Long Artifacts in Supple Materials

Mandatory

1. Black or neutral grey background
2. Artifact catalogue number
3. Colour or white-grey-black scale
4. Artifact placed straight
5. Ensure that the catalogue number and scale can be excluded if necessary

Procedures

• Shoot the object from above, stabilizing the camera on a solid structure, such as scaffolding.
• To avoid distortion of the object, the back of the digital camera must be level and precisely parallel (180° angle) to the artifact.
• If the pattern is uniform, it is acceptable to fold the material in order to show a section.

  

• A back view is also required, unless the two sides are identical. In such case, a single view will suffice.
• Use a digital camera capable of capturing a minimum of 3,000 pixels for the longest measurement (8 x 10, 300 ppi), in either RAW or TIFF.
• Use a regular lens.

Recommendations

Taking the Picture

• Place the colour scale (showing measurements) at the foot of the artifact. Save space on the lower right to record the object's catalogue number.
• Photograph the object twice with the scale: one front view and one back view.