The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork

Saddington, Roger

ISBN 10: 1581802838 / ISBN 13: 9781581802832

Published by North Light Books, 2003

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Synopsis:

Shoot your work like a pro!

Whether you're entering your paintings in an art show, compiling your portfolio or simply documenting your art, you need flawless pictures of your work. But how do you get professional slides without buying expensive equipment or paying a photographer?

With The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork, you'll learn how to use materials you already own to produce quality slides of your art.

Photographer, artist and teacher Roger Saddington shows you:

• What kind of camera, light and film to use for optimum results
• How to capture the nature of your work, whether it's two- or three-dimensional or has other unique qualities
• The best way to set up a studio
• How to avoid common problems such as poor framing, camera shake, glare, or color casts

In The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your Artwork, you'll find all the secrets and surefire methods you need to produce professional, accurate slides and prints of your art.

Reviews: OK, so you're ready to start entering art competitions or preparing your first portfolio: how best to photograph your work and come up with the good slides essential for success? Saddington presents a step-by-step approach, starting with cameras (conventional 35 mm more accurately depict art than digital), lights (halogen work lamps are cost-effective alternatives to professional photography lights), and other equipment, then progresses to light setup and camera angle. Wisely, he does not presume that painters and sculptors understand photography, so he begins with brief explanations of aperture, lens, shutter and shutter speed, and exposure, then discusses single-lens 35 mm reflex cameras; automatic, two-lens instamatics; and digitals. Along the way, readers will learn about building and using a light stand; employing a light box for viewing slides; and controlling reflection and exposure. Saddington's primer is an excellent resource for shooters of all skill levels who want to effectively photograph two- and three-dimensional artworks. Whitney Scott
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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Quick & Easy Guide to Photographing Your...
Publisher: North Light Books
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Acceptable