I just could not get it right with the studio lights - no matter what we did - either highlights or shadows - pic one