February 16, 20169 yr On 2/16/2016 at 3:26 PM, Zblj said: As soon as I get a job, I will invest into some LED reflectors, diffusers and some canvases. Save your money for more LEGO your pictures look just fine, as already mentioned.
February 16, 20169 yr On 2/16/2016 at 3:26 PM, Zblj said: I see nothing bad worth complaining about! The lighting is evem soft and the colors stand out very well and lively. Yeah I guess you right One thing I need to get is a grey backround, anyone have suggestions?
February 16, 20169 yr Grey background - you can try "Cowboy Studies" website for photo-grade backgrounds, or local photography/studio supply shops (I have Barndoor Lighting around the corner from me). You can get a roll of background paper for $10-40 - or if you don't mind a bit of texture, the local Hobby Lobby sells roll paper and also fabric. The trick is how to support the paper to make a nice smooth transition from vertical to horizontal - I usually tape one end of the paper to the top of a bookshelf, and then just let it roll out onto the floor.
February 16, 20169 yr On 2/16/2016 at 5:06 AM, nerdsforprez said: This is something that I will be posting soon.... hopefully later this week. But took this picture of my new build this evening..... just wanted to share real quick. Kinda a giveaway of what the build was...... It looks big. I'm guessing a crane with superlift. Be mindful of the background. It's funnier when you take pictures of people and a tree is growing out of their head.
February 17, 20169 yr On 2/16/2016 at 11:39 PM, dr_spock said: It looks big. I'm guessing a crane with superlift. Be mindful of the background. It's funnier when you take pictures of people and a tree is growing out of their head. The tree was part of the effect. It was intentional. I kinda like it.
February 19, 20169 yr I've recently set up my own photo shoot with a sheet of A1, white paper; a point & shoot Nikon L18 and a Anglepoise lamp. I then touch the pictures up a bit in a photo editing software called Cyberlink Power Director 3. I'm quite pleased with the quality but I think that I could do with a brighter and whiter light. What do you think? Edited February 19, 20169 yr by Technic Jim
February 19, 20169 yr On 2/19/2016 at 10:04 AM, Technic Jim said: I've recently set up my own photo shoot with a sheet of A1, white paper; a point & shoot Nikon L18 and a Anglepoise lamp. I then touch the pictures up a bit in a photo editing software called Cyberlink Power Director 3. I'm quite pleased with the quality but I think that I could do with a brighter and whiter light. What do you think? Not bad, but your pictures seem too grainy. Do you have ISO settings on the Nikon? If so, which setting do you use? Looking at the image more closely, it looks like the result of photo editing. Which settings do you use to store the image? Quality seems rather low. The distortion is visible around the model, not the background. This indicates it originated during post processing.
February 20, 20169 yr An update of lighting experiment: I’m kinda satisfied with the new result. Background, highlights, shadows on the ground are much better. Edited October 9, 20168 yr by KevinMoo
February 20, 20169 yr Wow, these look almost like renders! Only the small specks of dirt on wheels give them away.
February 20, 20169 yr On 2/19/2016 at 10:04 AM, Technic Jim said: I'm quite pleased with the quality but I think that I could do with a brighter and whiter light. What do you think? You don't need a whiter light, you need to adjust the white balance on your camera. If you used a white sheet of paper with a correctly set white balance, it should show up as grey in your picture. Right now the background and all the other colours are not what they are in real life.
February 20, 20169 yr On 2/20/2016 at 3:52 PM, BusterHaus said: You don't need a whiter light, you need to adjust the white balance on your camera. If you used a white sheet of paper with a correctly set white balance, it should show up as grey in your picture. Right now the background and all the other colours are not what they are in real life. Also It is a matter of the light source's CRI (Color Rendering Index) Over 90 is great over 95 is almost perfect. Some bulbs have the CRI with other facts about the light, on the box, not the bulb. Other bulbs don't have it. But it just says if the light actually conveys the colors correctly. Some bulbs with a low CRI might not show red or blue or green at all, so keep an eye on that too. Oh and quote from Wikipedia: "A high CRI by itself does not imply a good rendition of color, because the reference itself may have an imbalanced SPD (spectral power distribution) if it has an extreme color temperature".
February 20, 20169 yr I'd like some advice from you guys. I'd like to photograph a black model that has some black on black details. Are there any obvious things I should do before I start endless shootings? I have a Nikon D40 camera and no special lights whatsoever, so I usually shoot outdoors (or in my greenhouse), but I suspect that this time that will not be enough. So any advice is most welcome.
February 20, 20169 yr On 2/20/2016 at 9:07 PM, Jeroen Ottens said: I'd like some advice from you guys. I'd like to photograph a black model that has some black on black details. Are there any obvious things I should do before I start endless shootings? I have a Nikon D40 camera and no special lights whatsoever, so I usually shoot outdoors (or in my greenhouse), but I suspect that this time that will not be enough. So any advice is most welcome. I guess you'll get better advice, but I just do some post process brightness/contrast adjusting.
