THE ROCK at GGB W22

24x24 cm Acrylics on paper for acrylics. Picture taken in an overcast day...!!

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Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 11, 2013 at 9:32: Thank you Betsy! For the first time I think the picture represents what I can see in real! My aim is always doing exactly what Richard does, but somehow, my paintings always turn out being quite different... !!!!

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on June 11, 2013 at 8:41: Not sure about the photo problems, but this picture is VERY nice on my monitor. I really like the golden sky juxtaposed against the cool blues and greens and violets. Not sure what you did, but it looks right to me!

Comment by Jim Haycock on June 10, 2013 at 15:07: This is a really nice! Your colors are really interesting!

Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 10, 2013 at 8:42: Jessica. I have taken it outside under a roof, flat on the floor. No direct sunlight. The surroundings were shaded too. I haven't tried indoors for this one though. There is only one place at home without trees interfering the light, and as light comes in only through one window, it is not easy to have even light everywhere. For the first shot, it was scene mode portrait. ISO 100. outside, in the shade with sunlight.

The second one was in auto, but I selected in the white balance option, the cloudy day. In this try I have also placed the painting on the floor, under the same roof, even though there was no sun... My dogs almost stepped on it... It would have been an interesting painting... The Stepped on Rock... :). I am using my new(finally) caera. It's not wow, but I think enough for taking pictures to paintings! It's a Nikon 16mp Coolpix S3300.

Comment by Jessica Futerman on June 10, 2013 at 8:05: Silvana, where did you take the first photo on the sunny day? Did you try taking some inside the house during the day with good indirect lighting - lots of natural light from the windows? I find that works fine when I do it - but maybe it's because we have such bright sunlight here! I also sometimes have the overhead lights switched on to make even more light, but I do not place the painting directly in the sunlight. I'm sure it could depend on your camera settings too, but I don't know much about that - I just use the auto setting & turn off the flash!

Comment by deb hill on June 10, 2013 at 7:04: I have also had the best result photographing as Jessica suggest.

Comment by deb hill on June 10, 2013 at 7:02: I do like the gold and turk. Beautiful color combo!

Comment by Silvana M Albano on June 10, 2013 at 6:17: Thanks for the info Michael! Yes, Jessica. I was really wondering how to take potographs so that they represent the real painting. This one does. The other posted one, didn't quite. The only thing that has changed was the environmental light (sunny vs cloudy...). I did look for (and fortunately found) Stu's suggestions, and when I read about 'an overcast day makes your picture warmer, and a sunny day cooler' , I just ran out and gave the painting another shot, previously changing those blue items which your eyes were attracted to. My question actually was, how could I have changed that first shot, which was the picture taken in a sunny day, into the second picture without actually waiting for an overcast day for shooting it...

Comment by Michael J. Severin on June 10, 2013 at 6:04: Oh, Thanks Jessica, I thought Silvana was talking about taking photos of the actual scene and manipulating the image for painting. My mistake. I too have a heck of time photographing my art work!!!

Comment by Jessica Futerman on June 10, 2013 at 5:59: The difference in the 2 photos is amazing, Silvana! I think you are asking about taking photos of paintings?? Michael's advice about photos of scenes is also interesting!

If you look at Ann Turner's photo Monterey Dream in Workshop 21, Stu has given some advice about taking photos of paintings. I take my photos on sunny days inside the house in a room that has a lot of light coming in from outside, but not in direct light. I put the painting flat on the floor & take photos in a few different places. I also take a few outside in a shady spot, again flat on a tiled patio, & then I compare them all to see which turns out best. I always turn the auto flash off to prevent reflections - you have to be able to hold the camera steady though! You can also adjust colour afterwards with an editing program, using warmer & cooler, or adjusting the temperature etc., but I don't normally need to do it.