Taking Photos - CONCLUSION

[Jack ( Yorkshire)]

CONCLUSION

For taking a photo of rocks ,there has appeared 2 valued oppinions that any new person should consider as regards their own work and photoing

1 - The open air approach,



Outside in the sun with your Back to the sun and the subject in the shadow of your boady

Use a Tripod or bean bag to stop camera shake

Focus in Proper Use Macro for close ups

Use the Auto shutter again to stop camera shake

Good if your in a sunny part of southern Europe or America Not so good if in the northern cloudy and temprate areas

2 - The Light box



Posted with permission from Don ( dlcgems.com )

This seems to be the winner for these reasons

a - It has the same output 365 days a year regardless of weather

b - So if your experimenting you have a base point that is always the same to work from

c - can be used for Jewellery as well as stones

d - Easy to add effects & back grounds to

e - If a box it is easy to fold and store away

Thanks to all who have contributed (and will continue to add their tips )

Special Thanks to -

- - - Don who brought this L/B design up

- - - - Unclestu with his brilliant links to You Tube on getting to Know your camera

- - - - - - Sue and the excelent Pdf file with examples

- - - - One final quote from the First answer from Nature Nut

[glow=red,2,300]Get acquainted with your camera and find out how to adjust the white balance.[/glow]

[glow=red,2,300]Know your Camera - -
- Know you have enough light - -
- Know your camera is solid --
- then you Know you will have a good Photo[/glow]

Hope this will help people new to Digital photography of rocks and jewellery , and if you do have a problem there is aways the wonderful RTH members who will always help - - - as I have been helped here !

Thanks

Jack
Yorkshire uk

PS,
I just thought Id add this link of someone who was helped by the people on this thread & showing the difference a L/B makes

forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=creationtime&action=display&thread=48125

Jack Yorkshire uk


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[NatureNut]

Jack (et al), you did a great job with this. I'm sure this will now be a valuable resource for many. Kudos! Jo

[jakesrocks]

Hey Stu, I haven't tried the polycarbonate panels yet. That will be a winter basement project. But since this material is meant to diffuse light and prevent hot spots on tender young plants, I see no reason why it wouldn't work in a light box.

[blarneystone]

Wow! This is great information, Jack! Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

...and thanks to Sue (meta99) for posting the photography article. Some very useful information.

Dan

[talkingstones]

Hey, Jack, this is the difference that the info made in that first cab I made.

forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=creationtime&thread=48125&page=1#533606


Thanks,

Cathy

[Jack ( Yorkshire)]

Hi Jo, jake, Dan

Pleased to help Thanks for you contributions

Cathy

Pleased to have been of assistance But the main thanks goes to the other contributers of RTH

Jack
Yorkshire uk

[Deleted]

I have a 3X magnifier light that works great for taking closeups. I put the camera lens up against the glass and hold the stone in my hand or lay it on the table. I set the camera on super macro so the flash does not work. Everything else is on auto. The stone has to be moved around to kill the reflection of the light and the zoom can be use to bring the stone in closer. The florescent ring light is color balanced and I get great color reproduction. I have also used the 10X circle on the bottom of the glass to get extreme closeups and I have had compliments on rth for my photos. The photos that I take for posting on here are done quick and could be improved on with a little time spent setting up better. I think most of you have a lighted magnifier to work under and could give this a quick try. The digital camera has to have a lens that protrudes out the front or you can not get it flush to the glass. I have an older SLR digital camera that takes some great pics but the close to high end point and shoot that I bought for traveling is a lot easier to use with the mag light. I bought the mag light at Harbor Freight and it was cheap. If all else fails give this a try. It may work for you also.
Jim

[jakesrocks]

A quick question for the more experienced photographers I have several 18" florescent grow lights left over from my greenhouse. Do any of you think these might work for lighting ?

[Pat]

This is quite informative. Where are the posts made previous to this Conclusion? Thanks.

[NatureNut]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding you, but all the posts leading up to the conclusion are in this thread, on the previous page.
Jo

[Pat]

Oh, since it said Conclusion in the title, I figured there had been an earlier posting. Thanks!

[shadowgolem]

Fantastic book on taking photos of reflective surfaces.
www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Magic-Introduction-Photographic/dp/0240812255/

[Don]

Nov 30, 2012 17:11:42 GMT -5 shadowgolem said:

Fantastic book on taking photos of reflective surfaces.
www.amazon.com/Light-Science-Magic-Introduction-Photographic/dp/0240812255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354313468&sr=1-1

Here's a link to the Amazon book WITHOUT the reseller id in the url.

amzn.com/0240812255

[shadowgolem]

Opps! Thanks for fixing the link!

[Dora]

Thanks, great information and links, is going to be very useful to me! ;D

[theimage1]

I eventually finished the tutorial on lapidary photography. The entire 58 page (free) doc can be downloaded as a PDf file at this address www.theimage.com/apubimages/20photopaper.pdf

I hope you enjoy.

[Don]

Thats a terrific tutorial, thank you. I hope everything is well with you.

[deb193redux]

Dec 15, 2012 2:36:24 GMT -5 theimage1 said:

I eventually finished the tutorial on lapidary photography. The entire 58 page (free) doc can be downloaded as a PDf file at this address www.theimage.com/apubimages/20photopaper.pdf

I hope you enjoy.

Hi Ron -

I can't wait to read this. Going to download now.

[Capricorn]

Thank you all for this great thread. I've learnt a lot with your tips and links.

[tntmom]

Awesome tutorial! I just downloaded and have some reading to do tonight.... THANK YOU!!!