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Re: taking good photos
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 20 May 2003 15:28:53 GMT
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In lugnet.space, John R. Beck writes:
> 3.1 megapixels, 3x optical (3.3x evil digital zoom :-)
> 2160 x 1440 pixels
> focusing range is 2ft/0.60 m to "infinity"
Since the focus range for your camera is 2 ft to infinity, you
will need to place your camera at least two feet from whatever
model you are taking a picture of in order to get a sharp photo.
Since you have a pretty good optical zoom, that shouldn't be
too much of a problem unless you want to get really close-up
detail shots. If taking pictures of Lego or other close range
objects is a priority, you may want to look into getting a
camera with a macro mode for closeup shots.
As people have mentioned already, in order to get the best
pictures, you should stick with the "best" quality setting.
You should also make sure you have a lot of light...and try
not to use the flash...it creates annoying glare on shiny
bricks. If you can, take your pictures outdoors, but in the
shade. Even if it doesn't look brighter to you outdoors,
there is almost always more light than indoors, so you will
get a better picture. If you must take the picture indoors,
use a tripod (which you can get for as little as $10) to
reduce camera shake.
After you take the pictures, you should be able to reduce them
in size using the software that came with your
camera, or with another program like Paint Shop Pro or Adobe
Photoshop. For posting on Brickshelf, something between
600x450 pixels and 800x600 pixels is usually fine. After you
have reduced the pixel size, save the image as a JPG with a
60-70% quality (30-40% compression) to keep the file size
reasonably low.
I hope that helps,
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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| (...) I've found that with properly arranged directional lighting, I can get very rich, colorful photos with excellent overall illumination. Outdoors gets tricky because sunny days will create stark shadows while overcast days will cause lots of (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) That's if he wants the very closest spot to be in perfect focus. :-) If he can shoot with a small aperture, then he should be able to get as close as 1.8 ft -- or closer. It all depends where in the model the lens is focused. Also, just (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) For resizing images, I found a freeware program that is pretty useful. It will batch resize. (URL) always shoot in my camera's high-res. Even 2.1 Mega-pixel is too big for comfortable downloading and viewing from brickshelf. I'm not saying (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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| 3.1 megapixels, 3x optical (3.3x evil digital zoom :-) 2160 x 1440 pixels focusing range is 2ft/0.60 mm to "infinity" How do I get legocam? Thanks for your help! I want people to be able to see more than my thumbnails in good detail :-) (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.space)
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