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Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Here's my procedure: I use a tripod and the self-timer to eliminate camera shake. I photograph my paintings indoors next to a north-facing window in the brightest part of the day. (That's not saying much in terms of light for Seattle at this time of year!)
I do have an "in-focus" indicator (a beep and a light) and I always make sure it's focused before shooting. I shoot from across the room and zoom in to crop the image, and crop again in Photoshop.
My most recent painting, a 48 x 36" canvas, is softer edged than anything else I've done so the camera has to try hard to find something to focus on. (I do occasionally use the edge of the canvas to focus to, so maybe it's sometimes focusing on the wall instead.)
I guess I'd describe the problem more as graininess than fuzziness. I'll post an image of the actual pixels my camera captures (not scaled, and with no change in dpi.)
Michael, I do have a high speed connection. Maybe you could send me one of your files for comparison. Or we could compare printouts in Scottsdale at Bill's class.
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