February 20, 20169 yr Well, you need color range, the camera is rarely as good as your eye, and when it is, then probably the computer screen isn't. What I mean is, you might see that model clear and with no problem even against that black background, but the Camera could see at all black, and if the camera sees the difference, whoever would look at the photo from his computer would probably just see a lot of black. And of course, you would have trouble printing. So either, highlight you model, the rods and beams are shiny, so reflections with a small source of light will make the model stand out, something as simple as a smartphone flashlight. Not to much light, because then the whole thing would be white. Angle the light not direct, multiple angles too, one from the right, one from the left, and you can use anyone with you to hold the lights for you, also make sure that for highlights you are using light that is as white as possible. you could, if it is a car for example, put the car on the table and slide your phone under it and let the light shine through. Of course experiment. These are all suggestions.
February 22, 20169 yr On 2/19/2016 at 2:04 PM, Jim said: Not bad, but your pictures seem too grainy. Do you have ISO settings on the Nikon? If so, which setting do you use? Looking at the image more closely, it looks like the result of photo editing. Which settings do you use to store the image? Quality seems rather low. The distortion is visible around the model, not the background. This indicates it originated during post processing. I don't know abpout any ISO settings on the camera because it is 8 years old and is really cheap and basic. I think you might be right about the graininess though; The original pictures look like this: On 2/20/2016 at 3:52 PM, BusterHaus said: You don't need a whiter light, you need to adjust the white balance on your camera. If you used a white sheet of paper with a correctly set white balance, it should show up as grey in your picture. Right now the background and all the other colours are not what they are in real life. How do I change the white balance - should I do it on the camera or shall I do it in the editing stage afterwards On 2/20/2016 at 4:40 PM, hadidi1999 said: Also It is a matter of the light source's CRI (Color Rendering Index) Over 90 is great over 95 is almost perfect. Some bulbs have the CRI with other facts about the light, on the box, not the bulb. Other bulbs don't have it. But it just says if the light actually conveys the colors correctly. Some bulbs with a low CRI might not show red or blue or green at all, so keep an eye on that too. I don't know what the CRI of my current bulb is, but I'll bear that in mind.
February 22, 20169 yr Technic Jim, I know I am one of the few who do this, and a lot see it as unnecessary, but If you read your camera's instruction manual, it will explain almost everything you are and will be wondering about.: http://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/manuals/coolpix/L18_L16_en.pdf And Page 65 talks about White balance, check it out. And apparently with your Coolpix l18 you cannot manually set the ISO.
February 23, 20169 yr On 2/22/2016 at 8:52 PM, hadidi1999 said: Technic Jim, I know I am one of the few who do this, and a lot see it as unnecessary, but If you read your camera's instruction manual, it will explain almost everything you are and will be wondering about I'm with you. When you are not a seasoned veteran in the field of Photography, reading your camera's manual and (preferably) reading about the basics of photography (ISO, shutter speed, aperture/DoF) will certainly help you out. I know it did for me. On 2/20/2016 at 2:09 PM, KevinMoo said: An update of lighting experiment: I’m kinda satisfied with the new result. Background, highlights, shadows on the ground are much better. Experiment succeeded! Feels very natural. Is it stupid to say these pics remind me of my own pictures?! (probably because of the grey background)
February 23, 20169 yr On 2/23/2016 at 7:34 AM, Jim said: I'm with you. When you are not a seasoned veteran in the field of Photography, reading your camera's manual and (preferably) reading about the basics of photography (ISO, shutter speed, aperture/DoF) will certainly help you out. I know it did for me. Totally agree, and if someone is really lazy, there are a lot of videos on youtube. On 2/23/2016 at 7:34 AM, Jim said: Experiment succeeded! Feels very natural. Is it stupid to say these pics remind me of my own pictures?! (probably because of the grey background) No, it's not! Remind me the same. I have to buy a gray background!
February 23, 20169 yr On 2/23/2016 at 1:23 PM, Lucio Switch said: I have to buy a gray background! On a related note, where do people get their backgrounds from? And what material? I also want to try grey, but I can't find thick paper larger than 70x100 in any other color but white. I also tried curtain fabric from IKEA, bit it gets wrinkly and I have to iron it before shooting photos, because I don't have any room left for a fixed photo setup.
February 23, 20169 yr I buy mine online in the Netherlands: http://www.kunststof...p_id=24&lang=nl Grey http://www.kunststof...id=4285&lang=nl Here's a store in Denmark: http://www.danmat.dk.../pvc-foil-grey/ Edit: not really a store
February 23, 20169 yr Thanks Jim, what are these products normally used for? I'm trying to find a similar product here, but "PVC foil" in turkish gives products for coating raw wooden kitchen cabinets or things like that
February 23, 20169 yr On 2/23/2016 at 2:33 PM, erelender said: Thanks Jim, what are these products normally used for? I'm trying to find a similar product here, but "PVC foil" in turkish gives products for coating raw wooden kitchen cabinets or things like that To be honest; I'm not really sure. Usually these kind of products are available in hobby shops, along with paint, canvas, pencils etc. "For designers and hobby projects" is the rough translation. Packaging, lamps, maps, placemats, protective foil etc.
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