My Northern Lights painting
Mar 3, 2014 06:54:19 #
This is for alycrom. Sorry it took so long to get back. As you can probably see, I don't know much about photographing a painting. I did introduce an angle so as not to get a glare from the flash....which also washed out the colors, but you get the picture. :lol: :lol: lol. Couldn't resist.
From a magazine photo
Mar 4, 2014 10:00:19 #
Djtravels, the best possible way to photograph paintings or art work in general is to have two lights, equal distance from the work, ( say back 10 feet ) , then at 45 degrees, to the work, so that the glare from one cancels out the glare of the other. I center my work on a wall, then using simple geometry, and a projected line on the floor. Place your lights equal distance from the painting, and 45 degrees from the painting, ( distance will vary by the size of the painting ). I use light stands and 2-500 watt bulbs, tungsten I think. You can play around with how directly the light hits the canvas. This will work for you. Dennis
Mar 5, 2014 06:51:22 #
Dennis King wrote:
Djtravels, the best possible way to photograph pai... (show quote)
Thank you for this information. I knew there had to be a proper method, and yours sounds simple and straight forward. I'll definitely try this.
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