Last of three
 

Hi everyone,

This is my daughter Camilla. The painting is the last one of the three started this summer.

It is painted on a heavy Russian canvas with a lovely structure, but unfortunately difficult to photo without glare. So I added some details ;)

Allan

Allan,

This is, I think your best so far, beautiful saturated color and exquisite lighting. I applaud your bold use of a rougher canvas, something I am considering myself. Titian as he got older used increasingly more textured canvasses.

Allan, try these suggestions for getting a better photograph of your painting.

Use a polarizing filter, if you are not using one now. Put balck velvet to the bottom of the painting to reduce glare. Also, try reducing the glare with side panels of black velvet as well. That is a little trickier as you want to ensure having enough light to shoot.

Could I borrow your daughter?

Thank you Sharon,

Your opinion means much to me.

I take my shots outside in the sun. I place the picture just outside the shadow of the house so that I don

I agree with Sharon, by far your best. The cohesiveness of the modeling is much stronger than any I've see so far. Well done..

On a side note, if you buy a polarizing filter, make sure it has a circular pattern.

Ditto Ditto Ditto on everything said so far

Totally Excellent

Hi Allan,

I just have to join in and say how wonderful this painting is. It's very "Anders Zorn" in lighting and mood, and beautifully painted. I especially like how you've let the canvas help to create those blonde highlights.

Allan,

You really cannot shoot a painting, especially a coarse grained one without a polarizing lens as far as I know. I had mine originally shot by a professional with the new Nikon-Kodak 14000 pixel camera, no polarizer, result lots of grain and glare, great color. He thought it would work. Make sure your new Nikon takes a polarizer.

I re-shot my billboard (55"x 70") of a painting in my studio, facing large picture windows. Shooting outside in the shade would be the same. I tilted my painting down a bit as well. But what made the difference, besides the polarizing lens was the black velvet reducing any bounced light.

You can get bounce off cement, grass or even shiny asphalt.
My light beige studio rug was bouncing back glare.

Remind me of Robert Bruce Williams, a Norway origin, one of top popular names.

Come here and let Cynthia be your rep, see how many gold you can dig, maybe more than those on Camilla's hair.

Thank you all for the approval. I

Hi Allan,

This is wonderful, she has such a strong presence. I love the lighting. Your daughter is a lucky woman.

Holly