Photographying Drawings

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Hi all.
I have been asked by a friend if i could photograph some of his pastal drawings which are very good. The idea is for him at some point to place them on a web site.

I have no experience in this area and would be grateful for some tips, i. e. lighting, background etc or indeed anything that might help., It might well be trial and error, but before i start would like some guidence if possible.

Thanks...
 
I've done this for a friend. His drawings and paintings were mounted which mad life easier. I attached them to the wall, set the camera up so the back of the camera was vertical to avoid converging sides. I used two flash heads mounted at camera height, equidistant either side of the camera and at 45 degrees to the artwork to avoid reflections. I took incident readings from the wall surface, pointing back to the camera for exposure. It worked well.
 
It is all about getting the picture totally head-on so everything appears straight, and avoiding reflections/highlights. Good natural light or a lighting set-up like the one mentioned above are probably a requirement.
 
Thanks for the replies.
Craig drawings would be to large to scan. Richard & Andrew some sound ideas there....Thanks...
 
Use the longest focal length you can use depending on lens and space limitations. Apart from that tripod, mirror lockup, remote trigger, low ISO, optimum aperture etc
 
... and use a distortion free lens ie fixed focal length (prime) with good resolution.
 
If you haven't got lights an overcast day with flat lighting is pretty good too
 
Thanks all.
My own scanner only scans in A4 size...
Natural Lighting will be plentyfull.
Might use my nifty fifty, or perhaps my 17-55. :shrug:
 
Use whichever has the least distortion, which may be the nifty, stop it down plenty though.
 
I'd say they're a bit short. A longer focal length will flatten out perspective effects and any lens distortion can be corrected easily enough in PP.
 
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