One of the most difficult parts of advertising glass is getting a good photograph. Often the glass is up too high or too large to get into the frame. Always, the light coming from the other side of the glass creates problems. It’s too bright, thus washing out the color of the glass. It’s in one area only, making the panel look unevenly lit. People incorrectly assume that the brighter the light, the better  the photograph, but it’s not the case. Evening light is softer, as is when the sun is on the opposite side of the house, making for a more even distribution and better color. I had a client recently who said that the color was too light and just moving to the other side of the room to look at it made that color darker.

That’s the exciting thing about stained glass, you have a different piece in the morning than you do in the evening. It always changes and looks wonderful at different times of the day. Here are some photos taken by the client (Hi Laura!). The glass is in four panels of her front doors with four smaller panels up above. It is a continuing ginkgo tree branch that goes from one to the other.