Nancy makes sense.  Digital cameras make this kind of thing fairly easy and
the monitor won't do justice to really fine photography anyway...

D

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Whittley" <nwhittley(at)cinci.rr.com>


I have been deep into the artworld for years, as my sister was an artist.

I have designed sites for quite a few artists, and ALL of them take their
own
photos.  Most of the artists I deal with sell their art from Galleries, and
not from their websites.  They have the websites more as a brochure about
themselves, and like dealing with selling their work first hand. Most of
them
also have been taking photos of their own art for years as this is ususally
how they send samples for inclusion in alot of competitions.

Some of the artists I deal with are Fine Artists whos paintings are so
expensive, that their
clientele  are the type that like to view the art in their homes before they
make the decision to buy.
Because painting under different lighting conditions can look different.
Getting it home and
making sure it looks good in their lighting can  make or break a sale.

So the images of the art on the site is for a teaser only.. it isn't meant
to be dead on, only
a close representation of the peice.    I don't think I would ever buy a
painting off the web
site unseen as they never look like they do in photos.

So going to the expense of hiring a pro-photographer is overkill to me.
Most "galleries" do go to the trouble of using professional photo
techniques, but not
all.

Nancy

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