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In lugnet.space, David Laswell writes:
> 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 indirect bounce lighting.
True, it's hard to get a perfect day, especially if you don't have time to
take pictures while it's light out. It's also more difficult to set up a
backdrop or the perfect view angle.
I usually take my photos indoors too, but then again my camera has manually
adjustable shutter speed, aperture, white balance, and focus, so I can take
good pictures without much light, as long as I use a tripod. For example,
these pictures were taken with one or two 60 watt incandescent bulbs, both
at least 3 feet from the subject:
http://lego.bldesign.org/models/?n=89
Photoshop 7's "Auto Color" command does a great job of white balancing and
brightening the image further if the photo isn't quite perfect.
> $20 - AC adapter, which is a must-have for studio use, since there's no
> point in burning through batteries if the camera doesn't move
My camera uses rechargeable AA batteries, so switching in a fresh set of
batteries is no big deal.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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| I've got the tripod and the extra light available. I'm stuck though on the software for modifying the photos. Any shareware out there? Nice picture by the way. That's how I want mine to look... Thanks for the insight. Wow, what a novice I am. I (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| (...) Hi. I live in western Michigan. I also run a popular website. I can't afford to wait six months for a perfect day. I think I'll keep shooting indoors... ;P (...) I've got manually adjustable shutter speed (I think that's what it is, since it (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish.photography)
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