Macro shots

[bogleric]

I had lunch with a friend today that collects collectable trains and then auctions them off. Quite a lot of money in this I guess. Anyways he is trying to make a setup that will allow him to take shots of the N scale trains.

He is fighting with the usual apetrue / DOF issues, but is having problems with lighting. The backdrop is white and on a standard table. (Not a light table).

He was thinking a light to the sides and one directly in from with diffuseres but won't this make the image flat????


What are your thoughts? I must admit this is not in a great area of knowledge for me to help out.
He has a coolpix 5700 if that helps.

Thanks :!: :!:

 

[voodoocat]

Something like this is perfect for product photography. Diffused even lighting is the name of the game when shooting products for ebay.

http://www.photography-lighting.com/cloud-dome.html

now what i've done is rigged up a slide projector and reflectors.

here's an example of a couple auctions I did using pictures I took. These were taken with my 2.1 megapixel point and shoot.

http://voodoocat.com/ebay/280px.htm

http://voodoocat.com/ebay/yashicags.htm

 

[bogleric]

thanks for the info... I assume the full kit is the best to get??