For my eekBay stuff I use Elements 4, the script was easier to write and it runs a lot faster than CS on my old 'puter. Let me know if the manual WB thing works out for you.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Feroze > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:30 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box > > > different strokes, my shots are going to print as a A4 brochure. But I'm > going to try both yours and Paul's methods and see which works best. > Batch processing is not going to work for me, I have to look at each one > and adjust accordingly. Are you guys using the Pentax software or PS? > > Feroze > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > The reason I shoot jpegs for eekBay is that all I have to do is > > run a small script in Photoshop which: > > Resizes, sharpens, adjusts levels and 'saves for web'. > > Then I can FTP the pics to my site. > > I may shoot many dozens of photos in a day, this saves me a huge > > amount of time over having to convert from RAW. > > For Feroze RAW may be better for a few, best quality, shots. > > > > Don > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >> Paul Stenquist > >> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 5:26 AM > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Re: Light Tent / Box > >> > >> > >> Shoot RAW with auto white balance and set the color temperature > >> during conversion. That's the way I work in the studio and just > >> about everywhere else. > >> Paul > >> On May 3, 2007, at 5:39 AM, Feroze wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Hi Don, > >>> > >>> Shiny gold and silver are even harder :) My main problems at the > >>> moment > >>> are eliminating the reflections of the light stands, the camera, me on > >>> very shiny gold bands, hence the light tent. Please explain how you > >>> set > >>> the WB from the fabric. WB is my bug bear at the moment. Its > >>> driving me > >>> nuts. As for composition, I have a pair of 150W studio lights and just > >>> use the modeling lights to check for shadows. However I am not > >>> carrying > >>> around all this equipment, I have to look at these florescent lights > >>> > >>> Feroze > >>> > >>> Don Sanderson wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Feroze. > >>>> I too use the EZ-Cube with 3 cheap compact florescents in white > >>>> reflectors. > >>>> These bulbs were $15.00 US for the 3 and last a very long time. > >>>> I set manual WB once from the white material of the cube and > >>>> haven't had > >>>> to reset it in well over 2 years. I shoot strictly jpegs for > >>>> eekBay stuff. > >>>> Daylight balanced bulbs are a bit more money but would allow you > >>>> to shoot > >>>> with a preset, rather than manual, WB. Auto WB has never worked > >>>> well for > >>>> me in this application. > >>>> The biggest advantage to this (vs flash) is being able to see, and > >>>> eliminate, > >>>> shadows before exposure. Since my items are all different colors, > >>>> shapes and > >>>> sizes, this saves me a LOT of time. > >>>> > >>>> The results are consistently very good, here's an example of a > >>>> difficult > >>>> 'subject': > >>>> http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Super-A.jpg > >>>> Shiny, all black cameras with just a bit of chrome are very hard > >>>> to shoot. > >>>> > >>>> Don > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Behalf Of > >>>>> Feroze > >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:17 PM > >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>> Subject: Light Tent / Box > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I've bought this : http://www.ezcube.com/. I'm trying to build a > >>>>> little > >>>>> portable kit where I can go to the customer and shoot his jewellery, > >>>>> some of their insurance dose not apply off the premises and some are > >>>>> just to valuable to move around (I don't want to take the risk). > >>>>> Would a > >>>>> normal flash (I have one fgz360 so far) be suitable as a light > >>>>> source > >>>>> for this? Daylight bulbs are very hard to get here, and I'm really > >>>>> struggling to get a proper WB on my K10D so I'm trying to avoid > >>>>> florescent or other light sources. > >>>>> > >>>>> I can't test it as its still in transit, tought I get the rest of > >>>>> the > >>>>> stuff together.... > >>>>> > >>>>> Your advice and past experiences is highly appreciated. > >>>>> > >>>>> Feroze > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
