How Do You Photograph Your Artwork?

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Lift at Mammoth, Oil 8" x 10"

In my last post I made a reference to the fact that I was told that the pictures of my paintings on my website don't do justice to my actual paintings. So, I would like to ask all of you, "How do you take pictures of your artwork?". I just go outside in the bright sun, lay my art on the ground and take a photo from above. Then I sometimes adjust the brightness and color on my computer. Are there any great tricks to getting better pictures?
My youngest son was fortunate to spend Spring Break this past week in Mammoth so I did this painting as a gift for the family that hosted him for the week. Sadly my oldest son had to stay home and swim six hours a day so the rest of us stayed home with him to provide moral support!