Dulling Spray for photography

[DakotaDocMartin]

I didn't know this stuff existed until I was looking for spray paint colors on the Krylon website this morning. It might be a good solution for a difficult photography job some day. I figured I'd pass it on to everyone. You never know when it might come in handy.

http://www.krylon.com/products/dulling-spray/

Krylon Dulling Spray

 

[Willem Parel]

But when a piece is blackened for example with Rustoleum, how would you remove this spray?

 

[Brian Marshall]

Water based hairspray.

Simple, and wipes off with a wet rag or paper towel... (usually cheaper too)


Brian


P.S. Do warm the piece a bit first... spray LIGHTLY from a fair distance - otherwise the water base has a tendency to form puddles. Also helps to degrease with alchol sometimes.

 

[silvermon]

Dulling Spray

This spray has been available for many, many years, and from other manufacturers as well. I used it a lot for in-house studio shots back in the eighties. It is very effective with strobe lighting. Today strobe lighting isn't as necessary with the use of digital photography and I have experimented with many other options. Still it can be quite effective way to reduce glare and contrast too. I would test it on a non-important piece if you plan to use it under hot light sources.

 

[monk]

thanx for that, doc. sadly, my foto skills have all but vanished. the little junk cameras i use are most difficult to get good results with.
my kids wont let me spend their inheritance money on photoshop and a decent camera ! so what to do ??

 

[DakotaDocMartin]

my kids wont let me spend their inheritance money on photoshop and a decent camera ! so what to do ??

Tell them to make their own way. You can't take it with you so, enjoy it while you can. They can have an outdated camera and some old software

 

[LVVP]

Doc,

Thank you for the link