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  Re: taking good photos
 
(...) I tried using thick white paper tape over my flash...and all I got was a blurry large glare spot where previously I'd been getting a crisp large glare spot. The problem is not so much in the quality of light as it is in the direction. If the (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
 
  Re: taking good photos
 
If you don't have alternative flash solutions there's a trick, put a small piece a transparent (Scotch) tape over the flash lens, it acts as a little diffuser and cost ~$0.000001. Maybe even a smear of some vaseline on the flash lens would work (I'm (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
 
  Re: taking good photos
 
(...) Ah, but that only works if you've got hand-held flashes. Not all cameras have that capability (I know mine doesn't). So, to be more accurate, never use the built-in flash to photograph LEGO bricks. If you can set up a flash source that's not (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)
 
  Re: taking good photos
 
(...) Yeah, I'll second that. The GIMP rocks. John -- GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
 
  Re: taking good photos
 
(...) ^^^^^^ Err, I mean a 48-bit image (16 bits per channel) (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)


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