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Lighting and photographing two-dimensional objects such as framed paintings and prints can be tricky. This lesson will show a couple of tried-and-true tricks for getting great results.
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Topics Covered:
- Getting the proper perspective
- Setting up lights
- Avoiding lens distortions
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When photographing artwork, the angle of the camera to the artwork is very important. The camera should be positioned on center to the artwork to avoid a distortion of perspective. |
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Center-alignment of the camera will result in the rendering the perspective properly. |
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The first light should be positioned to one side of the artwork. |
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The lit side of the artwork is brighter than the unlit side. |
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The second light should be place on the other side of the artwork at the same angle and distance of the first light. |
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The artwork is now lit properly.
We need to fix the problem we see with lens distortion "pushing out" the sides of the frame. This problem occurs when the camera is too close to the artwork when using a wide angle lens. |
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Moving the camera back and using a longer focal length lens setting will "flatten out" the lens distortion. |
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We now have an undistorted copy of the artwork that is lit brightly and evenly. |
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Using Photoshop, the frame's surrounding areas were removed adding a nice finishing touch to our final image. |
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Click here to view a more detailed version of this lesson, complete with camera set-up information, on Web Photo School. |
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