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Title: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Leon on 31 January 2013, 09:36:16 PM
For anyone looking for some tips on getting nice pics of their entries, here's a couple of links to 'How To' guides for taking pics of miniatures.  If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask on here, and we'll do our best to help out!

http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/6rtcOGmmu7DU (http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/6rtcOGmmu7DU)

http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/how-to-take-and-edit-pictures-of.html (http://anatolisgameroom.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/how-to-take-and-edit-pictures-of.html)

And if anyone else has any handy links or tips, please share them as well!


:-bd
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photo's!
Post by: mollinary on 31 January 2013, 09:39:03 PM
Come on Leon, are you deliberately goading Fierce Kitty and the apostrophe special police?  ;D ;D ;)

Mollinary
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photo's!
Post by: Leon on 31 January 2013, 09:41:04 PM
Quote from: mollinary on 31 January 2013, 09:39:03 PM
Come on Leon, are you deliberately goading Fierce Kitty and the apostrophe special police?  ;D ;D ;)

Mollinary

Edited it now!

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Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: WeeWars on 04 February 2013, 12:48:08 AM
ALWAYS set the 2-second timer on your camera to reduce camera shake when releasing the shutter -- even if you're using a tripod.
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Techno on 04 February 2013, 07:37:51 AM
Well said W.
Very important tip that.
Some cameras do have 'remotes' to take a shot....Those are useful with the tripod.
It doesn't appear that anything uses a cable release now....They were handy too.

Cheers - Phil
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photo's!
Post by: FierceKitty on 04 February 2013, 10:14:05 AM
Quote from: mollinary on 31 January 2013, 09:39:03 PM
Come on Leon, are you deliberately goading Fierce Kitty and the apostrophe special police?  ;D ;D ;)

Mollinary
Just about everyone is!
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Serotonin on 04 February 2013, 07:27:11 PM
This was the investment that gave me best results


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Studio-including-Lights-Tripod/dp/B00140RTJU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_5

Title: Re: Tips on taking good photo's!
Post by: mollinary on 04 February 2013, 07:35:24 PM
Quote from: FierceKitty on 04 February 2013, 10:14:05 AM
Just about everyone is!
Bit slow off the mark FK!  Trail had gone really cold - need to pick up your game if you are going to catch the serial  offenders!

Mollinary ;) ;)
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Albie Bach on 04 February 2013, 07:43:32 PM
Quote from: Serotonin on 04 February 2013, 07:27:11 PM
This was the investment that gave me best results

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Studio-including-Lights-Tripod/dp/B00140RTJU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_5
Looks good - I've added that to my Wish List.
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: ronan on 04 February 2013, 08:03:15 PM
gimp is a very useful - and free - software, ( linux, mac, windows..)
http://www.gimp.org/ (http://www.gimp.org/)
I often use the "auto white balance" on a layer, then adjust the opacity. ( my walls are YELLOW ! could you imagine how is the light ?!  :'(  )
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Serotonin on 06 February 2013, 08:54:37 AM
Quote from: Albie Bach on 04 February 2013, 07:43:32 PM
Looks good - I've added that to my Wish List.

It is- took me a few goes to get my head around it, and it helps if you have a camera that allows you to set the exposure but it gets great results

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RfwPepiDXu8/SsY-wQtXbgI/AAAAAAAAAMU/KY2b9GPt5co/s1600/28thfoot.jpg)

Sorry for the 6mm, didnt have any Pendraken stuff that had had the ligthbox treatment!
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: kev1964 on 06 February 2013, 10:31:46 AM
Beautiful work serotonin, thats my normal scale, have found the 2 sec delay button on my camera so will see how it goes today.
Title: Re: Tips on taking good photos!
Post by: Matt J on 06 February 2013, 11:13:30 AM
You've convinced me, just spent the hard earned.

Nice 6mm by the way