So some galleries allow photography but
without flash. This may require slower
shutter speeds. Digital has made it easier
in such conditions. Modern cameras allow
raising the ISO with very little loss of quality.
Tripods are optimum but are often forbidden.
postcard of the featured art in the museum
gift shops. But there can be unusual
juxtapositions or people admiring the art.
How the artwork is displayed is intended
to be eye-catching. And don’t forget to look
up. Capture the ceilings. They, too, can be
magnificent art.
I once found myself admiring the Pieta
in Italy when the whole room filled with
a quick flash of light. Twice. From every
direction security personnel descended
on someone across the room. It might
have been a brief lapse in judgement on
the part of the perpetrator, but it ruins
the principle experience for everyo