shane mickey on sun 29 jul 07
hello fellow clayarters,
as you know i mostly lurk, post about kilns, woodfire etc. i have to chime in onthe thread of taking images of pots. it is one of the most important items to have in your arsenal! high quality images done professionaly can make or break your image and perception of your work.
I am well trained in photography and for years did my own images until i moved into the penland NC area where we have one of the best craft photogrpahers in the southeast, tom mills. i have used him for several years and have recently started the process of going back to doing my own photography. This is mainly due to the fact that if a gallery asks for six pots for a show they may ask for high resolution images of those pieces, plus doing my own publicity cards, and soon website. This means that its too expensive to pay to have hundreds of pots shot a year. on with the meat of this thread. Tom has used the dulling spray on my more glossy pots and it looks great! it does work and should be used and i will use it also. as for quality of images, well mel i gotta say that even though you put up images only for our sake they are still really bad images! not trying to be rude but the concrete floor and flourescents do the pots no justice, they acutally take away from the pots
beauty. but i see alot of folks images taken in the grass, or next to a rock, tree whatever. thats horrible. then there are the images where someone uses a white cloth on a table with folds, wrinkles and harsh lighting, again horrible. in this day and age of craft explosion you need to look your best even from the start! no one worth their weight in salt will give your work credit or merit if its shot poorly and in an inappropriate background. Its not hard to shoot good images with a good digital camera. in the archives are some good helpful tips on shooting work. it just takes a little work and research. i am personally going to go with as a professional set up as possible and i will be up to speed on documenting my work, thats right DOCUMENTATION no one else is giong to do it for you. if for not other reason it allows you to look back and see where your work has been and where its gone and going. happy potting
shane mickey
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