Shouldn't there be more ambient lighting around? I always thought that the
important thing was *not* to have any direct light falling on the monitor...
hence monitor hoods, etc... but it's not advisable to work in *near*
darkness as the CRT makes images look brighter than they actually are...
etc. etc... i work in a room with daylight.... as well as tungsten light...
but with no direct light falling on the monitor... meaning a tungsten light
source is always on to my upper right... the main problem is in looking at
the slides or prints one is trying to match... for that i use a light box
and/or a table lamp fitted with (as near to) daylight corrected bulbs.
Arthur, i realise your comment was ajoke... reply more directed at Anthony
:)
All the best...
SD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>
To: <shunith@vsnl.com>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Cleaning your monitor...
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> Robert writes:
>
>
>>In other words, if you don't need it you can
>>as well destroy it.
>>
>
> Yes. And similarly, if you have light shining onto your monitor in the
> first place, there is a problem with your work area. That might be okay
for
> ordinary office work, but not for working on photographs. Typically a
> monitor used for photographic work will be in very low light or darkness,
> and any nearby work areas will be lit with color-corrected illumination
and
> will be a neutral gray. You can't afford to have anything skewing your
> perception when you are adjusting photographs.
>
> I always work in near darkness, with only a tiny desk lamp nearby to
provide
> minimal light for seeing things other than the monitor screens.
>
Yes, this is exactly the same lighting I both take and view photographs
in. Near darkness, with a small desk lamp to the side. ;-)
Oddly, they all come out looking very similar looking... Dark.
Art
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