[Woodcarver] Photographing mirrors

[Bill Judt]

Jean:

When I photograph relief carvings, I lay them on the floor near an  
open door or a low window. The lighting is usually excellent. Take  
the photo from above using a tripod.

You may wish to control the appearance of the background around the  
carving by laying a uniform-colored blanket/sheet on the floor first  
and placing your carving on top of that.

Hope this helps,

Bill
List Owner

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On 24-Sep-05, at 4:55 PM, Jean Athey wrote:


> I need to photograph some decorative mirrors I'm

> building and carving. Any suggestions about how to

> best photograph these mirrors would be appreciated.

> They will be sold at shows with the mirror glass in

> place, so the photos would be for show juries,

> brochures, etc. Do you substitute another material in

> the mirror glass area while shooting the pics (so you

> don't get glare, or the reflection of the photographer

> in the image--I'm wondering how they do it in

> catalogs.)