A Day in the Life: Photography

I've been photographing artwork all day for my Etsy shop. It's especially tricky to get the color right, and even when it looks good on my monitor, there's no telling how it will look on anyone else's monitor. That drives me crazy.

I bought a digital SLR camera a while back so I can photograph my own artwork. I'm the only one who really knows how it should look, and I'm the only one willing to put in the time to get it to look that way. I decided on the Nikon D60, a 10.2 megapixel camera with an 18mm - 135mm zoom lens. I love the camera, but the lens distorts too much. I can correct the distortion in Photoshop, but I'd rather not have to. I think I'll be better of with a straight 50mm lens for this purpose.

I never thought I would need to be a Photoshop expert, but I use it almost everyday, and I don't think I could get by without it!