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Re: taking good photos
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Wed, 21 May 2003 06:26:31 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Chris Phillips writes:
3.  Avoid using a flash when photographing LEGO.  [...]

Unless you know what you're doing.

In which case:  nothing beats flashes -- not even the sun.[1]

--Todd

[1] Yup, high-power strobe flashes are even brighter than the sun.  Try
making a 1/1000 second exposure at f/22 or f/32 from sunlight!
And you can direct and bounce and diffuse flashes more easily than
sunlight.



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(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.publish.photography)

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