Comments on: Taking photos of paintings – tips for non-photographer artists

By: David

David — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:05:03 +0000

I lay my paintings on the floor and, using a tripod, point the camera down at the picture. Works ok up to 20″x16″, any larger and I have to improvise.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:18:49 +0000

I haven’t taken any photos yet but amabout to! But that is just so helpful and so thorough. Thank you for going to so much trouble to explain it to us.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:19:28 +0000

I try and get the picture as straight as possible in the frame of the camera…but then photoshop editing, stretching etc takes care of the rest.

I generally use an easel, but it all depends on where I can get the best even light. Sometimes that might be leaning against a fence!