How to Take and Edit Photos of Paintings
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Every artist marketing online needs to have great photos of their paintings. Whether selling paintings or sharing a portfolio excellent and optimized photos are essential. This short guide is based on my approach. There are other ways, but this is a simple methods for a no-fuss approach.
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How to Take and Edit Photos of Paintings
- 2. EQUIPMENT • CAMERA • TRIPOD • COMPUTER & SOFTWARE
- 3. SUITABLE PLACE? • NATURAL LIGHT • NEAR WINDOW • OUT OF DIRECT LIGHT
- 4. PLACEMENT • KEEP PAINTING UPRIGHT • CAMERA FACING PAINTING – LEVEL • NO GLARE ON PAINTING • TIME OF DAY – EARLY MORNING / LATE AFTERNOON
- 5. FILE SIZE • ORIGINAL IMAGE FILE – LARGE EG. 2MB • SAVE ORIGINAL • FINAL IMAGE SMALLER FOR NET – EG. 200KB • SAVE FINAL IMAGE SEPERATELY
- 6. EDITING SOFTWARE • ONLINE? PICMONKEY IS FREE & EXCELLENT • EDITS? • CROP – NO FRAME • ADJUST BRIGHTNESS, WHITE BALANCE,COLOR & TEMPERATURE • COMPARE TO ORIGINAL PAINTING • SAVE AS JPEG
- 7. SAVE & BACKUP • ALWAYS SAVE FILE IN CLEARLY MARKED FOLDERS • DESCRIBE FILE FULLY • BACKUP TO CLOUD • AND TO EXTERNAL DRIVE
- 8. UPLOAD TO WEBSITE • USE THUMBNAIL VIEW • AND EXPANDED VIEW • DESCRIBE FULLY INC SIZE & PRICE
- 9. SEO • DESCRIBE FILE IN BACKGROUND FOR OPTIMISED SEARCH • NOT – IMG10034 • RATHER – VILLAGE LANE CRADOCK OIL PAINTING BY MALCOLM DEWEY
- 10. OPTIMISE FOR SHARING • ADD SHARING FUNCTION LIKE PINTEREST ETC • SHARE TO SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS • ENCOURAGE SHARING WITH APPS LIKE ADD THIS
- 11. MORE! THE ART OF CONTENT MARKETING BY MALCOLM DEWEY ON AMAZON OR MALCOLMDEWEYFINEART.COM