Online Museum Training - Photographing Collection Items

This video demonstrates ways in which you can use basic equipment to photograph your collection items for documentation and digitisation purposes.
Using objects from the Museum Victoria Humanities Collection, Peta Knott demonstrates how to photograph a variety of items including three dimensional objects, shiny items, framed works and books.
Further resources and related information sheets at www.mavic.asn.a...
Created by Museums Australia (Victoria)
Museums Australia (Victoria) gratefully acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund and Public Record Office Victoria for making this project possible.
Supported by the City of Melbourne.

[@victor.hausen]

I work for a public museum where we don't have a professional photograph and we also don't have money in order to pay for a photography professional. We need photos of about 20 objects due tomorrow, so that will be of great use. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge.

[@kev_mclernon_family_channe4745]

Wonderfully clear and concise presentation, great examples of what to avoid, Thank you!!

[@prescriptionlaughter]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put together this great info! It's most useful!

[@charlieross-BRM]

This made me a believer in light tents. I will need one that size or possibly larger.

[@juliaricks8698]

Thanks for including the book info too!

[@partochrome]

Thank you, very practical tips

[@muskavik]

Thank you, this was very enlightening.

[@notecook]

Thanks so much that is was really helpful

[@aemiddlemarch]

What an excellent explanation! Now just need to find where such equipment can be purchased for so little money!

[@Retroscoop]

In Belgium; some government agencies responsible for historic heritage policies keeps these items available in each province: every museum or local history organisation can rent them for a certain time. The provincial services too sometimes have such equipment: when I worked for the province of Flemish Brabant, they even had a very expensive A3 scanner. Those who want the equipment have to register, tell when they need the equipment and come and get it. They have to pay an insurance, a certain amount based on the price of the item. When they bring the items back, they are checked, and when everything is OK, you get the complete sum back.

[@Aymaster]

Very good, Thanks a lot.

[@karmmark888]

Thank you

[@Retroscoop]

Thanks for the tips and tricks.
What do you do if you have white objects like dishes ? Do you recommend a second coloured background, either black or dark blue, red or green ?

[@aspirant9634]

good work...

[@josefizquierdo6139]

Thanks, Siri !!! 👞

[@dc5857]

Do you offer certification training in this online?

[@AMaGA_Victoria]

We don't offer certification training but we do have online training and workshops. amagavic.org.au/events

[@boereboere]

why do everyone give us a lecture, just the basics would help

[@Retroscoop]

why do critcs always grumble, just a nice word for a change would help :)

[@jiriruzicka6757]

This video is an insult to a fair photographic craft. It shows how products should not be photographed. Not for professional use.

[@victor.hausen]

Could you explain why? It looks perfect...

[@jackkraken3888]

Based on what exactly? And where was it mentioned that this is for professional use?

[@Retroscoop]

This comment is an insult to fair judgement. It was never said this photography replaces professional photographers. If you have 12 000 objects, you simply don't have the funds to pay a professional photographer to do just that. If you want to publish a catalogue with 70 photographs, you might consider taking a professional photographer. But my advice folks: take a friendly person, not a snotty arrrogant prick who thinks he or she is the next big National Geographic sponsored photographic ace.... Gosh... People sometimes !!!!