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Your help required for a Redbubblite who has sent me the following email:
I paint and use coloured pencils and I read your article on selling. I have a major problem with getting my work onto Redbubble. I am the most useless photographer around and have a terrible time getting a decent photo or my work. The last piece I added was done at a printers by scanning in, but it is still very grainy.
My problem is that every time I take a photo the shine comes out white, I figured out how to turn off the flash but it still comes out with big white patches.
Is there any chance you could give me a tip on how to photograph my pictures a little better, I would really appreciate any help at all.
I am sure there are many artists out there who either scan or photograph their work for presentation upon the internet. Feel free to explain below…
drec
Two lights would be better than one and get the light to cross(not on the centre) the work and shoot from above. This one I shot with only one light source and managed to keep the reflections down. (Not my work, I just clicked the button)
D R Moore
This forum may help you out
Photographing paintings for uploading to the internet.
Stephen Mitchell replied
Thanks Dan. I hope the user has fun trawling for the forums for useful data!
Personally, I either use a polarizing filter OR stand at the right angle to reduce reflection off the artwork.
C J Hummel - ...
Not knowing what type of camera you have it is rather difficult to proivde you with perfect direction.
With DSLR and a separate Flashgun you use what is called bounce flash. e.g. you point the flash head towards teh ceiling, so the light bounces off and gives and even light, without having any flash burns on your image.
If you do not have such a set up and maybe jsut a bridge camera with a fixed flash light built into the camera, I suggest, you tape a piece of tissue paper across the flash light. Again this will act like a diffuser and should stop you having flash burns.
But I think you get the idea, to diffuse the light source, spreading the light, rather than sharp focusing the flash light.
Stephen Mitchell replied
Love the tissue-paper idea! Let’s hope this user finds your suggestions handy and easy to use!