28 February 2020

Need Better Illumination

EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM with x0.5 wide angle filter; at 45mm, f/22.0, 1/500", ISO 10000
Crop of above.


I don't have the lights I want to illuminate it, but I think I've begun to grasp what advice I've been given.  I need to get some.  The dedicated Macro lens I'm eyeing has a ring light built in, but it's a few months of saving away.

Thanks SiGraybeard!
Posted by Angus McThag at 15:11
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  1. SiGraybeard29 February, 2020 12:05

    Glad to help. Another point: you can get by without better lights if you don't hand hold the camera. That's what tripods are for. Lacking a tripod, setting the camera on a book or something solid can work. A way to release the shutter without pushing on the camera and moving it helps, too.

    Same idea as not moving a gun while pulling the trigger.

    I used to do a lot of tabletop macro, back in the film days. Camera on a tripod and two clamp on flood lights. Critical focusing before autofocus (my eyes were much better when I was in my 20s, like pretty much everybody). Pictures of flowers or small stuff.

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  2. Garry@thomaswispered.com02 March, 2020 21:05

    Another tool for the tool-chest; post processing software.

    I use the free suite call 'paint.net'. Powerful stuff

    Garry@thomaswispered

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    1. Angus McThag02 March, 2020 23:16

      I've got a copy of Photoshop Elements 6.0 on Ye Olde Ancient MacPro.

      I'm something of a purist in that I want to TAKE better pictures, not MAKE better pictures; So I rarely use the Photoshop I've paid for.

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