Five Lipsticks
Oil on panel, 5x7 inches. Not for sale.
I often struggle with taking photos of my paintings (in part because I need better lighting), so this time I'm posting two! I can get a good representation of the color, but it rarely captures the texture. The texture is key in this piece, so in the second shot I've pointed a "daylight" lamp down on the painting so you can see the thick paint blobs.
5 comments:
Hello Kim,
Thanks for the nice comment on my work. Just a suggestion for your photographing woes. If you can get a set of stand lights with a polarizing gel screen attched, you can use that in addition to a polarizing filter on your camera lens. That way, you can set the lights up as dramatically as you want, dial in the right amount of "shine", and with tungstun lights, get a very acurate color profile. Calumet Camera, on the web has some relatively inexpensive setups for the serious artist/photographer.
Hope this helps. Great work!!
Kim
Stumbled across your blog this morning over coffee. Great work all around, but I particularly like this piece. The two photos were a great idea--the texture of the canvas really comes through. Great subject matter and composition. A sidenote on your photo troubles if I may; I take all my photos outside on a gray day if I can. (It's what the pros are trying to re-create in the studio) If not, outdoors in indirect sunlight.
All the best,
Cooper
Thanks you two for your comments and the photo tips!
The only problem with going outside is the moving-the-wet-painting-fear factor. I am hoping to pick up some stand lights soon.
Hi Kim,
Dropped by to check out your site after seeing your link on the DP discussion group. I really like this piece... fun and well executed!
Blessings, Diana
Kim, very nice work! Someone recently asked me how I photo my paintings and this was my explanation:I render my images on screen with a Lumix 5MP digital camera. I take the painting outside (on a sheet of sturdy cardboard) around 3 P.M. and find a location where the sun is obscured by a house or large tree. I place the painting on the ground and stand over it, just bending enough to have the camera parallel to the picture plane. The light from the sky above me (not influenced by direct sunlight)shows colors most accurately. This is the same as the concept behind "North Light." Hope this isn't too confusing. I have been trying many different methods, cameras, films, indoor, outdoor, etc. for many years. This newest discovery has produced very accurate results every time. I hope this helps.
Best wishes!
-Bart
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