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You will want photos to document your baskets whether you are
simply weaving for yourself or you want to get involved with entering juried
exhibitions on a professional level. Use this collection of resources for
photographing your own work or storing and organizing your images. Please
consider these resources leads, not recommendations.
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Craft Photographers
Jerry
Anthony - Craft Photographer
Professional product and crafts photographer from Columbus, Ohio.
Jeff Baird
19 Moreland Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-257-0014
Use the same craft photographer for your jury images that basket artists like JoAnn Kelly Catsos, Lynne Schlichting, JoAnne Russo,
Jackie Abrams and Rob Dobson
have used.
Boston
Photo Imaging
Diamante
Craft Photographer
Yvonne Donofrio
- Photography Services for
Craftsmen
Yvonne Donofrio offers photography services for jury submission to craftsmen.
David Egan - Professional
Craft Photography
David Egan of Baltimore, MD offers professional object photographs and
services such as duplicate slides. Workshops are available.
Jerry
McCollum
Studio photographer and fine art imaging specialist from Seattle,
WA. Jury slides, transparencies and publication quality studio photography.
Responsible for images for basketmakers such as
Marilyn Moore, Jan Hopkins
and Donna Kaplan.
John Polak Photography
Easthampton, Massachusetts producer of fine photographic images of objects and
installations for fiber artists, basketmakers, craftspeople, museums and
galleries.
George Post
Richmond, CA photographer offers general photo services for artists and
craftspeople as well as digital imagery services for
ZAPP™
and JAS™
digital jurying.
Tips and Techniques For
Photographing Craft Objects
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Tips For Photographing Your Work Outdoors
Craft
Photography
Digitally
Photograph Your Art For Jury Slides
Article on how you can set up a studio setting to do your own photos.
Get Your Photos Ready For ZAPP
Photographing
Fiber
Good photos can be the difference between acceptance and rejection in a
juried show. A range of tips are offered in this article by Dawn Cusick in
FiberArts magazine.
Jury
Slides
Photography by Larry Sanders.
Online
Jury
Discussion by Larry Berman and Chris Maher about the emerging trend
towards an online jury process.
Taking
High Quality Slides
Frog
Pond Pottery offers this article on taking slides of your work. Their
subject matter is pots, but many of the same points apply to baskets.
Photographic Products and Services
Shutterfly - Custom Photo Greeting Cards
Daylight Fluorescent Two-Light Tent Kit
for Table Top Photography
This kit contains everything needed for table top photography. It is ideal
for taking pictures for online auctions and web site product photography. The
fluorescent lamps have a 10,000 hour life and put out virtually no heat.
The 10" reflectors are hand-spun with an etched interior for optimal
light output, providing an even light distribution into the Light Box. 8
ft. Raven RS3-8 light stands allow for positioning light heads in any
position so that you can light your small baskets just right when you
photograph them.
Smith Victor TST Digital Desktop Studio
Photography Kit
Whether you are taking photos of items to sell in online auctions
like eBay, making pictures to use for your own website, shooting photos
for jurying into craft shows, for an application to a juried exhibition
or your portfolio this compact
Smith Victor TST Digital Desktop Studio
Photography Kit will be a good way to stage and light your small items for taking
great digital or still shot pictures.
Digital
Files To Slides
Turn your digital camera image files into 35mm slides with this service from
Express Digital Images.
Digital Photo Greeting Card
You
have made that special basket, now wouldn't you like to create a personalized
photo greeting card using a photo of the basket to use to send your best wishes
to family and loved ones? These high-quality, customized photo Greeting Cards
with your digital picture on the cover and your message inside can also be used to
announce a special gallery event or promote your work when you don't need enough
items to meet a minimum print run. Measuring 5” × 7” and printed on card stock
with a matte or glossy finish, they’re the same quality you’d find in a card
store.
Digital Poster Print
You have made a fabulous basket and you have a great digital
photo of it. Now make a poster sized enlargement to use to decorate your
studio or workspace.
Graduated
Varitone Background Paper
Graduated
Varitone Photo Background Paper
Litestage Lighting Systems
Complete self-contained lighting system for digital and film product photography designed to solve your lighting problems.
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How To Get Better Photos
Of Your Work
Personalized Photo Gifts - Digital Photo Mug, Mouse pad, T-shirt, and more
Personalized Photo Product - Digital Photo Card, Calendar, Photo Book, and more
Photographic Studio Lighting
Find the photography accessories you need if you plan to take your own
photographs of your baskets and other fine crafts or artwork. Light stands,
lighting kits, reflector sets, Smith Victor Ultra Cool Studio Lights with
reflectors, softbox diffusers, bounce umbrellas, barn doors and replacement
bulbs from manufacturers like Photoflex Starlite, Smith Victor and Interfit.
Kodak
Digital Learning Center
Product
Photography Lighting Lessons
Photoflex Lighting School offers these free tutorials.
Product
Photography Self-Contained Lighting System
If you routinely need to photograph your finished baskets for marketing or
exhibition you may benefit from this lighting system from Lightstage™.
Object
Photography
SELL-IT on the net offers free online instruction on small object
photography with tips on studio set up, table top lighting, seamless background
papers, soft lighting cocoons, tents and much more. Equipment is available for
sale, but there is a lot of free info.
WolfCamera.com
Find Smith-Victor and Photoflex lighting and accessory kits, along with a
full range of photographic equipment.Scanning
Your Slides
Seamless
Background Paper
Seamless Background
Paper
Seamless
Background and Graduated Background Paper
 Slides
from digital images
Slides From Digital Files
Great for those times you need a jury slide, but what you have is a
digital image. Other services available such as slides from prints and duplicate
slides.
 Smith Victor Brand Studio Lighting Accessories
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