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Originally Posted by 12clicksMichele
Its for sale. Think the price on that one is $3100.  If I manage to pull off some good pics I will post more of his work on here. He does some simply amazing work. |
If I was going to spend the money I would probably get a live one instead
I've never photographed sculptures before but a few things come to mind.
The purpose of the pictures is to show the work to the galleries so the pictures should be plain and simple. It's about the sculpture not the photography so nothing fancy is needed. If you have access to other photographs to use as a guideline all you would need to do is replicate their technique.
A plain background is a must. I would think some detail would be lost against a black background so I'd look for something off white to a dark gray to help the sculptures stand out. Use the black felt and drape it over something to use as a pedestal to hold the sculpture and then place it as far away from an outside wall you can and still have just the wall in the background. Try using the smallest F stop on the lens like 2.8 or 3.5 which will help soften the background helping to make the sculpture stand out. Direct sunlight on the sculpture would probably be best and bring out the detail. A wall that is shaded in the background would be an added plus.
I don't know if it's important to show size or dimension but it might be something that's required.
Good luck
