There's a good few articles floating about the net in which give details of good photography, CMON is probably a good place to start.
I use to have problems, I have improved but I'm still far from good. The only tips I can give are -
- Macro; Always read the manual on this. It gives details of the max length of the macro, this means if you setup at this range then you should get pretty decent pics. Any closer and they blur.
- Tripod. Not essential, but if you have the money get one. Most cameras have a timer and with it onto a tripod the timer means more stable pics and less chance of a blurred one.
- Lamps; Use two. Most the best pics are done with two light sources of more, it reduces the shadow effect of the mini and gives better coverage. If using lamps them make sure they have Daylight bulbs in them, most ordinary bulbs give off a yellowly tint. Also I tend to make sure that one lamp is behind/over my camera so the pics get full on exposiure.
- Flash; Turn it off. Nuff said.
- Background; try to neuter what's behind the model as cameras have a way of focusing on the objects behind them. I always use a piece of paper that fades from white to blue and that usually gives the model a good background. Otherwise use a sheet of plain white paper but beware of glare.
- Editing; I always edit my pics. Often the camera fails to pick up the colours properly and by using a photo editting program you can bring them back out. Also use it to cut out most the background, no one likes it when they upload a pic and it takes an hour because the pic has half a house behind it.
That's all I can think of.
KU
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