Dr Koo's Court

[Orctrader]

My latest Pulp painting.  Pictures a litte dark I'm afraid

[Prof.Witchheimer]

very clean work!

I think Dr.Koo could need some patterns on his coat.

[Hammers]

How do you shoot you photographs, orctrader? Whch camera are you using? Shutter? Focus? Light?

[Orctrader]

How do you shoot you photographs, orctrader? Whch camera are you using? Shutter? Focus? Light?

How I take Photos...

Home-made “Light Tent.”  Cardboard box with top, front and sides cut-out.  Tissue paper covers the top and sides.  Front is open.
Blue/white gradient printed paper in the box.

Lights.  
Two cheap desk lamps with 30W (150W equivalent) Daylight 6400k Helix Compact Fluorescent bulbs.  And my painting lamp with an 11W “Daylight” bulb.  This is over the “tent” with the two desk lamps either side.  (They are cool, so the tissue paper won’t burst into flames.)
Camera.
Nikon Coolpix 3200.
Set white balance with sheet of white paper in tent.  (Remove white paper.)
Lights on.  Leave until “warmed up.”  Mini in “tent.”
Camera set to Macro, EV +1
Take photos with timer.
Image onto PC
Photoshop Elements software.  Cut – “Quick Fix” Levels and Contrast – sometimes colour but only if required.  Resize.  Save for Web.
My “Tent” is too small for groups so for them I “Cut” single images and move them into a “new” image as layers.
I avoid as much PS as possible.

[Hammers]

What an excellent litte tutorial!

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