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Thanks a lot especially for your explanation about depths of field. Also for your advice to use the conventional zoom rather than a Macro. Thanks a lot.

The best background for taking photos is not white as most camera's have difficulties in handling the contrast and amount of white is the photo. This can lead to the contrast problems.

The best background color is light grey or blue as these help the camera to get the white and black into balance.

Otherwise great article.

Metsuri wrote:The best background for taking photos is not white as most camera's have difficulties in handling the contrast and amount of white is the photo. This can lead to the contrast problems.

The best background color is light grey or blue as these help the camera to get the white and black into balance.

Otherwise great article.

You are correct, as most camera meters try to get it to 18% grey or "flesh tone", however white is also good as then you dont get reflected colour casts! Anything is better than an out of focus bedroom!!

Any ideas on how to make different parts on a plain grey plastic model stand out a bit more?

Llamahead wrote:Any ideas on how to make different parts on a plain grey plastic model stand out a bit more?

There are a few ways depending on how you are doing it at the moment!

Post a pic on here for me of how it looks atm and i will tell you how to improve it.

Same question as above but with bare metal minis.

I will post a how too on "flat" tone images over the weekend. Im in the studio a lot over next few days so it might be Sunday before i can do it. I will try to do two, one showing more contrasting lighting on a white background and one about doing it on a black or dark background.

Photoing bare metal minis can be made easier by applying thin black wash over the metal and thus improving the contrast.

Sorry for the delay! But i spent all of sunday working on my ROB gameboard! I will do some mock up for you guys this week

Sorry

Sweet.

Cheers There GrandMaster

Does anybody know any good image hosting sites?
I'm pretty new and i do not now any good sites.

You can just host them on Dakka Dakka.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/

OK thank you

Is it ok at add in to your solid article with some extra bits on cheap miniature tripods, use of Macro modes, macro lenses and picture delay?