**Tutorial** Using a Grey Card to Photograph Your Art - Completed

[mrking]

Yeah.

I finally finished the document for using a grey card to photograph your art.

To save me a lot of time formating it for a forum post I have it in PDF format.
Using a Grey Card to Photograph Your Art Tutorial It did end up being a longer than I thought it would be. If anyone needs clarification just post here and I'll do my best to answer your questions.

I hope this helps others with better photos.

Cheers,

Michael

[Deborah Secor]

Whoa! Only 17 pages...! I'll have to save it. Thanks so much, Michael! I'm sure this will be helpful.

Deborah

[Donna A]

Hi, Michael! DITTO---what Deborah said! :-) Looking forward to reading it! Thank you! Donna ;-}

[nvcricket]

THANK YOU MICHAEL

This is so professional! Great job. I really appreciate all the time you spent putting this together!

You make it seem so simple. When I try it out I may have some questions. Somewhere here I read another way of manipulating the histogram/levels thingy. I really should take a tutorial on paintshop so I know how to play with it.

I'm looking forward to using my grey card now following your tutorial!

Carol

[Punky2]

Thank you Michael for taking the time to do this!!!
It is extremely well done. It looks like it took alot of time to put together and it's much appreciated!

[sundiver]

Wow! I read the whole thing and actually understood it! Saved it, too. Thank you!!!!

[Donna T]

Many thanks from me, too Michael! Your time and willingness to share all of this is very much appreciated! (If I knew how to send you a dancing chicken I would ... but you would have to give me a tutorial first )

Donna

[Colorix]

Michael, your a fountain of knowledge, have adapted it to us "dummies" who look at pictures but find the written word obscure, and it is even packaged elegantly.

Thanks a lot!

Saved it, will try it when I find a gray card, and get my new computer with PS Elements on tuesday.

[mrking]

Everyone is too kind. Thank you and I am glad it will be useful.

[Kathryn Day]

Michael, what a kind, generous thing to do. I found it very helpful and easily understood. A very professional tutorial! Thank you.

[DAK723]

Thank you so much. Excellent tutorial.

Don

[mrking]

Thanks for the praise. I am more than happy to do it. Glad so many of you are finding it easy to understand. I was worried with all the steps I put it that it may be info overload.

Here is a new adjustment I did.

The change was not as dramatic as in the tutorial but still essential as the corrected version shows more red in it, thus changing the background feeling. It changed from a blue-ish background to purple-ish background which is exactly as the painting is.

[Dot Hoffman]

Michael, this is wonderful and it is so generous of you to share this info. Thank you so much. I have saved it AND printed it!!! Thank you again

[lpb]

This is quite informative! Now, should I send my hubby up to attic to retrieve my grey card (ha ha), or should I try to buy one? Real camera stores are so hard to find anymore!

PS Is it ok to post a link to this thread in the watercolor forum? I think folks over there would appreciate it also!

[mrking]

Sure please do.