Yes, I vote for flying the real thing, while providing the security
and environmental protections necessary. Always strive to eschew
bogosity, I always say -- unless you absolutely cannot afford
otherwise. ;-)
Two cents worth, when needing reproductions/copies of any original
2-D works, big/small, in any/all media:
1) Don't forget you might have a pretty good "digital scanner"
already, that can deal with *any size original image* and may save
you from spending oodles at a copier place plus risking your piece
due to handling/transit/whatever.
Use your digital camera. For basic image reductions (brochures, ads,
web uses, etc.) you can take a suitable picture yourself.
For same-size copies or enlargements (posters, t-shirts, overheads)
-- after you've snapped it yourself using a tripod, the camera's
highest resolution, most dpi, largest file size, and/or most hair gel
allowed by your device -- print some simple tests (from your own
digital shot) to reveal how big a print you can make and still look
acceptable for your purpose. A digital camera with manual controls
allowing long exposures, letting you keep light levels low and
minimizing photo degr. Which brings up the next consideration:
2) Scanners of all kinds use a very bright light, sometimes lingering
awhile, directly on the image a fraction of an inch away, with only a
sheet of non-filtering glass in between. Scanners give a hard photon
hit to your image.
--
Christopher Brown
ATELIER Kathleen Brown
www.kb-atelier.com
Alameda, CA
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