Re: Paint color for copy room
Re: Paint color for copy room
- Subject: Re: Paint color for copy room
- From: "Richard Frederickson [Contr]" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:15:12 -0400
He didn't ask about viewing conditions.
Very true.
However, seeing that we're in the digital age--it's likely that there
will be a camera tethered to a computer; in which case viewing
conditions WILL be a practical issue. If there is a concern about the
background effecting the image capture, then hang a piece of black
velvet behind the art (this would be far superior to painting the
wall black). Remember, we're concerned with color Perception--which
is highly dependent on the viewing environment.
If you go to RIT, they've got high-key studios that are all white,
and they have all black studios for silhouettes, etc. Each
environment is set-up to accomplish a specific purpose.
My guess is that in reproducing artwork, the need for a neutral
environment for accurately evaluating whether of not the digital
image is a match to the original would far outweigh the need to avoid
stay light. Besides, working in a black studio/copy room is not
pleasant experience and more likely to throw off your sense of
contrast and color saturation.
Any catalog photographers out there who can weigh in on this?
Sincerely,
Richard Frederickson
On Sep 21, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Richard Frederickson [Contr] wrote:
Standard viewing conditions call for a neutral gray environment
(all surfaces).
I'm prepping a room to be used to photograph art for reproduction purposes.
What color/paint would you recommend in this instance.
He didn't ask about viewing conditions. This is a copy room, so I'd
say you don't want any stray light bouncing around the room. Go with
black paint, matte surface. (Yes, darkroom black would work well.)
Ken Fleisher
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