or you could just paint the head stone with white flower, this will make any
thing engraved in the stone stand out, and from what I understand it quite
acceptable.
Terry L. Mair
Mair's Photography
158 South 580 East
Midway, Utah 84049
435-654-3607
www.mairsphotography.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@xxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Gravestone photography
Get in as close as your widest angle on your zoom, and shoot with the
largest aperture that will allow sharpness from the face of the stone to
the depth of the carving. This will blow all the area behind the stone
out of focus, since you'll have the tiniest possible depth of field. Then
use a flash to punch a little extra light into one side of the carved
letters. this will make a shadow on the other side of the channel. then
the engraving will show up somewhat better.
I think sunshine may be too powerful and not directional enough. You'll
have to experiment with how much flash to tip in there, and you'll need a
bracket with extension cord for the flash, or a tripod you can clamp it
on. Shoot head on to the headstones with the flash to the R or L of the
lens and aimed into one side of the carving.
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/
