What camera do you use?

[Ian]

I'd love to know how many of you get those crisp, finely detailed pictures of your work. I just traded in my Kodak for a Nikon Coolpix. I know it's not the priciest camera around, but it's a 10 megapixel and I still can't get the quality I want. What do you use for lighting? Do you back up and use the zoom? This is frustrating to say the least.

Ian

[Windy]

Ian,

Here is a link that should answer most of your

questions.

http://www.tabletopstudio.com/

WINDY

[Ian]

Hey Windy, what a great link. I'm going to get started on building a decent phot space.

Thanks much

Ian

[Denise]

Ian, here are a couple of threads on this forum that talk about cameras and photography as well. If you search "photography" and "photo" on the forum you will get more.

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...;hl=photography

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?s...mp;hl=photo+box

[Hilly]

It really does not matter what camera you shoot with. The camera does NOT make the photographer! I've seen superb results with a point and shoot, and terrible results with a really expensive SLR with really expensive lenses. The opposite is also true.

Your best bet to get those crisp photos is to always use a tripod with a cable release or the auto timer, and make sure your tripod can handle the weight of your camera/lens combo.

[Ian]

Thanks for the links to the photography thread. Lots of good info there AND (gasp), I even broke down and read the manual that came with the camera. Why do I never think of that first

[JustWakinUp]

Ian,

I have a coolpix 8meg camera that I shoot my stuff with.

I built a light box for my stuff to go in. The thing I found

the most useful was the white light balancing and doing

the manual setting for it. It will allow you to get more

natural colors. Also if you're shootin in low light you can

bump your ISO but keep in mind it will get somewhat grainy.

If shooting tight shots, increase your aperature to 8 or so

decrease shutter speed, set white light balancing and always

use some form of tripod.

Good luck, photography is a fun thing.

[Ian]

Ian,

I have a coolpix 8meg camera that I shoot my stuff with.

I built a light box for my stuff to go in. The thing I found

the most useful was the white light balancing and doing

the manual setting for it. It will allow you to get more

natural colors. Also if you're shootin in low light you can

bump your ISO but keep in mind it will get somewhat grainy.

If shooting tight shots, increase your aperature to 8 or so

decrease shutter speed, set white light balancing and always

use some form of tripod.

Good luck, photography is a fun thing.

Thanks for the tips. I can see there's a lot to explore. Darn. I think I feel a new hobby coming on. Best thing with digital vs 35mm is it costs nothing to experiment. Remember the days when you had to wait days to get your pictures back, only to find that only 1/4 were usable?

[JustWakinUp]

If you have any questions about the camera i'm ooober familiar with it, just let me know. I'll be glad to help out.

You'll be taking professional looking shots in no time

[mooshi]

I shoot with a Canon 40D Digital SLR.

Mooshi