On 1/26/19 5:54 AM, Savageduck wrote:
newshound wrote:
On 26/01/2019 01:27, Ken Hart wrote:
On 1/25/19 6:57 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
Sometimes, on a sunny day, I like to visit
cemeteries to photograph tombstones.

However, the text on most old headstones is hard
to read.

Is there some PShop trick to enhance the writing &
engravings?
Peter


Are you going for 'art' or research?

If your goal is legibility, you want the light coming across the face of
the stone, so that the engravings cast a shadow. Since it's fairly
difficult (and illegal in some areas!) to move the stone for better
lighting, you are stuck with waiting for the sun to be in a better spot.
Consider morning or evening when the sun is lower. Consider also using a
reflector (or/and a scrim) to get the light where you want it (or don't
want it).


Or a flashgun on a long lead, or (these days) a cheap video light from
eBay. Don't locate them too close to the stone.


Also consider using an off camera flash with a remote trigger.
My current budget setup is a Godox TT350F with their X1T-F trigger.


In either case, with that off-camera flash throwing light across the
surface of the stone. The goal is for the engravings to create their own
shadow, making them stand out more.

Of course if you are going for an artistic composition, little of this
applies.

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Ken Hart