Artist needs better camera
Sep 27, 2011 17:24:08 #
I would like to take pictures for my own painting reference, but don't know what is the best camera for this. I now have a Sony...cyber-shot
12X zoom--6.0 megapixels and when I crop a part of my picture and try to blow it up it is not sharp enough to see much detail. I think I need a higher megapixel camera. Nothing complicated with lots of fancy settings.
I hope someone can help me with a high resolution camera. Nothing to pricey. Littleartist
12X zoom--6.0 megapixels and when I crop a part of my picture and try to blow it up it is not sharp enough to see much detail. I think I need a higher megapixel camera. Nothing complicated with lots of fancy settings.
I hope someone can help me with a high resolution camera. Nothing to pricey. Littleartist
Sep 27, 2011 19:50:12 #
how big do you need to blow up your shots? 6mp is good enough for 8x10. bigger than that any point and shoot in the 10-14 mp will do. check your sunday supplements in your local paper for best buy, office max and office depot ads. see what point and shoots are on sale. there are no stripped down models but nothing saya you have to use every feature. FYI, the greatest american artist Norman Rockwell was a photographer before he was a painter and would previsualize his painting by photographing the scene he wanted to paint first. I would love to see his collection of photos. :thumbup:
Sep 27, 2011 19:59:21 #
littleartist wrote:
I would like to take pictures for my own painting reference, but don't know what is the best camera for this. I now have a Sony...cyber-shot
12X zoom--6.0 megapixels and when I crop a part of my picture and try to blow it up it is not sharp enough to see much detail. I think I need a higher megapixel camera. Nothing complicated with lots of fancy settings.
I hope someone can help me with a high resolution camera. Nothing to pricey. Littleartist
12X zoom--6.0 megapixels and when I crop a part of my picture and try to blow it up it is not sharp enough to see much detail. I think I need a higher megapixel camera. Nothing complicated with lots of fancy settings.
I hope someone can help me with a high resolution camera. Nothing to pricey. Littleartist
Some point and shoot cameras have a special setting for artwork or objects under glass made especially for people who are either selling or cataloguing items. Canon has a few. Sony may have a couple. This is something you'd have to go to the various websites of the manufacturers and see what "scene" software each comes with. I suspect the right P&S will be your best bet here. After that, you get into lighting equipment and it gets complicated and expensive.
Sep 27, 2011 20:28:20 #
No camera suggestions, but here are some tips on photographing art:
http://arthistory.about.com/od/collecting_and_appraising/l/bl_photoartqt.htm
http://arthistory.about.com/od/collecting_and_appraising/l/bl_photoartqt.htm
Sep 28, 2011 07:42:19 #
I would suggest a slightly older model of DSLR, Canon T1 or T2 with image stabilization, mega pixels are not all equal, P&S have smaller sensors and smaller tighter packed receptors than DSLRs, better quality is made possible by better equipment in this case. Bob.
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Oct 3, 2011 10:39:34 #
sinatraman wrote:
how big do you need to blow up your shots? 6mp is ... (show quote)
I agree. I've got a Canon A2200 Point&Shoot that is 14MP. It only cost $139 at Target and takes fabulous shots. Certainly you could crop 50% and print nice 11X14 and maybe even reasonable 16X20 with that size file.
There are also software packages that allow you to enlarge any size file to make enormous prints with very little if any degradation. It's not like you're trying to make professional grade photos for sale. You're only wanting clarity to paint from.
Shot this yesterday with the Canon A2200
Oct 3, 2011 10:45:33 #
marcomarks wrote:
quote=sinatraman how big do you need to blow up y... (show quote)
I think the Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge MA has some of the photos along with many of his most famous paintings.
Oct 3, 2011 10:51:40 #
many of my shots posted here come from a nikon l-22 12 mp camera but are shot at 8mp because my computer is very old and slow so it takes forever to download at 12. the l-22 now sells for under $90 since it has been replaced eith the l24 a 14 mp camera.
Oct 3, 2011 10:52:53 #
sinatraman wrote:
many of my shots posted here come from a nikon l-22 12 mp camera but are shot at 8mp because my computer is very old and slow so it takes forever to download at 12. the l-22 now sells for under $90 since it has been replaced eith the l24 a 14 mp camera.
They go from the latest and greatest to virtually antique so fast, eh?
Oct 3, 2011 11:00:07 #
They go from the latest and greatest to virtually antique so fast, eh?[/quote]
kinda like me :lol: :!: I rember the nikon f was in production for almost 20 years, now a camera is lucky if its in production for 20 months.
kinda like me :lol: :!: I rember the nikon f was in production for almost 20 years, now a camera is lucky if its in production for 20 months.
Oct 3, 2011 14:47:51 #
sinatraman wrote:
They go from the latest and greatest to virtually antique so fast, eh?
kinda like me :lol: :!: I rember the nikon f was in production for almost 20 years, now a camera is lucky if its in production for 20 months.[/quote]
Yup. And for some reason, I have the kind of luck where about a nano second after my card is swiped, the new model comes out.
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