Sowndwave76 wrote:Seibertron wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:I'd love to see comparison shots of Hasbro's and Henkei's Nemesis figures.
Prime isn't even my favorite character, but that mold...
Potentially is my favorite.
I've been meaning to ask you for a long time about your shooting set-up...
What camera and lights are you using?
I'll definitely have comparison pics of both, assuming I can get my hands on both of them.
As for my photo setup ... trade secret
WHAT?!!??!
Why can't you share your set-up??
The best advice I can give any of you who are interested in taking photographs of your Transformers is the following:
1) Read your camera's instruction manual. Read about the different settings.
2) Play around with the white balance on your camera.
3) Make sure you're using the appropriate lighting setting for the type of light that is in the room or scene. If you're using traditional incadescent lights (regular light bulbs), make sure your camera is using that setting. If you're using fluorescent lights, use that setting. If you're outside and it's cloudy, use the cloudy setting. If it's daylight and sunny, use that setting.
4) Figure out the macro setting on your camera. It's usually designated with a little flower icon on the big name cameras such as Nikon, Canon and Sony. This single option will make your close up pictures be in focus and not be blurry.
The rest is up to you guys to figure out. I'm always playing around with the lighting and my camera options. The best part about digital photography is you can keep taking photos until you get it right. I've redone BotCon Starscream's photos twice already and I'm still not satisfied with his pics (it's tough to take pics of a white figure on a white background). I've spent about $150 in the past 3 weeks on new lights hoping to come up with a solution that will make the lighting in all of my photos better. I'll know next week when some special light bulbs show up if I've figured out the solution to my lighting woes. ** crosses fingers **
