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07/13/2004 03:39:59 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by ryanf:
thanks for all the help guys, I will have to play with the contrast, brightness, and white balance on my camera so I don't have to retouch it afterwards everytime. I have to get started in the habit of writing down the settings so when I get a good one I remember what I did!
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You can look at the EXIF if you get a good pic to see what settings you used too. If your camera came with the camedia software, browse images, and select properties. That is as long as you're editing a copy, and not your original |
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07/14/2004 04:55:15 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by ryanf:
thanks for all the help guys, I will have to play with the contrast, brightness, and white balance on my camera so I don't have to retouch it afterwards everytime. I have to get started in the habit of writing down the settings so when I get a good one I remember what I did!
Ryan |
I would always do some retouches afterwards on pictures you are going to use, you can always make them better.
But its always better to get the shot as good as you can make it to make your retouch easyer. |
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07/14/2004 11:09:18 AM · #28 |
Hey, after some frustrating shots that weren't even close, I got this one with the following settings:
Aperature: F4.8
Shutter Speed:1/80 sec
Exposure Compensation: 1.3
ISO: 80
While not what I want, it is close, now I just have to get rid of the coloration in the background especially at the bottom. I am using this site as an example, their shot of the platinum ring is just awsome. They didn't do any post shot modifacations either. If I could get that much of the ring in focus, that would be great.
Is my using the cameras super macro mode vs their using of a macro lense gonna cause me to never get shots like that?
Also, how do I find our what to use as white balance for my lights? I am using GE Reveal 60 Watt light bulbs and a Sylvania 65 Watt Flood light all shinning on a light tent (small piece of bedsheet drapped over the camera and ring).
Message edited by author 2004-07-14 11:10:20. |
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07/14/2004 02:20:24 PM · #29 |
Hye, thought I'd add another picture to show you guys my process.
I put it on macro mode (not super macro) and zoomed all the way in using auto focus. Also, I held up a sheet to create a light tent effect. I took a bunch of shots using different aperature and exposure compensation values and I liked that one the best.
Are my lights just not bright enough to get a good white background? Should I go to home depot and get some painters lights with 500 watt bulbs and use those? I bet they would really make the stones and gold shine inside a light tent.
Thanks for helping out with suggestions, comments and answers!
Ryan |
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07/15/2004 01:42:33 PM · #30 |
I would suggest playing with the white balance in your camera of trying different light sources (lamps, halogen lights, neon).
Also, try aperture priority mode and set the aperture at the highest F/value possible to increase you depth of field. I thinks it's not interesting not to have all the piece in focus, especially in jewelry where the whole subject is important. |
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07/15/2004 02:03:32 PM · #31 |
Make sure your aperture is at least f/8. Don't use the macro settings (neither one will get everything in focus). Macro settings force a shallow depth of field. Instead, back up your camera and zoom in.
GE Reveal bulbs should be close to a daylight color balance, but your floodlight isn't. Never mix light sources- it's too hard to color balance. If possible, skip the bulbs and take your light tent outside or use it next to a sunny window. You can also get good shots in light shade with no tent.
Hold a piece of gray paper next to the ring at the same distance and pre-focus on that to get a better exposure. Don't worry too much about getting a pure white background in-camera. It's more important to get a proper exposure on the ring without blowing out the highlights. It'll be a lot easier to fix the background in PS than the ring itself. You might actually be better off with a gray or colored background for easy exposures. Good luck!
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07/15/2004 02:16:44 PM · #32 |
| Of course when I suggest different light sources, I don't mean to mix them, but to try them one kind at the time! ;) |
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07/16/2004 09:06:45 AM · #33 |
thanks for the tips guys. I have to keep playing around with the white balance settings since I dont want to have to do any post processing, except a little resizing to get the pictures good. Once I leave my job to go to college, the people taking over dont have time or the experience to be playing around in PS. I will switch back to using all three GE Reveal bulbs and not mixing them.
Also, is it nessecary to take the pictures in a darkened room? I am not right now and I think thats half my problem.
Thanks,
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07/16/2004 09:44:05 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Make sure your aperture is at least f/8. Don't use the macro settings (neither one will get everything in focus). Macro settings force a shallow depth of field. Instead, back up your camera and zoom in.
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Ditto on that one!!!
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07/16/2004 12:52:20 PM · #35 |
| Why don't I want to use super macro mode? Won't that make the stones sharper and clearer to see? Wouldn't it also show more detail in the finer work? |
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07/16/2004 03:09:06 PM · #36 |
Hey, thought I'd post some pics for you guys. I am getting happier with the results but I think I need to play with the white balance settings to get that background whiter. I might also try stronger lights, right now I am only using 75 watt bulbs.
Here is a link to the pics.
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