On 3/04/06 3:07 PM, "Tom C", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have quite a few mineral > specimens that I'd like to photograph for abstracts (not to mention it's > usefulness for flowers).
I used to photograph small metal objects (for myself) and jewelries (for my wife). If your "mineral specimens" has any glitters, ring light may not be the ideal solution. It will flatten out the objects, sometimes the glitters render quite different colours and in general, the results would be too harsh. I experimented with all sorts of lighting but settled with "diffusion" solution. I actually bought a "cloud dome" (too expensive for what it does); http://www.clouddome.com which worked best and brought out most natural colours and textures. I also made similar setups using trash boxes made of translucent plastic materials. I am not sure if above applies to your project though. Ken
