I just finished shooting 10 pieces, acrylics and gilt!, in sizings from 8x10 inch to 30x40. One piece behind glass ... and I was explicitly told "Do NOT remove it from the frame!". Sheesh
On location, poor lighting and no way to change it. I brought a double flash setup but there was no room to set it up effectively, and most of the pieces couldn't be moved. I brought the E-1, the Oly 11-22 and Leica 14-50 lenses. Most of the time, I found myself using the 14-50 and near 50mm (equivalent to about a 70mm for the Pentax DSLRs). Tripod and remote release MANDATORY. You need enough room so that there are no cast shadows and you want something that is pretty good on rectlinear correction. Or you'll spend a lot of time in Photoshop with the "Edit->Transform->Skew..." tool. Godfrey On Aug 19, 2008, at 2:29 PM, John Celio wrote: > I'm working on photographing some artwork for my boss, and could use a > little advice. What's the best lens (or focal length) for shooting > flat > art? > > The pieces are framed collages, similar in depth and texture to a very > thick oil painting. There is glass over each one, and they range from > 8x10 to (best guess) 20x30, with some very odd sizes in there too. > > So far I've tried my FA50 1.4 and A50 1.2 with my K10D. I seem to get > better results with the A50 (slightly sharper than the FA, and a > little > less barrel distortion). I thought about using a DFA100 macro, but > I'd > have to stand half a mile away to get everything in frame for some of > the larger pieces. > > While I can work with the results I'm getting, I'm wondering if there > are better options out there. What lens would you use for shooting > flat > art? > > Thanks, > John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
