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Re: Updated my pages; new nanofig-scale starships
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Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:35:03 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> In lugnet.build, James Wilson writes:
> > > The quality of the pics isn't the best; I'd gladly take suggestions on how I
> > > can improve my digital camera skills.
> > Try more light and multiple light-sources. Something I've had some limited
> > success in photographing scale models with is using the cheap-o aluminum
> > reflectors with photo bulbs in them -- buying the bulb makes up for the cost
> > of the reflector :(
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> Is that the parabolic reflector? I think I've seen them in photography
> shops...
In most photo shops you can find light bulbs that look like a normal 60-100
watt tungsten bulb like is probably found all over your home. But these are
mega wattage, like 300 watts or so, and the color is balanced so the colors
don't look wierd on film, as it would look if you use a 150 or 200 watt
standard tungsten bulb. They can be used in a cheapo reflector ("work
light") you can find at Home Depot or Lowes for about $8.00. The only
caution is, again, the bulb gets really hot.
Come to think of it, the reason I used these bulbs when shooting scale models
is because I was using slide film and needed the color to balance properly.
Shooting daylight slide film under tungsten lighting produces a yellow cast in
the photos. But you're using a digital camera, so these color-balance problems
don't apply.
Mostly what I noticed was a need for more light. You can use regular bulbs
(more watts = better) in whatever fixture you can find to point it at your
model, or bounce it off posterboard (colored posterboard can produce some cool
effects, too).
That's more than $0.02 worth, I guess.
James
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