friends:

my wife is at artist and my task is to take pictures of her art so she can enter contests and start a website.

my first problem is how to line up the camera and tripod so that the pictures look square. i believe that the center of the camera needs to be aimed at the center of the picture. any tips would be appreciated.

my next challenge is reducing the glare off framed art that is behind glass. i've been using natural light and the tripod shows up in the pictures.

i saw a diagram that showed two flashes at 45 degrees on each side of the camera. as before, tips will be appreciated!

thanks,

bert

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I have photos on three disks at home and off-site at phanfare.

I have friends who never erase images from SD cards. They buy new ones and archive the old ones.