Hi Markus, First, I know nothing about flash, so I wouldn't presume to suggest anything in that realm, or the realm of studio or other types of artificial light. Now, my opinion about flash is that it hoovers <LOL> and is completely inappropriate for these photos unless you really know what you're doing. I'd much prefer working with natural light and possibly some sort of reflector to balance the shadows against the highlights. When i use a reflector for my eBay shots, it's just a piece of white board which balances the diffused light the comes in thru the window in mthe office. Nothing fancy or expensive.
Now to the pic itself, apart from the flash problem. A little more "air" around the figure would be very helpful, especially at the sides and top. The figure seems not to have it's own space, looks too crowded, if you know what I mean. I'd also suggest a darker background, black MIGHT be nice, and with the proper exposure would give the final photo a nice, rich look. Here's a little Q&D adjustment I made. Hope you don't mind: http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/markus-peso.jpg Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 12/18/2004 6:50:44 AM > Subject: Re: PESO:a sample of a gold plated clay figure - Pentax Macro 50mm/SFxn > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:29:44 +0100, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Rob > > my girlfriend makes clay figures and I will try to photograph each before > > she sells them > > to make a nice catalogue in A4 format for her as a present... > > > > This is another try with the new Pentax 50mm A 2.8 macro lens and Agfa ISO > > 200 vista film, > > flashed with the 280T and negative scanned with the Canon 9900f and > > corrected in Photoshop. > > > > Should I forget about the flash and start using the repro table with 4 lamps > > I still have > > not used yet? > > Will slower film (ISO 100 or even less) add a lot? I just had some Agfa > > Vista 200 ready. > > Flash is much more comfortable for me because I do not have to transport the > > figures to my home and I always carry the Pentax with me nowadays and when I > > visit her :-) > > > > Answers from any Pentax lovers welcome! > > > > the link: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2964731
