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(...) Hi Ray, How does having a color chart help provide a better color balance? Do you take pictures with the color chart in them, and edit it out? Or is it just a reference pic to help get the colors right when editing? Jeff J (23 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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For some time now, I've had issues with my dorky little Kodak digital camera (4 years old) and getting the color right on some lego ABS pieces when they are the only non-white color on a white background. Red is particularly bad, as the Image / (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | RE: Here is some Photography help!
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(...) I've found that if good light sources are not available, you can still get a great picture if your camera has some manual settings. An aperture of f5 to f8 or so will keep the entire model in focus while still blurring the background. With a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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sun yun also has a few nice tips for digital photography on his website. you may want to check this out: foundrydx.com (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) photographing extreme closeups, though, which is a big thing with Lego. Plenty of the correct amount of light is the key for me when taking pictures. I could focus all the incandescent bulbs in the frame I wanted and it would always come out (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) *If you want a plain white background, try getting some newprint leftover rolls from your local paper. Ours gives em out for free, and they usually have a TON of 'extra' paper on em, Glossy sometimes too ;) *Use Skylight lighting! Our house (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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I have been listen to several mechers saying that they need to better their digital photography skills. Well, I had some free time today, so I found some good helpul info for them. This site here covers all the photography basics. Be sure to read (...) (23 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) I was just about to say that. Saying that anything less than a 3MP camera and you won't be happy with the quality is a little absurd. Considering that most people will post at maximum 1Kx7 images which are sub 1MP. However...it's not just the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Hello Jonathan, I have a Nikon Coolpix 800 (3.3 MP with macro function) and it's outstanding for photographing LEGO® creations. If you return that camera you have, make sure to purchase one with a macro option...and digital zoom isn't even (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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(...) Those features sound similar to what I have (a several year old Olympus) and I'm perfectly happy with it. Even 1.3 megapixels (1280x1024) is more than you need for photographing LEGO models. 640x480 is about the right resolution for publishing (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.publish.photography)
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