# Artwork Scanning/Photography Equipment and Processes?

**URL:** <https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artwork-scanning-photography-equipment-and-processes/293>\
**Category:** Art & Technology\
**Tags:** photography, photographingartwork\
**Created:** [March 12, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artwork-scanning-photography-equipment-and-processes/293 "2017-03-12T02:10:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 14

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MarkVC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/markvc/32/1054_2.png) [@MarkVC](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/MarkVC)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artwork-scanning-photography-equipment-and-processes/293/14 "2018-06-14T21:02:07Z")

</div>

To reproduce my paintings, I use 2 construction halogen lamps (300 W). In front of those, I’ve placed linear polarizing filters at a distance of 40 cm. My camera is a canon 6D with a 100 mm macro lens, or a Fuji xt with 60 mm macrolens with a circulair polarizing filter in front of the lens.  
I shoot in raw and develop in Photoshop.  
The set up for the lights may be cheap and obsolete, but it works perfect. No glare or whatsoever (my paintings have a glossy varnish and are approx 60x90 cm, smaller or larger).  
For viewing and color corrections if needed after shooting, I use Norm studiolight 5000°K.  
My computer is also callibrated at 5000°K. This way I see the colors of the painting correctly on the screen if I need to tweak colors.  
For very large reproductions, I make 3 photos and stitch them in Photoshop. That results in files of more than 50Mb. But mostly one 16-20 Mb shot is large enough.

I don’t use soft boxes for shooting my paintings because I prefer the direct light which is more crispy (detail).

---

_[View the full topic](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artwork-scanning-photography-equipment-and-processes/293)._