Is That A Problem On The Camera?

I don't understand much of your ppst, but what do you mean "put your computer to zoom?"

You're saying the pic is a bit out of focus when you zoom in on it on the computer - that can happen if you're beyond the camera's physical minimum focus distance, this happens usually at the telephoto end .

The cure? You take it at different focal lengths and distances until you get it right.

Or have you set it to macro but are slightly too far away for it to focus?

When you say the lights, do you mean flash, studio lights, or household lights?

What kind of lighting setup do you have? Are photography skills? Are you using the camera on automatic setup?

Please don't get me wrong here. My english is a bit limited sometimes.

But those questions did come to my mind while I was reading your post.

Regarding art lighting for photography, I have seen all sorts of setup guides in the internet.

And one must remember that focus is not only affected by the lens, but also by light (and air density, which doesn't apply here, i guess).

 Mark.. I only use household lamps and lights flash !.

Probably a lighting and exposure problem.

Joseph I mean I move the image files to the computer to cut, edit, etc. But before I begin I zoom in check image I see blurry images. And to think badly of my camera !! Thanks

It's probably not the camera's fault, unfortunately. Do you use a tripod? If not, the blurriness could be caused by camera shake when trying to hold it steady for the long exposure required by the low light.

can you upload the image here? you may be zooming too much, it could be your camera, i would have to see it.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

What shutter speed and focal length are you using? And what aperture?

You need to edit your pic and change the resolution to 300 dpi. No doubt the shooting default on your camera is 72 dpi.
That is fine for viewing on the web but no good for printing. 300 dpi is standard. I use Photoshop. Converting
images to 300 dpi needs significant computing power so I use a flash card for additional scratch space. Your original
image at 72 dpi will be physically very large. You need to find a dpi chart in order that you can find a suitable, printable size
at 300 dpi.

Apart from that I really don't understand your post too much.

Never use zoom when photographing a painting. It will always look horrible.

Timon,

Welcome!

We need to know a few things,
1. what camera are you using?
2. What are the settings for the camera, F-stop,ISO, shutter speed and is it on a tripod?
3. What lighting are you using?

It looks like the lighting is pretty good,can't tell about the color. You need to use a relatively good camera, a DSLR would be great. You also need to make sure that the front of the lens, is perfectly parallel to the art work! If the artwork is on an angle, the camera needs to be on that very same angle. If not, part of the image will be sharp and half will be "soft" of slightly out of focus.

The camera HAS to be on a tripod or a solid surface, you can't hold it right and get a good copy. Ideally, you should use the smallest aperture, F8,F11,if you have a DSLR type camera. The "focal" length should be longish, like 75 to 100 or so. If you use the wide angle lens, it will distort the image,since you'll need to be too close, so a longer lens is much better.

Here's my tutorial on copying art work the right way:

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=2359806

Good Luck,

Rich

Rich You are correct that I mean. Thank you answer and gave me good instructions you!
I had to pay money for my web, but still afraid to my work "only upload 25 images free" $ 30 compared with the rupiah currency is a little expensive for me.

Thank you for all the good comments!