translucent porcelain images

updated fri 1 jul 05

Antoinette Badenhorst on mon 27 jun 05

Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take images (regular or
digital) of translucent porcelain?

Thanks.

Antoinette Badenhorst

105 Westwood Circle

Saltillo MS, 38866

www.clayandcanvas.com

Richard Swenson on tue 28 jun 05

Lighting is the key...play with it ...look at photos of Rudy Staffel's  (Temple U.) work in translecent porcelain

Good luck.  Let us know what worked for you.

Ric Swenson  770 923-8816, Atlanta

>From: Antoinette Badenhorst <timakia@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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>Subject: Translucent porcelain images
>Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:32:11 -0500
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>Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take images (regular or
>digital) of translucent porcelain?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Antoinette Badenhorst
>
>105 Westwood Circle
>
>Saltillo MS, 38866
>
>www.clayandcanvas.com
>
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Arnold Howard on tue 28 jun 05

The challenge is always lighting. I suggest that you look through "Still
Life: A Guide to Professional Lighting Techniques," by Roger Hicks and
Frances Schultz. The book contains about 50 still-life photos, complete with
diagrams describing the lighting techniques. Some of those lighting ideas
can be used in photographing pots. And the principles are the same whether
you shoot film or digital.

Sincerely,

Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com

From: "Antoinette Badenhorst"
> Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take images (regular or
> digital) of translucent porcelain?

Debbie on tue 28 jun 05

Antoinette, are you speaking of lithophanes?

If so what little I've read about them suggest that they where created by
craftsmen/sculptors first as a layer of translucent wax on a sheet of glass.
Then a plaster mold was taken of that for the porcelain. This process was
possibly redone several times to refine the image. Debbie

> Subject: Translucent porcelain images
>
>
> Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take images (regular or
> digital) of translucent porcelain?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Antoinette Badenhorst
>
> 105 Westwood Circle
>
> Saltillo MS, 38866
>
> www.clayandcanvas.com
>
>

info@flatrockclay.com on tue 28 jun 05

> Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take
> images (regular or
> digital) of translucent porcelain?

Antoinette,

I have taken many pics of my work and I work with the
translucency of porcelain along with architectural
ceramics. First I would recomend working with minimul
light and getting a cable for your trigger. You can
try shooting on a sheet of frosted glass and have a
light source from the bottom or above. You can also
experiment with a light source inside the work. Above
works in most cases but you want it soft or is will
create too strong of a shadow.

It will take many experiments to get it right for your
work but I feel I do much better than the three
professionals that have photographed translucent works
because I know what I want. It can't hurt to talk with
a professional food photographer because they also
have some similar issues. Don't forget to document all
your work as you are doing it so that next time you
know where to begin.

Definatly bracket ypur work and note the best for your
lighting system. don't just trust your light meter
for this because you are working with light and wnat
something other than what the camera equipment is
designed for (ordinary conditions). Good luck and
contact me off list if you have further questions. I
don't have any on the website right now, sorry.

Good luck,
Kelley Wilks



Flat Rock Studio
Clay Supplies & Gallery
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Fayetteville, AR 72702
479-521-3181
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Janet Kaiser @ The Chapel of Art on thu 30 jun 05

*** From: Antoinette Badenhorst
>Does anyone have any specific tips of how to take images (regular or
>digital) of translucent porcelain?

You need light, light and more light, Antoinette. Bags of it. As many WATTS=
as possible. And thanks to what is now readily available, it is much=
easier to BACK LIGHT porcelain enough to achieve excellent photographic=
results. Pinpointing into vessels, shining 10=B0, 20=B0, 30=B0 spots or=
floods at the back of plates... Yes, it takes some fiddling and time to=
set up, but with a digital to check effects and a regular camera to take=
slide/photos, you have the very best solution. No waiting for film=
development to see if it really worked.

Experiment with what you have before rushing out to buy extra/new halogen=
lighting, because you may find you already have quite sufficient to create=
excellent results.

Sincerely

Janet Kaiser
THE CHAPEL OF ART - or - CAPEL CELFYDDYD
8 Marine Crescent : Criccieth : GB-Wales LL52 0EA

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Contact: Janet Kaiser
Tel: ++44 (01766) 523122
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