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Old 22-03-12, 19:20
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Off the top of my head I can think of several things to check out, I am sure there are more.
1) Lighting. To show texture you need the light falling slightly more from one side than the other, ie not straight on. Make sure your camera is set up precisely at 90 degrees to the painting and stop down to say f11. Also make sure the camera white balance matches the light source perhaps use a custom white balance (see your cameras manual). Best to shoot in RAW so you can adjust as necessary.
2) Use a tripod to make things precise.
3) As colour is important calibrate your monitor, I use a Spyder calibration system which works well.
Hope that helps for starters. If you can happily fill the frame with the kit lens I do not think a macro lens is necessary unless you are after absolute top quality, more a matter of your technique so start there.
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