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sue webber

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Help - I have tried taking photos to post of my artwork but find the iPad method does not give a true representation, I often find it to be slightly blurred. What way is best?

tony palmer

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usually use phone camera & email to myself. Download on PC, edit & upload to site hope helps

Alan Bickley

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A photograph will be poor quality if you don't use a decent camera with a quality lense. You need to buy something known as a Bridge camera, or an SLR, either should give you a good sharp image, They do cost a bit but you can pick a good 'Bridge' up for around £100 or even less. An SLR will run from £300 upwards. Then simply download it onto your computer and edit accordingly.

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Robert Jones, Napa

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I've had trouble lately too - my camera is not very special, it's an old Olympus C-160 (I know nothing of Ipads). I found I was just getting too far away from the painting, and my photos improved when I got within 3' or 4'. I have edited them with Picasa in the past, and am using Fast Stone viewer at the moment (no particular reason other than the latter is on my new computer). If you still have trouble, I suggest you befriend a professional photographer, but the advice given above by our several colleagues should sort you out.

Derek Snowdon

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I have never studied photography or bought top end cameras and my phone is basic Canon Powershot SX230 and if I load a card or something it will take shots, but I haven't. I place my paintings on the floor in good natural light, position a stool very close not quite over it, rest my arms steadily, aim and shoot. I was suffering from the shaky hand syndrome and need to stabalise me.

Phil Kendall

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But you can't put an iPad on a tripod. The tripod cuts out hand shake & gives sharper images. The canvas [assumed] and the camera [body] lens need to be parallel to each other...when views from the side...ditto when viewed from above. The centre of the lens and the centre of the canvas need to be on the same axis...or line if this helps. Otherwise you get those terrible tombstone trapezoids with the top of the canvas & the bottom of the canvas parallel but not of equal length...and the sides slope inwards or outwards. This will help...do it like a professional. You paint like a professional, so make your photographs like a professional. www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/.../how-to-photograph-your-artwork In the old forum we did this to death... That rectangular shadow in the bottom corner of your photo taken with your iPad ? It's your iPad!...yo've got too close.

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Swami (10/6/2015)
Help - I have tried taking photos to post of my artwork but find the iPad method does not give a true representation, I often find it to be slightly blurred. What way is best?
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