🤳 Photographing Paintings with a Smartphone in 2024 | ULTIMATE GUIDE

[@SiscaWidyaIllustration]

thank you so much. this is really helpful

[@danielfoltapaints]

Glad I could help! Your artwork is really nice btw 🙂 it appears that you draw on a table... in my videos I showed how the easel should be upright, but in your case if the artwork is on the table, you'll want to "rotate" the angle of the light while keeping the same angle, if that makes sense. For example, if the artwork on the table is at 0 degrees (flat) instead of 90 degrees, then you'll want to shine the light from 10-30 degrees (or 150-170 degrees), so that the light shines on the artwork without creating glare. You'll also have to be aware that you'd be taking the photo from above (90 degrees), and may cast a shadow onto the artwork by mistake. So make sure that you are on the other side of the artwork from the light, so that no shadows of your arms or phone are cast onto the artwork itself. Let me know if that makes sense!

[@courtneyholderart]

Do you recommend a specific color for the background? Whether fabric or wall paint?

[@danielfoltapaints]

As long as you have that white card to let the camera get the white balance & exposure correct, you shouldn't have to worry about the items behind the painting as long as you plan on cropping the image. If you aren't planning on cropping the image, then I'd recommend a dark neutral color to let the painting stand out.