I thought I had the hang of taking photos of my oil paintings but now, I am sadly mistaken. I got a fancy new DSLR Nikon and at first, it was great, I think I have adjusted settings so much that I have thoroughly screwed it all up. My most current photos of work are terrible. Even my husband saw my screen with a photo and said "that picture is horrible!" "your painting looks much better than that in person" "what did you do". So frustrating. I don't even know how to ask for help because I have spent hours reading and watching Nikon instructional videos. I've read everything here about photographing work several times. I give up. I'm no photographer.
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I would suggest instead of paying the pro down the street for a photograph, pay the pro for a beginner's lesson in using your camera, culminating in a shot of your painting using your own setup. I'll bet a lot could be learned in an hour.
Also, buy a tripod for camera. Hands shake a lot.
can you guess this exhibit - self portrait at 23 (I love how he scrapes back paint)
his brushes
Here’s a site with lots of great info and it has a forum as well. https://www.dpreview.com/articles/2666934640/what-is-equivalence-and-why-should-i-care