Photographing watercolor paintings
Mar 10, 2014 12:52:11 #
I'm hoping one of you can help me solve a problem. I shot a bunch of photos of botanical watercolors for my sister. I used two daylight lamps on either side of the painting and there were no shadows and the actual paintings look good. However, I am having trouble in PP getting the white paper to look white. Here's a small photo to show you what I'm dealing with.
My sister said that some of the other art students in her class were actually cutting out the painted parts, presumably to put them on a white background. I hope that's not the answer!
My sister said that some of the other art students in her class were actually cutting out the painted parts, presumably to put them on a white background. I hope that's not the answer!
Mar 10, 2014 13:05:06 #
Preset your white balance to the paper itself before shooting, or shoot in RAW, my two best tips for this situation.
Mar 10, 2014 13:15:41 #
Thanks.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
MT Shooter wrote:
Preset your white balance to the paper itself before shooting, or shoot in RAW, my two best tips for this situation.
Mar 10, 2014 13:25:32 #
DebAnn wrote:
Thanks.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
That's the beauty of RAW
Mar 10, 2014 14:23:39 #
DebAnn wrote:
Thanks.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
I did shoot in RAW but the white balance was on Auto. I'll try changing the white balance in post.
I believe you might find that daylight has a slight yellow cast so daylight lights do also. Then again I might be wrong. Worth a try to nudge the yellow in a couple directions.
Mar 10, 2014 14:53:41 #
It was not stated which program was bing used for post processing.
The following information is straight from adobe and will cover adobe camera raw (including LightRoom).
Select the White Balance tool (it looks like an eyedropper) at the top of the camera raw dialog box.
To set an accurate white balance, select an object that should be white or gray. Camera Raw uses that information to determine the color of the light in which the scene was shot and then adjusts for scene lighting accordingly."
In this case the caveat is that the white needs information and it will not work if it has been over exposed.
The following information is straight from adobe and will cover adobe camera raw (including LightRoom).
Select the White Balance tool (it looks like an eyedropper) at the top of the camera raw dialog box.
To set an accurate white balance, select an object that should be white or gray. Camera Raw uses that information to determine the color of the light in which the scene was shot and then adjusts for scene lighting accordingly."
In this case the caveat is that the white needs information and it will not work if it has been over exposed.
Mar 10, 2014 15:04:42 #
lightchime wrote:
It was not stated which program was bing used for ... (show quote)
This works with JPEGS as well to a certain extent, although you won't have as much latitude as with a raw file.
Mar 10, 2014 15:57:38 #
on my monitor the white looks a little warm (red) the veg also looks a little saturated (also warm)
alternative lift the foreground off of the background layer and put on a new background in pse
alternative lift the foreground off of the background layer and put on a new background in pse
Mar 10, 2014 16:52:59 #
Whitening agents are often added to white papers. This causes florescence, which can often be observed under black light. These effects can cause some problems when it comes to photography.
Here's a more scientific article on the subject:
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:357563/FULLTEXT01.pdf
This might help dimish the effect:
http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-get-white-balance-correct-in-camera-every-time--photo-1093
Here's a more scientific article on the subject:
http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:357563/FULLTEXT01.pdf
This might help dimish the effect:
http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-get-white-balance-correct-in-camera-every-time--photo-1093
Mar 10, 2014 17:31:10 #
Ended up removing the background and putting in a new white layer. Adjusted colour to match original.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
DebAnn wrote:
I'm hoping one of you can help me solve a problem.... (show quote)
Vegetables redone
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