24 July 2019
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Author: Jennifer Wexler ~ Published: 16 October 2018 ~ Updated: 23 July 2019
We now need to think about how we will take photographs of the object that you have chosen. Factors we need to consider are:
In an ideal world, your object would be still and lit well. You’re in a museum, guerilla scanning (i.e. not fully kitted up and without permits and a gallery clear of visitors), so it is very likely you may have sub-optimal conditions.
You will no doubt ask me how many photographs you will need to take for the object you have chosen. This varies generally, but for today’s exercise, we will be following this method. We will do:
This excellent visualisation from Thomas Flynn of Sketchfab is very useful here.
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