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Re: can someone tell me how to make my photos come out better?
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lugnet.publish.photography
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Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:35:59 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.photography, Adrian Drake wrote:
> In lugnet.publish.photography, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> > My camera is:
> > Concord EyeQ Duo LCD
> > 1.3 megapixels
> > 2x digital zoom
> > 9.9mm f/3.2
> > flash
> > the manual says its "focus free from 4 feet to infinity"
>
> Some additions to what Chris said.
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> Not all light is created equal. I used to flood my models with incandescent
> light bulbs, which would put a very heavy yellow tinge on my pictures. When I
> moved to my new build space I put up natural light fluorescent fixtures, and it
> made an amazing difference. If you can, find yourself some small fluorescent
> light fixtures and get for them the best quality "white light" or "natural
> light" bulbs you can find.
>
> This is the difference that good light can make:
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> http://www.brickfrenzy.com/images/ground/firebrand/dcp01993.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Ground/podcycle/dcp02563.jpg
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> Both of these were taken with the same camera and the same settings. The first
> upstairs with incandescent bulbs as the main light source, the second downstairs
> using flourescent light. I believe I did a small amount of brightening with
> Paint Shop Pro on both images, but otherwise they're untouched-up.
>
> Second, and most likely the biggest problem, is that your camera is just not
> designed for taking pictures of Lego models. It sounds like it's primarily for
> portraits (no optical zoom, no macro mode). Those two features are almost
> required for taking good quality digital pictures. The macro mode lets you get
> extremely close (mine focuses within an inch or two of the subject) and the zoom
> allows you to keep the camera far enough away to keep most of it in focus and
> still get tight details. An example:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Sculpture/badger/dscn0783.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/tremor/Sculpture/badger/dscn0781.jpg
IMO, incandecents are fine as long as your camera's white balance can handle it.
Use a manual white balance reading if you have to. As long as there is no
interfering sunlight or other light color type, the images should be fine.
-jHk
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