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Need help composing a picture of fine crystal........
Hello,
I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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You need a couple spot lights to get sparkling reflections of the crystal.
You can use a star filter over the lens or create that with software. John "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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You need a couple spot lights to get sparkling reflections of the crystal.
You can use a star filter over the lens or create that with software. John "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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Thanks for the response! I can do the starburst effect with my camera. I
know because that's what I did with our Christmas tree this year. Do spot lights use a different kind of bulb? I ask because I have light that takes a standard 60 watt light blub. Thanks, Jeff "JohnR66" wrote in message ... You need a couple spot lights to get sparkling reflections of the crystal. You can use a star filter over the lens or create that with software. John "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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Using a normal incandescent bulb will be quite yellow...so set your white
balance. When I shoot stuff like that I like to use a shooting tent. Something white...I like a shower curtain...and build a frame to shape it around the piece. Put the lights outside the tent...except for the ones you want to add color....I don't know if in or out is better as I haven't tried that. "JMI" wrote in message ... Thanks for the response! I can do the starburst effect with my camera. I know because that's what I did with our Christmas tree this year. Do spot lights use a different kind of bulb? I ask because I have light that takes a standard 60 watt light blub. Thanks, Jeff "JohnR66" wrote in message ... You need a couple spot lights to get sparkling reflections of the crystal. You can use a star filter over the lens or create that with software. John "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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"JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff If you want sparkle, you need intense, bright lights...such as halogen track lights...placed fairly close to, or focussed tightly on the piece. Then you can rotate either the lights or the piece to find points of reflection that are to your liking. |
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For starters ... there are several excellent tutorials "on the web."
Web Photo School - Techniques for Shooting Jewelry http://www.webphotoschool.com/Lesson...hniques_for_Sh ooting_Jewelry/index.html Tabletop Studio http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/HowTo_page.htm http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...hotography.htm http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...hotography.htm Adorama http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...7770079739 80 9 You can probably find quite a few more using your friendly local search engine. "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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For starters ... there are several excellent tutorials "on the web."
Web Photo School - Techniques for Shooting Jewelry http://www.webphotoschool.com/Lesson...hniques_for_Sh ooting_Jewelry/index.html Tabletop Studio http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/HowTo_page.htm http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...hotography.htm http://www.tabletopstudio.com/docume...hotography.htm Adorama http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...7770079739 80 9 You can probably find quite a few more using your friendly local search engine. "JMI" wrote in message ... Hello, I need some suggestions on how I could best take a picture of some fine crystal pieces (5 total) that my Mom has. They are all only 1 to 2.5 inches tall. She has them all sitting on top of a mirror, but there is no light source near them. I have a few lights, Christmas lights, a flash light and an interior design light that takes a 60 watt bulb. I'd like to some how incorporate the color blue in the picture too. Perhaps from the Christmas lights. I've got a Canon A85 4.0 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode. But I'm just not sure how to best setup the picture. Some how I'd like the get a picture of the light reflecting off the crystal. And perhaps getting a starburst effect. That I know how to do, just set my camera to Aperture Piority mode and close the aperture, adjust exposure and ISO until I get exactly the effect I'm looking for.. Any suggestions on how to best setup this picture? Thanks, Jeff |
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