Some of my pics come out really yellowish, others come out dull. I am also having issues with the color of the stone or material not translating well.
2007-09-07 01:49:43 · 6 answers · asked by arianuccio 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
you should explain the detail of how you take the pics. what camera, light condition, other equipment...
2007-09-07 02:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by dodol 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just to add to all of these other answers...
If you have a point and shoot that doesnt have a setting for white balance (sometimes its called scene modes, in which case you would want to try different scene modes on your camera to figure out what makes the colors correct) try using a white background. If you dont have enough white in your scene your camera wont know what to meter off of. Put up a white sheet and have that be the only other thing in the pic other than the actual thing you are shooting.
As all of the others have said, lots of light. Sunlight is best but sometimes it is too bright.
2007-09-08 09:49:04 · answer #2 · answered by cabbiinc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're having trouble with the White Balance (which might explain the odd colors) invest in an ExpoDisc. It is designed to give correct balance with mixed lighting. Go to shutterbug.com and do a Search to find their review of it.
Search on ebay or amazon for a book on close-up photography. I've found 'Adventures In Close-Up Photography' by Lief Ericksenn & Els Sincebaugh very helpful.
2007-09-07 04:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is the issue here. Jewelry and metals tend to reflect your light with undesired results. Try usig a high intensity white light (500 W), shadowed with a light cloth (working as a difuser) so as to avoid direct rays to the item, ant thus it's reflections and shadows. Iluminating from two angles will give best results. Use a dark color backgrownd to enhace the piece being fotographed.
I have a wire frame cube, covered on all sides (except one for the lens) with white cloth, and I can shine lights fron any angle desired.
2007-09-07 03:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by Hernan S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be struggling with lighting issues.. Florescents are terrible for photographing anything. You need lamps enen regular desk lamps with the proper bulb will work with "real light" bulbs you can use ones by GE wish I could remember the name of them.. Anyway, you can get them from anywhere.. That will give you a truer light... Next.. you want to photographic jewlery on a dark light absorbing background something like black velvet drapped over some boxes to give some height/texture.. Lastly, you want your flash to bounce light and diffuse the light.. So, if you have a removeable flash unit with a swivel, moving head.. bouce it off the ceiling or cover your existing flash with some tissue paper to make the flash less harsh... You may have to tinker with the lighting and adjust the lamps higher or lower/forward or back to get the look you want... Or make a box lined with velvet and try that... Good luck
2007-09-07 06:40:32 · answer #5 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Camera, film, lighting, background, processing. Could be any number of things.
2007-09-07 01:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