Hello,
I registered on this site many years ago when I was showing an interest in photography, despite still having an interest, I just don`t have the time at present but I would like some advice on the ideal setup for a more specific photo shot.
My hobby is metal working, making model steam engines, IC engines and hopefully finishing a clock I have started. I like to photograph the stages of the build. A lot of people do this and are much better than me, I don`t do it necessarly to exemplify methods, I just do it as an online diary of what I have done for me to look back at.
www.raynerd.co.uk that is my website and you can see the photos of the work I take.
I`m only using a cheap point and shoot Canon A640, often in macro mode. I actually do have an old DSLR Nikon D70 that I could borrow back of my grandad which I purchased off a member here about 4years ago.
If you look at some of my photos:
I know the subject matter probably means nothing to most of you but these parts or full machines take hours and hours of work building and they look 100 times better in real life, the camera just isn`t picking them up.
I take most indoors and I`m quite prepared to set aside a little section of my workshop as a small photo booth with correct lighting for shots of small parts or even engines (the complete things aren`t that big, 30cm x 30cm max!)
So at present I`m just putting them in the best light I have in my workshop or try and take them outside, pointing and clicking. What setup could I put together to get the best shots of my parts. Either using the canon A640 point and click or the old DSLR Nikon D70.
I`d appreciate any advice.
Here are some hobbiests who produce excellent photos and I`m trying to get close to:
Horizontal Steam Engine from Rudy Kouhoupt's Prints (I guess the domain name explains why he is good at photography!)
Velvet V4 - Photography by Timothy Evans - Portadown again another photographer as a second hobby!
I appreciate I`ll probably never get as good as these shots but if I could get close I`d be happy.
Chris
I registered on this site many years ago when I was showing an interest in photography, despite still having an interest, I just don`t have the time at present but I would like some advice on the ideal setup for a more specific photo shot.
My hobby is metal working, making model steam engines, IC engines and hopefully finishing a clock I have started. I like to photograph the stages of the build. A lot of people do this and are much better than me, I don`t do it necessarly to exemplify methods, I just do it as an online diary of what I have done for me to look back at.
www.raynerd.co.uk that is my website and you can see the photos of the work I take.
I`m only using a cheap point and shoot Canon A640, often in macro mode. I actually do have an old DSLR Nikon D70 that I could borrow back of my grandad which I purchased off a member here about 4years ago.
If you look at some of my photos:
I know the subject matter probably means nothing to most of you but these parts or full machines take hours and hours of work building and they look 100 times better in real life, the camera just isn`t picking them up.
I take most indoors and I`m quite prepared to set aside a little section of my workshop as a small photo booth with correct lighting for shots of small parts or even engines (the complete things aren`t that big, 30cm x 30cm max!)
So at present I`m just putting them in the best light I have in my workshop or try and take them outside, pointing and clicking. What setup could I put together to get the best shots of my parts. Either using the canon A640 point and click or the old DSLR Nikon D70.
I`d appreciate any advice.
Here are some hobbiests who produce excellent photos and I`m trying to get close to:
Horizontal Steam Engine from Rudy Kouhoupt's Prints (I guess the domain name explains why he is good at photography!)
Velvet V4 - Photography by Timothy Evans - Portadown again another photographer as a second hobby!
I appreciate I`ll probably never get as good as these shots but if I could get close I`d be happy.
Chris