Taking good Digital pictures.

[Romulus]

I tried my hand at taking pictures last night. Through trial and error I got some descent shots. I did learn that a solid white background really helps, BUT I had A LOT of difficulty getting close-up pictures to Focus. I was using a Cannon with 10x Zoom and up to 25X Digital zoom. The pictures I posted were about as close as I could get and remain in focus.

How do you get them closer?

What camera settings do you use?

Please help with any advice?

[dymew]

Are you using the Macro option or just zooming in? If the latter, then use the macro option. On a white background with lots of ambient lighting, a macro pic will look sweet!

[Romulus]

Another thing if you haven't uploaded any pictures, yet.

Leave room in your cropping in the LOWER RIGHT corner for the Blue Ball that says Libraium-Online on it.

Also, how do i remove and uploaded picture?

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by dymew

Are you using the Macro option or just zooming in? If the latter, then use the macro option. On a white background with lots of ambient lighting, a macro pic will look sweet!

(I was Zooming in)

Marco settings??

please expand a little.

[dymew]

Originally Posted by Romulus

(I was Zooming in)

Marco settings??

please expand a little.

Basically, it allows you to take very detailed pictures close up. I don't really know how the optics and the electronics work but Most dig cameras have a macro option. I have a cannon and there's a little flower that you press for the macro option. I suggest reading the Instructional manual on your Digi-cam to see how to acess the macro option.

Hope that helps

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by dymew

Basically, it allows you to take very detailed pictures close up. I don't really know how the optics and the electronics work but Most dig cameras have a macro option. I have a cannon and there's a little flower that you press for the macro option. I suggest reading the Instructional manual on your Digi-cam to see how to acess the macro option.

I tried to find a way to get close ups, but didn't know it was called a Macro. That will help a lot! And yes, big fancy camera that I barely know how to use!! lol

Thanks.

[Pierced53]

I only just worked out how to take semi-decent close-ups with my digi camera. :rolleyes:
They're not perfect, but better than nothing.

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

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