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Mini-Tutorial Photographing Your Art: No Glare |
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Most artists know the frustrations of
taking digital images of their art; not the least of which, is
glare. I have been asked by several artists to explain how I take pictures of my work. Though I am not a professional photographer, I have a simple method that accomplishes glareless digital images; perfect for online postings. This method will also help to light your art for viewing pleasure. Though, if you need great images of your work for serious reproduction, hire a photographer that specializes in art. Here are two photos I took of my painting, Big Fish. Both were taken in my studio. The first one I took under normal lighting conditions. This painting is dark, and the varnish is reflecting every bit of light in the studio. |
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This is the first painting's "bird's
eye view" of my studio. The surface of the painting is facing,
and reflecting, the light in the studio. These are the
conditions in which I took the glaring picture. The trick is to get rid of all the light facing the art work. |
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Here is the exact same view of the studio, but I have curtained the windows and turned off all the lights at that end of the studio.
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Now I am ready to light the painting.
Actually, the lights in my studio are set up to paint by, but
this also works for photographing the images. Handy. The halogen flood lights are directed at the white ceiling and side wall, indirectly lighting the painting. The painting is about 2' from the back wall. The bowl of light is about 6 to 10' out from the back wall. And, the ceiling is at 11' high.
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I have another bright, indirect
light on the left side.
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| Now I am ready to take a picture of the artwork. Notice, no glare. |
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I hope you enjoyed seeing art in
a glareless way. Michael Newberry |
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