[meteorite-list] Re: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING

[Chris Peterson]

Tom-

I'd suggest making a light stand. Very simple and cheap- just a couple of 
gooseneck lamps on either side of a 24" square board. This will let you 
light your sample from the sides and eliminate problems with glare and 
reflections. You might want to add a little frame overhead that will let you 
attach the camera so you don't have to hold it. I've shot hundreds of 
digital meteorite images at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with 
just such a setup.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Knudson" <peregrineflier at npgcable.com>
To: "Dave Freeman mjwy" <dfreeman at fascination.com>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 11:35 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHING


> Hi Dave and list, One problem I have is the darn flash!  I get everything
> set up just right, take the picture and all I get is a big glare where the
> flash hit. Of coarse the obvious solution is to turn off the flash, but 
> then
> the pics are to dark. So, get some other light source, the sun maybe, well
> then your fighting trying to get the right angles, then I get shadows, and
> the light shining on the screen so you can't see if your focused or not. 
> I
> probably take 20 pics to get one or two good ones, then back out to try
> again.  I have actually given up on taking pics of some specimens after 40
> or more tries, just can't seem to get it.
>  Any suggestions?