At 05:27 AM 1/29/99 +0000, Tony Duell wrote:
>> Well... from my perspective:
>
>(Pun intended? Perspective is one of the most difficult things to get
>right when photographing 'box-like' objects in close-up)
Okay... you got me on that one! B^}
>> Medium speed film if you have the light, altho I'll admit that I use ASA400
>> a lot when I'm shooting equipment so I have more latitude on depth of
field.
>
>There is nothing wrong with a 30 second exposure - well, other than the
>fact that most point-n-shoot cameras can't do them, and the 'Bulb'
>setting seems to have vanished recently. Fix the camera, fix the
>computer, and use the slowest film you can find.
A large, heavy, wide base Bogen tripod is your friend! (or at least mine!)
And my (many year) old Minolta 35mm remembers quite well the 'B'ulb
setting. B^}
>> A couple of halogen work lights are adaquate for lighting most sessions,
>> unless you have something like a NeXT cube. (all black!)
>
>If you are taking slides, you probably need to correct the colour
>temperature. Tungsten-halogen bulbs are closer to daylight than most
>electric lamps, but they're still a bit cooler (redder). If you are
>taking prints you can correct the colour to some extent when you print
>the negatives.
True enough... On prints I'm usually lucky enough to get the lab to
balance it fairly well, (if I don't want to go digging thru the filter
drawer) and on slides I usually correct it in the scanner...
-jim
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Received on Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:22:43 GMT