How to photograph your collection

[Anthony N]

Now the same cross using the advice, all apart from the shutter timing which i don't know how to do yet, this was however using 100 ISO:

[Marc Garlasco]

Not bad! Now if you fix the white balance you are set...looks great. Do you have different white balance settings like TUNGSTEN, OUTSIDE, etc? Try different ones and see which looks most realistic.
Marc

[Anthony N]

Thanks for the advice, yes there are different white balance settings, i'll give them a go & if i've time will post the best result here. Just wish i could find the shutter speed! Need to buy a mini tripod too. Not very good with cameras, but this advice is really great
Thanks, Ant.

[Anthony N]

Just tried all the white balance settings & this one is by far the best, Incandescent:

[Marc Garlasco]

The shutter speed is controlled in the MANUAL setting - you can not control it in auto everything mode. You can also use what is usually listed as the "TV" setting which chooses the best aperture for the shutter speed you want. You dial in the shutter and it does the rest.
Best,
Marc

[Marc Garlasco]

WOW! Big improvement - looks great!
Marc

[Anthony N]

WOW! Big improvement - looks great!
Marc

Thanks Marc, didn't you know i have a great teacher
Will try & work out the other stuff tomorrow, off to bed now, thanks, Ant.

[VonStigler1]

Marc,
This studio is working very well so far
I'm still playing with the camera settings and experimenting, and having the controlled lighting makes a world of difference. A few shots......excuse the imitation
Regards,
Brian

[VonStigler1]

Still working on focus here...

[Anthony N]

WOW, superb results
So that's with the small studio box set up?
I just love the light it gives off, beautiful!
Ant.

[Time Bandit]

I have one of them studio light box things (Maplins were flogging 'em in their sale for £9.99p for the UK folks) - no lights though just the box.
To be honest I find the thing is nowt but a pain in the arse and nine times out of ten it gets booted across the room in disgust! I then revert back to using the camera on the tripod and natural light as I find for me personally I get better pics - I suppose if I persisted with the light box thing the results might improve...?
Here's one taken in front of the window and slightly tweaked a bit in PSP...

[Frank K]

Thanks for the tips Marc Have always strugled with pictures like this but will try these out.

Frank

[all1knew]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing!

William Kramer

[Erwin L]

I have one of them studio light box things (Maplins were flogging 'em in their sale for £9.99p for the UK folks) - no lights though just the box.
To be honest I find the thing is nowt but a pain in the arse and nine times out of ten it gets booted across the room in disgust! I then revert back to using the camera on the tripod and natural light as I find for me personally I get better pics - I suppose if I persisted with the light box thing the results might improve...?
Here's one taken in front of the window and slightly tweaked a bit in PSP...

Nice picture you made Mike and Mark i love your photographs to

I picked 10 little items from my collection. Made a little display and made some photographs of it.

regards erwin

[Erwin L]

I have tried to make one outside but it is getting dark outhere. But it is to give an idea what i meant.

Regards erwin