CHSOS just added STACKSHOT to its instruments in order to document small artistic and historical objects. STACKSHOT is an automated macro rail for focus stacking and it’s coupled with Helicon Remote and Helicon Focus to shoot and elaborate the stacked images. Focus stacking macro photography Photographing small objects that are flat is pretty simple and straightforward. On
The wonderful e-conservation Magazine is now a Journal, and I’m honored that their first number hosts a paper of mine where I discuss some macro photographic methods for RTI, Reflectance Transformation Imaging, to document sub-millimeter surface details on works of art: A. Cosentino “Macro Photography for Reflectance Transformation Imaging: A Practical Guide to the Highlights
We do run a lot of initiatives, Stay on top of things! Polarized Light Photography eliminates surface reflections and it’s used by professional photographers for high quality documentation of art. The American Institute of Conservation guide to digital photography has in the chapter “Visible Light Photography” a short paragraph on “Polarized Illumination” [1]. This post adds
Color accuracy is of the most importance in art documentation, especially when it comes to paintings. I want blog here about my color management workflow and tools. Here is a video of the color management workflow processes I describe below. Step 1. Camera Calibration. Due to differences in technologies and variables in manufacturing processes every camera captures
I want share with you some observations on sharpness for painting documentation in normal (visible) photography. Mirror-lock Up mode. First I want to introduce you to the mirror-lock up mode that professional DSLR (Digital Single lens reflex) cameras have. This is really useful and you must always use it to get more sharp pictures. Just a