mini photography stuff

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mini photography stuff

Post by LadyEyes »

Hi folks,

I've been looking into some photography stuff since I consistently get told my pictures don't do my painting justice. (who knows...)

Here are some things I've found that others mind find useful:


Table Top Studio - FAQs, Tips, & a store with lighting/photography products
https://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/HowTo_page.htm


This site has a ton of lessons that are very good, but they only offer a few free lessons at any given time. A one month membership, however, is only US$9.99, which gives you access to all of the lessons.
Creating the Silhouetted Shot
https://www.webphotoschool.com/all_lesso ... index.html

Tips about taking photos of miniatures:
https://awakeningynnead.blogspot.com/201 ... minis.html

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Dan's Long-Awaited Photo Tutorial-ish Thing
https://www.dansdata.com/phototute.htm

Updated links Feb 24, 08
Added link Feb 21, 10
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those mini bmw pics look amazing!
didn't have the time to read the article in detail though, but it looks useful

and that last link isn't working for me...
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I was also amazed by the BMW photos. I would bet it was a real BMW!
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Good stuff and hopefully I can learn something from it when I go around experimenting with my cam again...
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hmmm thanx for the links LE, I hope they will serve me well in the future ;)
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Just won a 20" lightbox off e-bay for 10.48 UK pounds delivered - GOOD PICTURES here I come :D
Getting back into the thick (or rather thin as in thinning my paints) of it, not picked up a brush in some time so this may hurt a bit until I get used to the feel of them again :doh:
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Awww nuts, my camera is giving me blurry images now :(
Getting back into the thick (or rather thin as in thinning my paints) of it, not picked up a brush in some time so this may hurt a bit until I get used to the feel of them again :doh:
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added one new link...
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Post by mahon »

that's the problem with DSLR cameras - the pics usually need a bit more processing than from compact cameras. and that's why I am really surprised they are purchased by people who know little about photography and photo-edition. and no, it's not quite true that DSLR takes better photos. Actually compact cameras are better for photos of minis.

If you use a DSLR camera for miniatures and don't have a SUPER-SHARP lens, turn off all the sharpening in camera, and apply a slight sharpening filter before resizing the photo in the photo editing application of your choice. That is much better than the less-than-stellar algorithm used in the camera...

EDIT:
The following discussion was split from this one: https://www.chestofcolors.com/forum/view ... 49#p114849
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