Shooting Artwork

Saturday night I was shooting artwork for an upcoming show. Keep in mind my studio is small - and when I say small I mean I really need a better space. However, it works and is easy to keep clean (I just don't keep anything).

The setup: (see image)
The picture (taken with the iPhone) illustrates the overall setup. Nikon D70s tethered to an Apple MacBook Pro (running Camera Control Pro 2). Lights (SB-800) triggered using Pocket Wizards (yeah I know - Overkill for the space but I have them so I use them).

Details:
Ambient Light -

Sylvania 40W Designer Warm White Plus - color corrected lamps. I diffuse the light a little bit with the scrim (see it hanging in the setup pic)

SB-800 flashes -

• Roscoe #3208 Quarter Blue Filter
  
• 1/16 Power +1/3 EV
• Zoom to 28 mm – F5.6

Camera Settings -

• 28 - 75mm f/2.8 Tamron Lens (at 38 mm for this shoot)
• Shutter set to 1/250 (yeah I know it kills the ambient light but it looked good to me)
• Aperture set to f5.0
• ISO set to 200 (lowest for the D70s)
• All images shot in RAW and edited using Adobe Camera Raw
• Camera and Software color space is AdobeRGB

Completed Image (Red Wine with Grapes - Oil on Canvas)

That's all for now - hope you enjoyed the post.

- Michael