Photographing Artwork?

13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #14186 by beleu_zqt
I've been tasked with taking pictures of a number of oil paintings for insurance purposes. I can't seem to get true colors. I use a Canon Rebel XS.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.


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13 years 3 months ago #14188 by Jeffster

beleu_zqt wrote: I've been taksed with taking pictures of a number of oil paints for insurance purposes. I can't seem to get true colors. I use a Canon Rebel XS.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.


What do you have your white balance set at?


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13 years 3 months ago #14198 by scarman1313
what kind of lighting are you doing it in.


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13 years 3 months ago #14199 by Monster
As mentioned I would set your white balance to auto. I'm curious on what mode are you shooting in? Are you using any off camera flash or lighting?


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13 years 3 months ago #17113 by jimmyd
I have always had good results using blue photoflood lighting and daylight film - if you're shooting film. Use two lights at about 45 degrees each - one on each side of the painting. Use your meter to make sure the lighting is even over the entire painting. If you see a glare in the camera, adjust lights until it is gone. The light setup will work with both digital and film.


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13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #17117 by Baydream
My wife is a hooker. No, not that kind. A rug hooker. I take photos of all her rugs and getting the colour (she learned in Nova Scotia) right is tough. Same for photos of my paintings.
Try a test of each white balance setting. I did this with a snowy scene and saw how close the auto was but a custom setting could have made it closer to real life.
Remember, the LCD will look different from your monitor and different from a print (unless you have the monitor calibrated).

Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
fineartamerica.com/profiles/john-g-schickler.html?tab=artwork

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