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    Photographing Church Stained Glass Windows

    I just took on the project of photographing the stained glass windows in our church. I've read all the do's and don'ts and know I need to do the following:
    - use a tripod
    - photograph on an overcast (diffuse light) day
    - use an f8 or higher aperture
    - spot meter the red or bright areas and reduce by 1/3 or more f-stops
    - bracket exposures and maybe combine later in photoshop
    - try to get as close to straight on to the windows to avoid parallel line convergence
    - plan on touching up and correcting in photoshop afterwards

    Any other suggestions to help me out?

    I took pictures of the Rose Window over the summer and with 40 shots got one or two that I liked (see attached)... Need to be more efficient with my time as I embark on photographing 30 more windows!

    Thanks for any advice
    Tom
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