Comments on: Lighting for the Point and Shoot http://nebento.com Living the bento lifestyle...sort of Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Elaine http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-554 Elaine Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:39:40 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-554 I think I have figured out a "decent" setting for my food photography! Here's a link to the best of the pictures: http://lh6.ggpht.com/elaineathon/SLYJFx1IJ7I/AAAAAAAAC3E/oUSNoa0nwNU/IMG_1232.JPG?imgmax=640 Also, here is a link to the post on my blog with details about what camera settings I used towards the bottom of the post: http://chompoverload.blogspot.com/2008/08/tuna-and-orzo-bento.html Would really appreciate your feedback. Thanks! I think I have figured out a “decent” setting for my food photography!
Here’s a link to the best of the pictures: http://lh6.ggpht.com/elaineathon/SLYJFx1IJ7I/AAAAAAAAC3E/oUSNoa0nwNU/IMG_1232.JPG?imgmax=640

Also, here is a link to the post on my blog with details about what camera settings I used towards the bottom of the post:
http://chompoverload.blogspot.com/2008/08/tuna-and-orzo-bento.html

Would really appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

]]> By: admin http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-431 admin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:13 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-431 Elaine, Take a look at your user manual just to be sure that you can't adjust the strength of your flash. Some camera's allow you to do that. This way your flash might only fire at 1/2 power or something. If it doesn't allow that function, then definitely try diffusing. Pretty much anything will work: posterboard, copy paper, white garbage bag, etc. Just make sure to use something white. Otherwise, you mess with the color spectrum that shines on your subject and that's a whole 'nother ball of wax (which I hope to address soon). Good luck! Share with me a link when you have it figured out to your satisfaction. I'm a photo hog! Elaine,
Take a look at your user manual just to be sure that you can’t adjust the strength of your flash. Some camera’s allow you to do that. This way your flash might only fire at 1/2 power or something. If it doesn’t allow that function, then definitely try diffusing. Pretty much anything will work: posterboard, copy paper, white garbage bag, etc. Just make sure to use something white. Otherwise, you mess with the color spectrum that shines on your subject and that’s a whole ‘nother ball of wax (which I hope to address soon).

Good luck! Share with me a link when you have it figured out to your satisfaction. I’m a photo hog!

]]> By: Elaine http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-429 Elaine Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:34:09 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-429 Yes, I do have macro and use it when I have natural light, but the flash seems too strong when that close up, which is why I started trying to stand farther away and zoom in. Of course, you don't get the wonderful details you get with macro... Perhaps taping paper over the flash will help. I shall have to experiment. Thanks for the tips! Yes, I do have macro and use it when I have natural light, but the flash seems too strong when that close up, which is why I started trying to stand farther away and zoom in. Of course, you don’t get the wonderful details you get with macro… Perhaps taping paper over the flash will help. I shall have to experiment. Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: admin http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-414 admin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:05:18 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-414 I forgot to mention something. If you're using the flash on your point and shoot (p&s) camera, try taping a piece of copy paper over the flash (a small piece that just covers where the flash is). This is a way to diffuse the flash. You can see how that works for you. Elaine - Does your camera have a macro mode? It is normally indicated by a small flower. If you do, try using that mode when take close up pictures. You'll probably already doing this, but I just wanted to mention it. I forgot to mention something. If you’re using the flash on your point and shoot (p&s) camera, try taping a piece of copy paper over the flash (a small piece that just covers where the flash is). This is a way to diffuse the flash. You can see how that works for you.

Elaine – Does your camera have a macro mode? It is normally indicated by a small flower. If you do, try using that mode when take close up pictures. You’ll probably already doing this, but I just wanted to mention it.

]]> By: Yvo http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-413 Yvo Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:34:12 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-413 Gotta try this... clear out my clutter first :) Gotta try this… clear out my clutter first :)

]]> By: Elaine http://nebento.com/?page_id=194&cpage=1#comment-410 Elaine Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:27:36 +0000 http://nebento.com/?page_id=194#comment-410 These are great tips! I also struggle with how to take good food photos without natural light or a lightbox. Lately I've tried using flash but standing farther away and zooming in. It's not great but not terrible either. I'll have to try your light diffusion method. Do you think more sheer paper would work, or perhaps a white curtain? These are great tips! I also struggle with how to take good food photos without natural light or a lightbox. Lately I’ve tried using flash but standing farther away and zooming in. It’s not great but not terrible either. I’ll have to try your light diffusion method. Do you think more sheer paper would work, or perhaps a white curtain?

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