john crump at work

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Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 17, 2011 at 7:50

Peter,  I gave up on the grey card some time ago.  I look for an overcast day, which I think you have in Scotland and find a place on my deck or driveway or walkway in the shade with no direct sunlight on the ground.  I lay my painting flat with a piece of white paper on one side and then I just shoot it with my camera, no tripod, just hand held.  If you can adjust your f-stop, shoot at about f-8, but most point and shoot digital cameras are going to shoot at about that lens setting.  I just let the photo program adjust the white balance.  It seems to work for me, and except for large paintings (greater than 24" by 36" I seem to get pretty good shots.  For getting rid of your painting do the following:  click on "Photos" on the website, then click on "My Photos" and find the photo you want to delete or edit the tag on and click on "Options"; that will let you do what you want.  Stu

Comment by Peter Tarrant on October 17, 2011 at 6:47

Stuart,

Thanks for your help. Yes I felt my first exposure left the painitng looking a bit washed out, the second is sadly, when loaded up, much darker than intended. I use a grey card for exposure and normally do not have a problem infact produce giclee prints with exact colour match. However in Scotland the light changes and we are presently not having very good light, maybe I will have to put more effort into using artificial light! How do I remove these images and replace them with a new shot of the same?

Thanks,

Peter

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on October 17, 2011 at 3:25

Peter, is this the same painting with 2 different exposures of your digital camera?  If you changed the painting, the first is better with more warmth in your spotlight area, but it could be even warmer.  Tip for photography with your digitial camera: put a piece of very white paper or cardstock along one edge of the painting, and in your photo editor, use this white to adjust your white balance and then crop the photo.  Nice loose brushwork.  Stu

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