Articles
For What It’s Worth
July 2024, by Daniel Grant
“The maid attacked it.” “A water pipe broke and sprayed water all over it.” “The movers dropped it.” Insurance companies that provide coverage for fine art hear lots of reasons why a work of art has…
How To Get the Best Photos of 2D Art
July 2024, by Steve Meltzer
People are surprised when I tell them photographing 2D art can be more of a challenge than photographing 3D crafts. Although I have written about this and other issues you encounter when using a…
The Worst-Case Scenario
January 2024, by By Steve Meltzer
A while ago, I wrote an article about the need to photograph your artwork and studio in the event of something like a burglary or home disaster. The thrust of that piece was to make sure you had…
When Life Gives You Lemons
December 2023, by Scott Obernberger
What do you do when life throws you a curveball? It is bound to happen sometimes. After all, that’s life. Do you get down and out about it, or do you look for the lessons and use it as an…
Cover Your Assets
December 2023, by Daniel Grant
For all the talk about how the art world is an industry and artists should think of themselves as being in business, examples of corporate behavior by artists often come as a surprise. It should not…