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I’d like to make an album of my Windstones and would like to get them at their best. Taking the babies outside isn’t practical, so I would be photographing them indoors. Could anyone give me some tips or tricks? I have a digital camera and could make a light box if that is an important item to have.
Thanks for any help.
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I would suggest turning off the Flash as well. The Flash is not your friend.
It’s better to adjust the exposure and light levels in a photograph editing program like PhotoShop, PhotoShop Elements, or even Microsoft Digital Image Suite. That’s how I’ve always done mine.
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*** Come visit me on deviantArt at http://ela-hara.deviantart.comI have an SLR with different settings but I almost always end up using the automatic settings and just adjust my light and distance from the piece I am taking a picture of. I usually do use a flash indoors because my house doesn’t have a lot of light even with all the lights on but I take most of my pictures from a couple feet to a few feet back and just zoom in with the optical zoom so that the flash has a chance to expand out and not reflect off my pieces. I try different distances, zoom lengths and heights then I just pick the best photos from those. If using a flash close up instead of pointing it straight at the piece, I sometimes hold the camera higher up and angle it so again it doesn’t reflect off the piece but find again moving back helps. If you can get good lighting though without the flash using lamps or light boxes, that’s probably better or trying to take pictures near windows in daylight as long as there isn’t direct sunlight or anything reflecting light around it.
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For the best indoor photos, make yourself a light box and set up some lights all around.
This still may not be enough light for a fast shutter speed, so if you have a tripod, set up on that.
If you have manual controls:
Close down your aperture until all parts of the statue are in focus; depending on your lens and the distance you are from the Windstone, this might be around 5.6 or higher.
Set your ISO as low as you can; under 200 is ideal, 60-100 is best. This will reduce the grain.All of this might mean that you have to have a very slow shutter speed. That’s okay, if you have a tripod. Use a tripod and set the auto timer, push the shutter release and take a step away. That way your hand won’t shake the camera while the shutter trips!
You will need to experiment a bit, but that is the best way to get really good photos at home for minimal cost invested in special equipment. 🙂
If you don’t have any manual control, do the best you can with the auto settings.
I do not recommend using a flash.
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My art: featherdust.comwould the same settings apply for photographing drawings etc to make prints? and how do you make a light box, I’m really not even sure what that is.. just out of curiosity
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It essentially creates an even light all around the subject, which makes for very attractive photos of stationary objects.
You could also use this to photograph artwork, though you may need to make some adjustments for flat artwork. Generally, when talking about home use, scanning flat art work is going to yield the best results. But some prefer photography!
For very fine art, people pay quite a lot to get really good photos done for prints, but that’s out of the reach of most of us I think (myself included, I just scan my paintings).Volunteer mod- I'm here to help! Email me for the best response: nambroth at gmail.com
My art: featherdust.comWell you can’t really scan oil or pastel. They would come off in the scanner, nor do i have a scanner. Thanks for the info, sorry to jump in on thier thread.
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Always open for pyo commissions, repairs and fine artwork! Email me for current prices! awier(@)weaselsoneasels.comOils shouldn’t be scanned or photographed until they are fully dry and cured, anyhow.
Pastels, yes…. they are too delicate to scan.
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My art: featherdust.comFor the best indoor photos, make yourself a light box and set up some lights all around.
This still may not be enough light for a fast shutter speed, so if you have a tripod, set up on that.
If you have manual controls:
Close down your aperture until all parts of the statue are in focus; depending on your lens and the distance you are from the Windstone, this might be around 5.6 or higher.
Set your ISO as low as you can; under 200 is ideal, 60-100 is best. This will reduce the grain.All of this might mean that you have to have a very slow shutter speed. That’s okay, if you have a tripod. Use a tripod and set the auto timer, push the shutter release and take a step away. That way your hand won’t shake the camera while the shutter trips!
You will need to experiment a bit, but that is the best way to get really good photos at home for minimal cost invested in special equipment. 🙂
If you don’t have any manual control, do the best you can with the auto settings.
I do not recommend using a flash.
Thanks Jennifer 🙂
I’m sorry for the delay in getting my reply posted, but I appreciate your answer. It is very helpful.
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