Hi all,

I want to photograph some of my minis to put on the forum but they don't come out well:

a)  I lose a lot of the highlighting;
b)  They are either over or under exposed;
c)  Despite matt varnish, they shine.

Any suggestions anyone???

Set the camera for macro mode and make sure you use a tripod or stand. I always set the camera to delay taking the photo so that it takes then photo a few seconds after I've pressed the button.

Don't use flash. I use a lightbox. This is a clear plastic box that I cover with greaseproof paper and then I use three lamps to make sure the light is diffuse and there are no shadows.

Make sure the focus dot is on a figure, rather than the background. under or over exposure can be easily dealt with on the computer.   

Hope this helps.

What fsn said

Wow!

That's about everything in one hit.  Cheers FSN

And Fenton agrees with you 

Gotta love this forum  

If you want to send me some of your under/over exposed pics, I'll have a go at them.

Quote from: get2grips on 04 September 2013, 05:22:34 PM
Wow!



And Fenton agrees with you 

I shock myself sometimes 

Quote from: Fenton on 04 September 2013, 05:33:36 PM
I shock myself sometimes 

Quote from: fsn on 04 September 2013, 05:25:09 PM
If you want to send me some of your under/over exposed pics, I'll have a go at them.

Thanks, will do.   

I'm going to have a go on Sunday so will forward to you first.