Category: Technical Photography (TP)

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How to use Technical Photography for mural paintings

Download our just published study on the application of technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings. Technical Photography for mural paintings: the newly discovered frescoes in Aci Sant’Antonio (Sicily, Italy). CHSOS used technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings in Sicily. Visible, ultraviolet and infrared photography coupled with panoramic and

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Best lens for Technical Photography: Coastal Optical 60 mm TESTED

We tested Coastal Optical 60 mm lens on our Nikon D800 for technical photography (visible, ultraviolet fluorescence, ultraviolet reflected, infrared) and infrared reflectography.  This is an apochromatic lens in the range 310-110 nm.  Indeed, the lens didn’t need any refocusing while shooting technical photos in the UV, VIS and IR region. It really resulted sharply

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Best Ultraviolet Filter

CHSOS just tested  an interferential UV/IR cut filter for Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography (UVF). This filter is the solution to the auto fluorescence of other UV filters [1]. It is recommended for UVF close up photography. The CHSOS filter set for art examination comprises two filters for UVF photography: XNite CC1 coupled with B+W 420. The first is

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New Master Thesis on Low-cost Multispectral Imaging

Camilla Perondi took a training course on multispectral imaging  last year and just recently she got her master degree in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage. I was her co-supervisor for her thesis “2D and 3D documentation, digital preservation and valorization of cultural objects using Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras”.  She presented as case studies the art

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New UV lamps for Ultraviolet photography

We made Fabrizio, the Ultraviolet (UV) lamp for Technical Art and Archaeology examination. Fabrizio is the UV lamp specifically designed for art and archaeology professionals. At CHSOS we tested a number of UV lamps already on the market but none was matching our standards. Fabrizio. is packed with features we need in daily art examination for

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