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Digital camera tips
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lugnet.publish
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Date:
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Tue, 19 Oct 1999 03:18:30 GMT
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Have recently used a digital camera to photograph the city I've built I've
come up with a few tips for people looking at using that type of camera for
their own LEGO collections. While I'm no expert I hope some of what follows
may be of help. Special thanks to Troy Cefaratti for his assistance in this
area.
1)
I used a Kodak DC265 Digital Camera with zoom and LCD screen. The LCD
screen is invaluable when doing close up shots because you can see exactly
what you're capturing and can adjust accordingly. The zoom seemed to work
best when the camera was about a foot from the subject.
2)
I used the highest quality image setting which although resulted in very
large file sizes ensured a very crisp image. After all it's easier to scale
down in size a large image than it is to scale up a small image.
3)
I had the curtains closed at all times and used the room lights in
conjunction with the flash. Keeping the curtains open during daytime
capturing would have resulted in shadows being cast on the sets thus
spoiling the quality of the image.
4)
Don't be afraid to experiment. It's easy to delete an image in memory and
start again.
5)
When zooming on an object ensure that there is no other objects in the
foreground. Otherwise the camera will focus on the nearest object and your
subject will appear fuzzy.
6)
When photographing an object try and using a background with only one
colour. For instance photographing against a light coloured wall will make
it easier to "insert" a "real" background image using image manipulation
programs like Photoshop.
In my case I intend to insert mountains and sky in the background of the
city to give added realism to the pictures.
Sanjay
--
Millennium City @ Http://Homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jsds
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