I just took a workshop with Carol Marine. She suggests taking your work outside, holding it at arms length while in full shade. Once you find a place where you get no glare, photograph your work. Don't lay it on the ground where the sky might be reflected.I've been having good results with that. Also, once you find a good spot, you can usually use it every day.
There is a spot on my back porch that gets really good light but is in the shade - I photograph all my work there.
Photograph it outside on a cloudy day or build a light box out of cardboard and thin paper. Cut a couple windows in the cardboard box (large enough for your paintings), cover with thin paper (maybe tissue paper), and place light(s) outside the thin paper windows. The thin paper will diffuse the light and spread it throughout the box, allowing you to place your painting at the back and photograph it from the front with a camera set up on a tripod without any glare.
My name is pronounced as Chong Wong and I came from China and live in Texas now. I have been painting for many years. Starting from January 2007, I have been generating one painting every weekday, and weekend sometimes. Please enjoy my blog. If you like my work, I would like to thank you, because we have communicated visually and shared a common concept about the world. If you do not like my work, I would also like to thank you, because you have just found room of improvement for me. So please do not hesitate to let me know. I really hope my painting can bring you more happiness today, no matter how small it is.
6 comments:
This is a very fun piece. I love your work!!
Beautiful. nice treatment of the light.
Looks like lately you've been having some reflection issues with the photographs. Are you photographing them differently or is the finish more glossy?
I am painting thicker than before and run into this reflecion issue. Any suggestions?
I just took a workshop with Carol Marine. She suggests taking your work outside, holding it at arms length while in full shade. Once you find a place where you get no glare, photograph your work. Don't lay it on the ground where the sky might be reflected.I've been having good results with that. Also, once you find a good spot, you can usually use it every day.
There is a spot on my back porch that gets really good light but is in the shade - I photograph all my work there.
Photograph it outside on a cloudy day or build a light box out of cardboard and thin paper. Cut a couple windows in the cardboard box (large enough for your paintings), cover with thin paper (maybe tissue paper), and place light(s) outside the thin paper windows. The thin paper will diffuse the light and spread it throughout the box, allowing you to place your painting at the back and photograph it from the front with a camera set up on a tripod without any glare.
CHong this is so funny is hillarious
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