Digital Photography and Artwork

nillaismydognillaismydog Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
edited May 25, 2005 in Technique
I'm a painter and want to photograph my art, but I can't figure out how to do it with a digital camera and it come out right...

How can I photograph it?

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    Well, I think first we have to know what is not comming out right... are the colors wrong? Glare from reflected light? Not all in focus?
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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    When you are shooting a primarily white object, you have to tell the camera that, otherwise it thinks it is shooting a gray scene and exposes accordingly.

    If your camera has exposure compensation, try dialing in some positive + compensation until you get what you need. The more you dial in, the whiter the paper will get.

    If your camera has a spot meter, then meter off the white, and in manual exposure mode, set the exposure so that the meter reading shows +2EV. That should get you the same results.
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