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08-02-2002, 01:45 AM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
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Pic of Photo Setup
here is a picture of the simple setup that i use to take pictures with. i'll probably come up with something a little nicer for the top lamp (other than just laying it on top of the container!), but for now it's working okay. as soon as i take the picture i turn that lamp off, and the plastic doesn't get hot- just warm. i have two G.E. 'reveal' bulbs in these lamps.
the paper looks pink, but it's really a light gray canson drawing paper that cost about $2/sheet at an art supply store. as you can see, i've basically just laid the paper in there- nothing fancy (hey, that would cut into my bead making time  )
i use a sony mavica fd90 camera...
thanks to ingrid for the basic idea! 
here's a picture of a transparent bead too... i was having a hard time getting a good pic of transparent beads with this arrangement until i moved the side lamp around to the front of the box (i.e., shining right in on the bead). i think it turned out pretty good this way...
(an experimental 'tree' bead- with a turquoise band from copper- which i am adding to everything now, whether it makes sense or not!  )
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08-02-2002, 01:55 AM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
On the water
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I LOVE your beads!
My photo setup is almost the same set-up. We probably have the same brand of plastic box. 
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08-02-2002, 02:01 AM
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A nice simple set-up, I like it! I'm gonna have to get one of those plastic boxes and some good lights. The window light just isn't cutting it!
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08-02-2002, 02:02 AM
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Nebraska
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Wow - that really works great - wonderful picture. I really need to get mine set up. Thanks to Ingrid for the original idea, and to both of you for the pics!
B2 (who finally got the copper foil to work and is putting it on everything, like Lynne!)
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08-02-2002, 02:34 AM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
northeastern california
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well, mona, the plastic box was a hard one... i wandered the aisles of wal-mart in a daze over the vast selection of plastic....
did you settle on the $5.99 one with a latching lid?
lynne
(...b2- show us some of your copper experiments!!!)
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08-02-2002, 06:57 AM
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That's a great set up. Thanks for sharing. Your beads are beautiful.
Betty
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08-02-2002, 07:59 AM
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Thanks for sharing your technique, now if I could just figure out how to make my pictures smaller!! Geesh! Jill
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08-02-2002, 11:01 AM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
Salad Bowl of the World, Salinas CA.
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A simple piece of software called "IrfanView" will allow you to resize almost any picture format (gif-jpg-bmp) and allow copy and paste parts of a image also to crop a image, and best of all its FREE...
http://www.irfanview.com/
And it does a lot of other things like color balance and panoramic pictures...
Panoramic picture (of $60 photo studio) was created in Irfanview
Dale
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08-02-2002, 11:13 AM
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I had a bunch of wine boxes and took one and made a hole in the top for the light and on the inside I placed a white matting foam board around all sides the light can stay on all day.It works ok for me but sometimes its too bright and the pictures come out funky........ I got the Idea from my friend mari Johnson, she I think uses a tupperware container. Stacylynne
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08-02-2002, 12:38 PM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
northeastern california
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hi jill,
here's a link to my favorite photo tweeking software... it is so simple to use (i've used adobe photo shop and a couple of others, and nothing compares to 'professor franklins' for ease of use and effectiveness), and you can *easily* resize your pictures with this program.
it costs $29.99 and is worth every penny in my opinion. i especially love the picture edge effects...
if i have to seriously adjust the tone, i do use a more complicated software program, but i rarely have to-- especially with this lighting setup...
if you already have a program but aren't sure how to use it to resize your pics, pm me and i'll be glad to try and help!
link to professor franklin's instant photo effects software:
http://www.swsoftware.com/Products.htm
lynne
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08-02-2002, 01:15 PM
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Central CT
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I like that you got this beautiful picture with such a simple set up. I was getting discouraged with my pictures. this is something I can do without spending all kids of money. That's Great! And the bead is beautiful! I love that green.
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08-02-2002, 01:17 PM
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Central CT
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Dale, thanks for the software link.
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08-02-2002, 07:00 PM
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A WC! Legend
the sunshine coast
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Thanks for sharing your set ups. This is really interesting for me. From time to time, I do sculpture. I'm rubbish at photographing it and it always looks horrible. I'm thinking, if I try something like this, it will really help. |
08-02-2002, 07:35 PM
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Broadmeadows, Wellington
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Please keep all those wonderful photo booth ideas and photographs of them coming.
I need all the help I can get in my attempt to build a successful photo booth.
Any comments about lighting and digicam setups will also be very much appreciated
Tereska and I have just bought a Canon PowerShot G2 digital camera. |
08-03-2002, 01:23 AM
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A WetCanvas! Minion!
Salad Bowl of the World, Salinas CA.
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Hang in there ... I am working on a "mini foto" studio piece right now... Will be uploading and attempting to "publish" it in the next week or so...
Dale
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