peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Aug 14, 2010 14:47:00 GMT -5
I need some kind of step-by-step instructions telling how to photograph agate to show the inclusions. I have a lot of material that contains dramatic plumes, thistles, pom-poms, and other mosses and sagenite type stuff. However, I can't get it to show well in photographs. I have a lightbox but apparently I need something else. Anyone aware of a tutorial of this nature? There was a book that had details like this, but it was in the early 80s, in the pre-digital world...Should I be going to a macro photography forum? Some of my pieces are actually really large, too large for cabbing, more for display slabs. I would love to show them off. Thanks.
There are some photographs on flickr that show what I'm trying to do, such as the photos by "agateman," but he just puts the kind of camera used and the date of the photograph. There's more to it than that! Unless I haven't found the hidden secret page where he tells where to how to take similar photos?
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elementary
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Post by elementary on Aug 14, 2010 17:54:51 GMT -5
Ron Gibbs published the book "Agates and Jaspers" which is filled with excellent photographs of a wide variety of jasper and agate. He edits the Goldrush Ledger - the Bulletin for the Charlotte NC Gem and Mineral Club. The link is here: www.charlottegem.com/newsletters.htmlIn his bulletin, he is publishing a series of articles on how to digitally photograph specimens. He's now up to installment 12. I haven't gone through them yet, but they may provide some of the information you are looking for. I believe there is also a book that came out fairly recently that also had this as a subject - I was talking to my club president about it earlier today, but I didn't write down the info as I didn't have an immediate need for it. I'll ask him and add the info when I get it. I hope this helps. Lowell
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Aug 14, 2010 20:27:09 GMT -5
Thanks, Lowell, that series of photo articles is pure gold.
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