28 Jan
1999
28 Jan
'99
5:57 p.m.
Hi,
Please make sure that you use a tripod to mount your camera on or your pictures
will be blurry. Hope that this helps.
John Amirault
Tony Duell wrote:
Well... from
my perspective:
(Pun intended? Perspective is one of the most difficult things to get
right when photographing 'box-like' objects in close-up)
Medium speed film if you have the light, altho I'll admit that I use ASA400
a lot when I'm shooting equipment so I have more latitude on depth of field.
There is nothing wrong with a 30 second exposure - well, other than the
fact that most point-n-shoot cameras can't do them, and the 'Bulb'
setting seems to have vanished recently. Fix the camera, fix the
computer, and use the slowest film you can find.
A couple of halogen work lights are adaquate for lighting most sessions,
unless you have something like a NeXT cube. (all black!)
If you are taking slides, you probably need to correct the colour
temperature. Tungsten-halogen bulbs are closer to daylight than most
electric lamps, but they're still a bit cooler (redder). If you are
taking prints you can correct the colour to some extent when you print
the negatives.
-tony