Re: [DS] Photographing Minis

They key to this is good lighting. As in lots of it and a slow shutter
speed. Your auto focus camera is going to try to focus on a sharp edge,
somewhere near the middle of the frame. But if, due to lack of light or
a
fast shutter speed, the f-stop opens up, you depth of field is going to
go
to pot. You are taking a still life. Your subject isn't moving. So you
want
your shutter speed as slow as needed to insure that you have as small an
f-stop as you can get (assuming this are adjustable on your camera).

Scott B. Jaqua

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From: "Control Robot" <cqin@ee.ualberta.ca>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: [DS] Photographing Minis

> This is for all you guys who take pictures of your miniatures.  I've
been
> trying to take some pictures with a camera that has autofocus, and the
> results have not been good at all.  Usually the picture comes out very
> blurry with close-up shots.  Is there any way of taking relatively
clear
> pictures with an autofocus camera, or am I doomed to failure?  Is a
> high-quality camera, with good lighting, really necessary for taking
> pictures?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thank you.
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