Hi Mike: Your colors are just awesome. I love how you capture light and mood in every one of your little paintings. I have a question! Do you have a place set up in your studio where you photograph each painting as it is completed? Do you have to do any editing before you put the photo in your blog? (Okay - that was 2 quetions). Care to share any secrets in getting a decent photo? (oops - 3!) Thanks, Mike - Kathy
anonymous- i went to the keys for the first time last year and liked it so much i'm planning on going back this march. i painted all the way back up hitting savannah and charleston. hope to work my way up slowly all the way from the keys, this time
joe- thanks man.i have instructional dvd's for sale from jerrys as well, if youre interested. let me know and i'll give you the details.
kathleen- thanks for the nice words. i like to keep em real colorful but not gaudy. i try to take all my shots outside but when i cant (rain etc) i shoot it on my easel. i have two photolamps, one on one side and one on the other. this gets rid of glare. also letting them dry makes them less shiny. glare is awful. outside in the sun, shooting straight down on them is the best. i shouldnt even be telling you how to take pics of work. i need help myself. but i'll tell you whatever i can that will help.
Thank-you, Mike. I know - photographing paintings is a bitch. I've found using a digital camera to work much better than the film kind. Hanging my paintings on the north side of my house to shoot them helps a lot! However, now there is just too much snow and my camera will violently protest about the cold! If I find any good tips - I'll pass them along. It's good to know that I'm not struggling alone. - Kathy
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How often do you get to the Keys?
Nice painting. I can smell the ocean.
Thanks Mike for the Free Art Lessons at Jerry's Artarama. They are great and I really enjoy them. I am waiting for a lesson on shadows.
Hi Mike:
Your colors are just awesome. I love how you capture light and mood in every one of your little paintings.
I have a question! Do you have a place set up in your studio where you photograph each painting as it is completed? Do you have to do any editing before you put the photo in your blog? (Okay - that was 2 quetions). Care to share any secrets in getting a decent photo? (oops - 3!) Thanks, Mike - Kathy
anonymous- i went to the keys for the first time last year and liked it so much i'm planning on going back this march. i painted all the way back up hitting savannah and charleston. hope to work my way up slowly all the way from the keys, this time
joe- thanks man.i have instructional dvd's for sale from jerrys as well, if youre interested. let me know and i'll give you the details.
kathleen- thanks for the nice words. i like to keep em real colorful but not gaudy.
i try to take all my shots outside but when i cant (rain etc) i shoot it on my easel. i have two photolamps, one on one side and one on the other. this gets rid of glare. also letting them dry makes them less shiny. glare is awful.
outside in the sun, shooting straight down on them is the best. i shouldnt even be telling you how to take pics of work. i need help myself. but i'll tell you whatever i can that will help.
Thank-you, Mike. I know - photographing paintings is a bitch. I've found using a digital camera to work much better than the film kind. Hanging my paintings on the north side of my house to shoot them helps a lot! However, now there is just too much snow and my camera will violently protest about the cold! If I find any good tips - I'll pass them along. It's good to know that I'm not struggling alone. - Kathy
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