how to take pictures of artwork for your art portfolio

Lighting

Lighting

If the sun is too bright, find shade to dial down the intensity of the

artwork as it appears on your

camera

Lighting

If you wish to shoot your artwork indoors, use powerful lights to

avoid certain parts of your artworks from being darker. The higher the wattage of the light, the more evenly the light will

be distributed to your artwork.

Lighting

Set up your lights so that it is approximately four meters away from the

artwork and 45 degrees from where you will be

taking the picture.

Lighting

For paintings, set up your lights on one corner (still

45 degrees from the artwork and you) to cast shadows on the strokes

and reveal texture.

Lighting

Having two lights, setting them up on both sides of the artworks minimizes texture and can remove

wrinkles on the artwork’s surface.

Lighting

Turn off the room lights when

shooting indoors.

Positioning your artwork

Lighting

Place your artwork on a wall so that it

stands upright.

Lighting

Make sure that the wall is white or plain so that the focus is on the artwork.

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