Has anyone got any practice suggestions about how to get better pictures of my work. The most recent ones are not great.
What do you do?
Some examples underneath
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Try photographing against a solid dark fabric, sheets work great, it eliminates busyness behind your project and the project is the focal point.
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This time of year is brutal for me photographing work. The days are so short and the sun is so low that even when it’s out, it can cast harsh shadows even inside. I keep meaning to dig out my reflector to help bounce some light onto my subject. That might help you, too. If you don’t have one, you could make a temporary one by covering poster board or foamcore with aluminum foil.
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Do you photograph outside whenever you can? You probably know that natural light is the best. Bright, cloudy day would be good. Or on the north or south side of house during a sunny day where the sun wouldn’t hit your project directly.
For inside, maybe buy a couple of large, diffused spotlights. They don’t need to be expensive to be effective. Then turn on all of the lights in the room and place project near a window where natural light will hit it also. I like what someone said about using a dark background, especially when your project is a light color.
If you do many projects and photograph often. you could make a portable photography booth that you could set up near a window. You could use something about 4-5’ tall, like folding screens. You could even DIY it/them. They could be lightweight, like foam core, cardboard, particleboard or MDF. Or you could make them more sturdy with shutters or lightweight wood.
You could paint them white and drape fabric over them for different color back drops. Suspend a hanging string in front of them to hang your project rather than hanging it on a closet door or something.
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