Hi Rob I scanned it as a negative, so the backlit of the scanner was on. But taking photographs with a manual Pentax makes me feel a lot more like "an artist" ;-) I will soon try some of your and others tips with different (Ikea)light and without flash or with the soft ball at least....
greetings Markus >>Sometimes useful, however DOF is a constraint and not adjustable >>and unless you >>provide back illumination you always end up with pretty harsh >>shadows. At least >>rotate the objects such that the shadow appears at the bottom of >>the image, it >>will look a little more natural then. >> >> >>Rob Studdert

