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<font size="6">DIGITAL PICTURES</font></p>
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Let me start by saying that I am not a photographer nor
have I ever had any formal photograpy training. </p>
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A lot of you ask me how I get such good pictures of my
props for my web site.</p>
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Here are some methods that I use to get good pictures.
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<p align="center">*******************DISCLAIMER*******************</p>
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Use this tutorial at your own risk. I can not be held responsible for
any damage or injury sustained from the improper use of tools or procedures
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<font size="4">THE BASICS</font></p>
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<p align="left">1. Buy a good digital camera. I use an Olympus D-450.
I splurged and bought a macro lens set, rechargeable batteries,
a tri pod and Flash Path floppy adapter for reading the smart
media. </p>
<p align="left">2. Shoot against a white back drop. Here is my set
up. I pull the sheet tight with clamps. </p>
<p align="left">3. Use white light to get rid of shadows. As you
can see in the picture above I have 1 light pointing behind the
blaster. This eliminates the shadows that the front lights create.
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<p align="left">4. Use SHQ to get a prep shot. This is a smaller
file size. Once you have the right picture with the correct lighting
do tip 5 </p>
<p align="left">5. Use TIFF format for the final shot. Large file
but very detailed and easier to edit. </p>
<p align="left">6. Use the time delay if you have it. Even a slight
shake will blur the photo. By using the time delay the camera
will have time to settle before it takes the picture. </p>
<p align="left">7. Move the front lighting during the time delay.
I have found that even a slight variation of your lights will
change the picture. During the time delay you will be able to
manipulate the lights to get the optimal picture. </p>
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<font size="4">EDITING TIPS</font></p>
I use Adobe PhotoShop Deluxe. </p>
1. Edit the photo in its original size. Don't reduce it until you
have it looking good when it is big. </p>
2. Cut the object out of the background with white lines. It may
be tempting to use a fill tool but this will give you fuzzy edges.</p>
3. Eliminate the entire background with pure white. I cut and paste
a white block from Corel Draw to use as my back ground color. This
ensures that it is not tinted an off white color. Then I make sure
that I eliminate all of the back ground with this color. You can
use a line that is 100 pica wide to get rid of most of it, then
use the brush for the small areas. </p>
4. Reduce the photo to a manageable size. </p>
5. Rotate the picture a few degrees back and forth to blend lines.
Sometimes the picture will look edited once it is reduced. If you
rotate it a few degrees and them rotate it back to the correct position
it will blend the picture and make it look more natural. </p>
6. Make sure you use the Sharpen tool if you need it. </p>
7. Save your work constantly. </p>
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That's it, never had a class but I can take pictures all night
long until it looks good. </p>
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