Welcome to our 1st BIG needlepoint CONTEST!!!!
Juried by the sensational
Chris Roberts-Antieau!
Nimble fingers get ready to win fabulous prizes!
THE PRIZES: A 12" X 18" CANVAS OF YOUR CHOICE!
AND A SPOT LIGHT SHOWCASE ON OUR WEBSITE!
All work submitted will be shown on our site.
Here are the rules:
1. The Canvas must be a Chris Roberts-Antieau Design.
2. One submission per contestant.
3. The work must be completed by the person submitting the piece.
4. All entries must arrive by 11/15/09 as jpgs.to atomicneedlepoint@hotmail.com.
Please include your: Name, Address, and Phone Number.
5. Please write a paragraph about yourself including your favorite designs and
materials to work with in you submission email.
6. The winner will be announced 11/30/09 on our website.
7. All work must meet our photography rules
* All work must be photographed with out glass covering the image.
* Do not photograph work at an angle.Work must centered.
* For best results read the tips below or have the work photographed
by a professional.
Photo Tips:
The natural outdoor light is much, MUCH better than anything indoors.
For large work:
Find a wall, or any place really, where you can prop up your work so that it stands almost perfectly upright.
I’d suggest using a tripod with your digital camera to make sure that you’re taking perfectly steady shots.
No tripod? Don’t sweat it, a box works just as well.
When you take the photo, remember to tilt the camera slightly down
to match the angle that the artwork is leaning - this will help
minimize distortion of the original image.
If it’s extremely bright, find somewhere that gives little shade, overcast days are ideal.
For Smaller work:
If the work is small enough for you to stand over lay a white sheet on dry flat ground and place the work on top then shoot the work flat. This will be very easy and works best in the shade or an overcast day.
Do not get your shadow in the image.
Many people have trouble with their artwork looking like it swelled
up. That’s an issue with the camera lens, but it’s easily fixable.
The solution is to use the “zoom” on your camera, and then back
farther away from your art. This will create a more natural amount of
depth to the photo and keep those edges from bulging outward.
Be sure to fill the viewfinder of the camera as much as possible and
then check to see that all the edges of your work are parallel with the
edges of the viewfinder. You’ll want to especially avoid these types of
photographs:
Both of those distortions come from the camera not being dead center to the artwork.
Take several pictures because it won’t always be as easy to tell on
the viewfinder whether or not there’s any distortion. Once your images
are up on your computer, you’ll be able to see for sure which photo is
best.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
