Your biggest problem will be getting the colors in the prints to come
close enough to the colors in the painting, The sensor will be out of
gamut. The second will be glare off the paints which will can be a
bitch to remove. There are all kinds of methods none will work in every
instance. You know I hate to recommend this but you should find a book
on copy photography. There are a few out there and the Resolution?
The first time I did this digitally it was with the *ist D. So a larger
format camera than the k-5 is probably not necessary unless your client
want's larger than life size prints. Rights, this is work for hire, you
don't have any rights. You can probably insist on getting limited
rights for yourself to show off as samples of your work. Somewhere I
have a sample contract, though I don't know where it is. I work these
on a handshake basis. I have no particular wish to claim anyone else'
work as my own so it's easy not to violate. I find most artists don't
want paperwork, it can lead to taxes.
On 3/20/2012 3:05 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote:
Hello all, and happy spring!
I come to you again, seeking wisdom... I've had an inquiry from a
client about photographing artwork (painted canvases) for the purpose
of creating prints... for sale. A couple of issues come to mind:
1) The actual photography... I'm assuming hi-resolution is the name of
the game here. Not sure yet how big they want to go with prints... I
think some of the actual canvases are fairly large (30 x40?)
themselves. From the research I've done, I'd think my K-5 is up to
the task... Should I consider renting a larger-format camera?
Alternatively, at what point should I consider 'stitching" images
together for large pieces?
2) Rights. So, this where I really have no idea... my standard
agreement doesn't provide for the sale of my images by clients. How
does that work? I'm reading up -
http://asmp.org/tutorials/licensing-guide.html has been helpful, btw -
but has anyone out there ever taken on this kind of project or
provided that kind of license?
Any thoughts or experiences you have to share are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-c
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