 Betty Amirault |
How to Shoot a Document That Is Behind Glass I have an Olympus D-460 Zoom camera and have some documents that are behind glass that can't be taken out of their frames. How do I get a proper picture? I have tried several times, but my lighting is off - so I end up getting a reflection of myself or whatever is around glaring from the glass.
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Jon Close |
Turn off the camera's flash. Most museums don't allow use of flash anyway as the light from flash deteriorates paper, fades ink, etc. Try to block the reflections from the sides with a dark sheet, or coat, or hat. Getting the camera closer to the glass helps. Use a rubber lens hood - then, if you hold the camera so that the hood is against the glass case, you won't get any reflection.
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Dave Moffatt |
Also try to use a polarizing filter if you still need to eliminate glare. It will cut down on the light coming into the lens so you might need to use a tripod or some other way to stabilize the camera for a longer exposure. But polarizers in my experience will almost totally eliminate glare, reflections, etc., if you eperiment with them (I have a circular one and if I look thru the view finder while turning it I can see now the polarizer changes the exposure and choose what looks best).
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Betty Amirault |
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