Photographing works of art : techniques for photographing your paintings, drawings, sculpture, and crafts / by William H. Titus.

Author
Titus, William H., 1948- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Watson-Guptill, 1981.
Description
176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

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    Notes
    Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 174.
    Contents
    • pt. 1. Basic information
    • 1. The camera
    • Parts of the camera
    • Types of cameras
    • 2. The lens
    • Focal length
    • Aperture control
    • Depth of field
    • Perspective
    • Lens types
    • Lens accessories
    • 3. Light and lighting
    • Color temperature
    • Light sources
    • Equipment required for various light sources
    • Qualities of light
    • Direction of the light
    • 4. Film, film exposure, and prints
    • Photographic film
    • Image quality
    • The exposure meter
    • Film data sheets
    • Film storage
    • Photographic prints
    • Filters
    • Color section I
    • pt. 2. Photographic technique
    • 5. Equipment testing and evaluation
    • Equipment and materials required
    • Procedure in testing equipment
    • Evaluating the test results
    • Viewfinder accuracy
    • 6. Photographing art
    • Selecting a work area
    • Organizing objects
    • Basic lighting
    • Lighting and contrast
    • Basic procedures for photographing art
    • 7. Problems and solutions
    • Texture: paintings
    • Color section II
    • Texture: paper embossment
    • Mixed media: sculptural elements in two-dimensional works
    • Mirrors
    • Large two-dimensional works
    • Low-contrast subject: black-and-white pencil drawings
    • Low-contrast subject: colored drawing
    • Works under glass
    • Distortion
    • Scale
    • Glass
    • Backgrounds
    • Fill lighting
    • Glare
    • Reflections.
    ISBN
    • 0823040097
    • 9780823040094
    LCCN
    81013152
    OCLC
    7741006
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