Photographing Fine Art

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It seems quite a strange idea photographing a painting in a way, because it’s already an image. But obviously to add to an artists website or online gallery then an artist would need to take shots of their work.

My sister Jill Hudson, is an artist so I thought it would be a bit of fun to have a go at taking a photograph of some of her work. This painting is an oil on canvas and is of some lights in the Cafe Noir in Venice Italy, a favourite cafe we visited while in Venice a couple of years ago.

I think the first thing I learned was that lighting is very important when taking shots of paintings. Because obviously you want to be able to have a true representation of the painting, so I was aware of shadows and sunlight crossing the painting. I needed clear, crisp and well lit photographs, so I shot in a well lit room in daylight and took the shot straight on to get the best view of the piece. I don’t have any unframed pieces so I thought I would make a feature of the frame and include it in the shot.

You can find more of her work at her website, Floaty Boat and also at the Saatchi online gallery.

This is a totally unsolicited post by the way, but she does now owe me one!

Mandy

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