Hi everyone This is an addition to the advice to use the timed shutter release, if trying to eliminate the shadow of the photographer from the image - you can set the timer, and hold the camera over the lace, rather than trying to prop the camera on something, and the lace as well
I did do some photos by pinning the lace to a board of hard foam, and placing the board upright, but I got just as good results by holding the camera directly over the lace. Once you depress the shutter, the timer beeps its warning, then changes to a difference beep seconds prior to the shutter releasing - this gives you time to be composed (and hold still). If flash is too bright, and no-flash is too dull, I angle one of my Ott-lites towards the lace. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get the right light intensity, that is moving the Ott-lite here and there, but that is the beauty of digital photography - you can preview and delete, and try again within a short time. -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
