Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) I am still fooling around with Proper Lighting finally after getting a Tripod for my Camera and was just wondering which of these pics looks the best lighting-wise. I could also use a few pointers for more proper lighting techniques, I was using a Clip-on Lamp similar to the type you'd find at a hardware store, cheap aluminum 'shade' enclosure. Take 1 Take1.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( 'f1955f67fa38e50ac8fc919e107b333a', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake1.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take1.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake1.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Take 2 Take2.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( '88730e85d04fee74b5d67de396e36637', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake2.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take2.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake2.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Take 3 Take3.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( 'a96e6b71b818d1374004ebc2d51d9538', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake3.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take3.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake3.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Take 4 Take4.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( '3c01177ea24173baa88adf8f4a357c31', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake4.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take4.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake4.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Take 5 Take5.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( 'c01142553b8d4835d2ce17bf7cfd45c6', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake5.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take5.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake5.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Take 6 Take6.JPG mod_embed_images_loadimage( 'c4bc78e33dc3ade2ce92266388d318c0', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake6.JPG', 'http://transtrek.homestead.com/files/Take6.JPG', 'http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/addon.php?3,module=embed_images,check_scaling=1,url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranstrek.homestead.com%2Ffiles%2FTake6.JPG', '', 169476, 300, 0, 'Loading image ...', false ); Oh and I used the Backdrop from the Sam's Club Exclusive as a backdrop for the picture. http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169476#msg-169476 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:57 -0400 Phorum 5.2.18 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,175438#msg-175438 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,175438#msg-175438 never heard any camera manufacturer use the term, "Close-up mode". In all my years of photography, it's always been "macro mode", and the implications of working in this mode are more than just "close-up" shots.

Did you try to research "macro mode" when Roger first mentioned it? If you google it, you will get almost 1.4 million hits...starting with this one, which should answer pretty much all of your questions in this thread:
[www.ephotozine.com]

For real, though, if you've got some Fisher Price "My first digital camera" bullshit going on, you may wanna consider upgrading. Not to disrespect, of course, but that's just how it is. It's not you. It's the camera.]]> Sanjeev Transmissives Transfan Forum Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:51:33 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,175424#msg-175424 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,175424#msg-175424 Lodan Transmissives Transfan Forum Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:23:00 -0500 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169719#msg-169719 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169719#msg-169719
...the light is waay too bright and too near the subject hence the blown out highlights...

and besides try to read your camera manual...regarding your camera's minimum focusing distance... if it doesn't have a macro mode the best guess is the minimum focusing distance of such point and shoot cameras will be 4-6 feet...

Minimum Focusing distance means...from the front of th elens to the subject...]]> johnparas11 Transmissives Transfan Forum Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:16:46 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169644#msg-169644 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169644#msg-169644
FWIW, lighting in #1 is the best.]]> JoshB Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:17:02 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169633#msg-169633 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169633#msg-169633 Roger Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:49:42 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169629#msg-169629 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169629#msg-169629


]]> Lodan Transmissives Transfan Forum Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:05:24 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169534#msg-169534 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169534#msg-169534 drifand Transmissives Transfan Forum Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:03:12 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169508#msg-169508 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169508#msg-169508 Roger Transmissives Transfan Forum Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:05:54 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169507#msg-169507 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169507#msg-169507


I'm lucky to have what I own for a Digital Camera, I'm just trying to get the best out of it I possibly can. What I'm mainly asking about is what is the best suggestion for Lighting (ie Bulb Type/wattage/size/color).
]]> Lodan Transmissives Transfan Forum Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:55:42 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169488#msg-169488 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169488#msg-169488
Otherwise, pull back farther, shoot at a higher resolution, and crop.]]> Roger Transmissives Transfan Forum Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:46:54 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169484#msg-169484 Re: Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169484#msg-169484 johnparas11 Transmissives Transfan Forum Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:04:44 -0400 http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169476#msg-169476 Camera Lighting Question (and Prime Pic) http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?3,169476,169476#msg-169476
Take 1


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Take 6


Oh and I used the Backdrop from the Sam's Club Exclusive as a backdrop for the picture.
]]> Lodan Transmissives Transfan Forum Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:31:01 -0400