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XenoZephyr
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1083 Posts

03/17/2006 11:58 AM
OK. I've finally started taking photos of all my miniatures. I'm selling some on ebay anyway so I had to take some photos anyway. Here's a couple and I'll point to the rest. EDIT: I can't get individual photos to show up because of my gallery software. Here's the rest of my gallery: http://www.xenozephyr.com/comp/images/v/chain2/?g2_navId=xe138fe84 The orcs's not too bad but all of my photos turn out dark. That tan/yellow background is actually a white paper! Any suggestions on how to take better photos? I thought that it might be because of the purple on the bottom but I put down some sheets of white paper underneith it and it looked even worse I thought. I took the pictures during the day (but there's not much indirect sunlight on them), I have the living room lamp on, plus I have 2 desk lamps just inches away from the figure. They are like mini spot lights and it looks very well lite up...but not when I take the photo. It's a good Canon digital camera 4.0 megapixels.

Venport
Sergeant

739 Posts

03/17/2006 12:20 PM
Hey those are mine??... Can't wait until they get here

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zenthrus
Warlord
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5132 Posts

SLC, UT

03/17/2006 1:19 PM
Here are some tips from lots of investigating websites and experimentation: Make sure you are using the following modes on your camera: Av mode Portrait (looks like a tulip) Flash off Also try overexposing slightly (usually this is done by pressing the right menu arrow once or twice) And make sure you're using a tripod. Don't zoom--move the camera as close as possible (with 4 megapixels you're going to get a nice, big picture of your mini even if it looks small on the LCD). And increase your aperature (usually this is done by pressing the up menu arrow once or twice). This only works in Av mode. Swap out your lamp bulbs for "Natural" or "Daylight" bulbs (they produce a softer, whiter light). Final note: Fresh batteries and an empty memory card tend to take the best pictures for some reason. Despite everything I still end up with a few "brownish" shots on occasion but overall everything comes out nice and sharp.

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XenoZephyr
Underboss

1083 Posts

03/17/2006 3:05 PM
quote: Originally posted by zenthrus Here are some tips from lots of investigating websites and experimentation: Make sure you are using the following modes on your camera: Av mode Portrait (looks like a tulip) Flash off Also try overexposing slightly (usually this is done by pressing the right menu arrow once or twice) And make sure you're using a tripod. Don't zoom--move the camera as close as possible (with 4 megapixels you're going to get a nice, big picture of your mini even if it looks small on the LCD). And increase your aperature (usually this is done by pressing the up menu arrow once or twice). This only works in Av mode. Swap out your lamp bulbs for "Natural" or "Daylight" bulbs (they produce a softer, whiter light). Final note: Fresh batteries and an empty memory card tend to take the best pictures for some reason. Despite everything I still end up with a few "brownish" shots on occasion but overall everything comes out nice and sharp. Thanks for the tips. I have camera mode set correctly. Not using zoom. And the camera rests on the table. I'll try changing the light bulbs though and playing around with the extra camera settings. Thanks.

smithmeg
Sergeant

508 Posts

03/17/2006 6:42 PM
My guess for what's happpening: 1. ordinary light bulbs are VERY yellow (you just don't notice till you take photos). (I find actual daylight is the best, but not direct sunlight - all my photos are taken outside on the front stairs of my house in the shade). Daylight bulbs would fix this problem if going outside is not practical (or you want to take photos at night). 2. It's better to use a spot exposure on the mini (rather than a full picture exposure), particularly if you are using a white background. It would probably also help to change to a slightly darker background too (have a look at what runelord uses for a very good example). (of course, if you want to manually set the exposure, that's even better) Good Luck (I'm looking forward to seeing photos where we can admire the minis). [:)]

True_Blue
Underboss

2386 Posts

03/18/2006 5:35 AM
Yes please post the pics of the minis when you get a chance, would love to see them =)

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orcmonk220
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