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> On Jun 22, 2020, at 3:14 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 6/21/2020 17:48:35, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone! >> Hope all is well! >> Quick question: >> I’d like to develop skills used to photograph the textile arts—which can >> often include fabrics with beads and metals and sequins etc. >> So, has anyone done this kind of work? Any recommendations? Tips? Resources? >> Also, any tips for ways and stands for hanging the art so it can be >> photographed? >> I do have a photography background stand for background papers etc. Has >> anyone used this stand to photograph art? >> Maybe two stands? One to hold the rolled background paper, then another >> stand to hang the art from? Something like that? What do you think? >> Cheers, Christine >> Sent from my iPad > > > I have a permanently attached bar across the top of one wall in my living > room that has a cloth backdrop on it. (10' section of 1" EMT & a couple of > wall mounted plant hangers) > > I also have a portable background support (2 light stands + a cross bar). > > I have used the portable stand to hang a guitar so I could photograph it. I > used a black high strength fish line to hang the guitar that was easy to > Photoshop out afterwards. > > I used a 4x8 foot white flat (actually just a piece of sheet-rock) that I > aimed the light at and let light reflect off of it to illuminate the subject. > That gives a very large soft light. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/50034197468 That’s very nice, John!—and excellent suggestions! I’ve copied them to my notes! Big 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.
