If you decide to use your camera instead of a scanner to scan your images I wanted to make a few suggestions.
First, the amount and type of light you use will make a big difference in how your images look. I took what I have purchased to display things I create....I took it in 3 different lights.
First a light that is more like what we are used to...a normal light which gives a bit of a yellow cast.
The 2nd is what i have been using for awhile now to save money a "flourescent" light which gives off kind of a green cast.
The 3rd is in my window, natural light though there is no sun which would have made it a bit more yellow than blueish.
Can you see the difference? Our human eyes don't always see this difference.
Another thing you might see is the yellowish one is blurry. I took this in the same amount of light as the others, and the image sits right under the light. But you will find that yellow light is deceiving and the reason this is blurry is because of my handholding the camera and probably camera shake. The more light you have whether it be by flash or by some other source will help you get a more clear image.
However as you know flash many times will give you reflections you do not want! Even grabbing a 2nd light and pointing it at your item, making sure there is no glare is better than using a flash many times.
Are you finding that a lot of your images seem blurry so you tend to try to get closer to the subject? One problem with almost all lenses (except those with what is called a "macro" lens) require you stay a certain distance back from what you are taking a picture of. How far back is dependent on the camera/lens. Mine even with an expensive lens requires I stay back close to 2 feet to get a fairly decent picture. So in this instance what I would do is then ZOOM in on the image. This brings another problem....zooming gives me more opportunity for camera shake.
Here are some tips....
If you can get as much natural light as possible. next to an open window, where the sun isnt' directly on the layout is best, but can use several inside lights, even if a little yellow we can show you how to fix the yellow effect in picasa! Picasa has so many more things in it now that it used to and I will be doing some tutorials on picasa in future posts.
Stay back a ways, and use your zoom. If you do this try placing the camera on somethign stable instead of holding it in your hands. I have put a table in front of the layout with books on top to get a perfect level picture. I also have a tripod but if not just use something that is secure.
Set a timer to take the picture. Turn off the flash but make sure the camera is prefocused on the image you want to take a picture before you set the camera down. Then set your timer, push the buttton and wait. You should get a nice picture. This works for taking group photos as well when you want to be in the picture. Just run to your spot and wait. Most cameras let you know when the picture is about to be snapped so you know when to SMILE!
First, the amount and type of light you use will make a big difference in how your images look. I took what I have purchased to display things I create....I took it in 3 different lights.
First a light that is more like what we are used to...a normal light which gives a bit of a yellow cast.
The 2nd is what i have been using for awhile now to save money a "flourescent" light which gives off kind of a green cast.
The 3rd is in my window, natural light though there is no sun which would have made it a bit more yellow than blueish.
Can you see the difference? Our human eyes don't always see this difference.
Another thing you might see is the yellowish one is blurry. I took this in the same amount of light as the others, and the image sits right under the light. But you will find that yellow light is deceiving and the reason this is blurry is because of my handholding the camera and probably camera shake. The more light you have whether it be by flash or by some other source will help you get a more clear image.
However as you know flash many times will give you reflections you do not want! Even grabbing a 2nd light and pointing it at your item, making sure there is no glare is better than using a flash many times.
Are you finding that a lot of your images seem blurry so you tend to try to get closer to the subject? One problem with almost all lenses (except those with what is called a "macro" lens) require you stay a certain distance back from what you are taking a picture of. How far back is dependent on the camera/lens. Mine even with an expensive lens requires I stay back close to 2 feet to get a fairly decent picture. So in this instance what I would do is then ZOOM in on the image. This brings another problem....zooming gives me more opportunity for camera shake.
Here are some tips....
If you can get as much natural light as possible. next to an open window, where the sun isnt' directly on the layout is best, but can use several inside lights, even if a little yellow we can show you how to fix the yellow effect in picasa! Picasa has so many more things in it now that it used to and I will be doing some tutorials on picasa in future posts.
Stay back a ways, and use your zoom. If you do this try placing the camera on somethign stable instead of holding it in your hands. I have put a table in front of the layout with books on top to get a perfect level picture. I also have a tripod but if not just use something that is secure.
Set a timer to take the picture. Turn off the flash but make sure the camera is prefocused on the image you want to take a picture before you set the camera down. Then set your timer, push the buttton and wait. You should get a nice picture. This works for taking group photos as well when you want to be in the picture. Just run to your spot and wait. Most cameras let you know when the picture is about to be snapped so you know when to SMILE!
1 comment:
Enjoyed reading that. Love the example picture you showed - very cool to actually see the difference each light sourse makes. TFS
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