How To Photograph Ceramic Pottery

Thank you so much for sharing how you photograph your work.

How to photograph ceramic pottery.

Photograph your pots on a neutral gradated background with a wide depth of field nothing got magazine submissions tossed to the reject pile quicker than a. Dec 2 2017 tips for how to photograph your ceramics pots clay pieces. The most advanced techniques. Then in 1854 leron de marcarson a frenchman filed a patent for a process of vitrified photography onto porcelain.

Ceramics and porcelain photography this is a product photography tutorial for pro club interactive education program workshop 5. Taking several photos of your work and getting different angles and groups of your work such as a series of mugs or vases can be a great way to show off a series of work. I carve on porcelain and glaze with glossy light colored glazes so it has been a real challenge getting things like translucency and detail to show without hot spots and exposure issues. You are finally ready to take your photo.

So he had to find another approach to image transfer onto clay. A few years back doug gray was interested in incorporating his digital photography into his clay work. You can add a photo to a ceramic plate using the time honored method of decoupage or print your own water slide decal with a transparent look that lets the. I am finding it one of the more frustrating aspects of pottery.

Finally it is time to take your photo and then edit in post production. See more ideas about pottery ceramics clay. If not check over the settings and repeat the previous steps. He tried decals but it wasn t the look he was after he wanted the photos to help him create the images but he didn t want the images to look exactly like photographs.

Editing ceramic work in adobe photoshop. Around 1860 70 when gelatin was being used in photography photo ceramics became popular. Participate in the assignment and get a personal feedback from the instructor. If the image looks good on review great job.

Ceramic and enamel on metal began in the 1750s with the appropriation of images from copperplate engraving. See more ideas about ceramic techniques ceramic studio pottery techniques. Once everything is dialed in you can photograph ceramics all day long. How to put a photo on a ceramic plate.

Many many moons ago when i started out my career here as assistant editor to our magazines ceramics monthly and pottery making illustrated there was one rule of pottery photography that would show your work in the best way possible.