Can anyone give me some advise about photographing paintings? I always get a glare. Very annoying.
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indicationofart there is an article available https://www.twoinchbrush.com/articles/how-to-better-prepare-set-and-upload-your-painting-pictures
Tom0779 Thanks!
I usually take three pictures....one in natural light, another in ambient light and one under my clip on desk lamp......Sometimes one will turn out ok 
tel Love your answer! I feel like it's like playing Roulette.
Going to try your process and see how it goes.
indicationofart not an easy task and no guarantee for the perfect shot from the first try.
I noticed if there is too much impasto - my phone ( iPhone 12 )just cannot take a good photo for uploading here.
For the rest I tried to take photo by having dispersed light from the window not perpendicular to the painting. So it would be tilted both to the land and from the light stream. It worked sometimes and sometimes not. My receipe was dispersed Day light. But still some wiggle with angles was required.
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Its all about lighting. 99% of the images I see have direct light lighting.. ie.. direct light from a window or a flash. This does not show the picture in the best light ( sorry about the pun) You should use diffused lighting.. think of a cloudy day and there is light but no shadows. A flash with a small cheap soft box ( diffuser) and some white cardboard on the sides as reflectors will cast an even light. You can play with the white cardboard or use black to decide if you want surface texture or not. The white will reflect and fill in the texture to a degree.. the black absorbs the light and you get a small amount of shadowing ( edge lighting). This is really tricky to do with an smartphone but with 5K LED light lighting, you can fake it pretty well. If all you have is a bright window, a clear shower curtin will diffuse light as will tracing paper taped over the glass. Or on a bright day, go under the patio in the light shade and fake it 
Keep in mind, if you too close, you may cast a shadow yourself .. so don't be afraid to zoom in a bit and stand back. ! This image was taken on my iPhone using indirect light and a white coated canvas I had handy to be the reflector [https://imgur.com/gallery/HHnjnta]