Tips for taking great digital photos of your artwork
Use high quality photos of your artwork. The image must be in focus, be accurate in colour and at least 722px x 580px
- Make sure that your lens is clean.
- Delete all photos & select format in menu (formatting clears memory card completely, ensuring no shadowing).
- Use a tripod & make sure it’s level.
- Set up your artwork on a solid, level surface.
- If your camera has a Stabilizer, turn it off.
- Use the lowest ISO setting possible.
- Use the highest quality RAW or jpg setting possible.
- If possible, change sRGB setting to RGB.
- Set zoom to the middle position & move your tripod back from the artwork, until it fits into the camera viewfinder. (This avoids a bowing effect along the edges of the artwork.)
- Use an aperture with a shallow depth of field for 2D artwork.
- Turn off flash.
- Turn your camera horizontally or vertically to match the format of the artwork.
- When shooting in daylight, make sure that your lighting is diffused. A room with North light is perfect.
- Avoid artificial lighting which has a strong colour cast (too warm or too cool).
- Adjust white balance to most suitable setting.
- Match exposure setting to the brightness of the artwork.
- Set your self-timer to avoid camera shake.
- Now you’re ready to take the perfect photograph!
- Download your photos onto your computer
- Preserve the original photo by using ‘save as’ tiff to create a copy.
- Colour correct your copy.
- ‘Save as’ & select jpg or png to create a low resolution copy of your photo.
- Upload your jpg or png to ArtClick!
