When I take photos of my own flies, I have light from front/left and front/right (about 45 degrees) on
the fly, leaving the shadows well beside on both sides. The camera lens will be about one inch or
less from the fly and the shadows won't appear on the photo. If they still do, they will disappear when
cropping it.
On bigger flies I might need to have the camera further back and if I can't avoid a bit of shadow on the
sides, then I just edit the picture using the cloning tool to erase these bits of shadow.
And about the background; The closer the background, the closer the shadow will sneek in on the fly.
This is how I do it and that works for me. I'm sure there are better shooters who will have better advice.
(Ask Dr. Hans W. He gives good photo help. He helped us pick a camera that works splendid for fly shots.)
/Nick
On 5/20/06, Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dumb Question, but my Old Daddy told me, "Son, if you don't know the answer, your question ain't dumb!"
So, here's my question: I have hundreds of flies that I've received from fly swaps over the years and I want to display some of them on my website, along with the fly name and the tyer's name. The problem is that I get SHADOWS on every photo I take of a fly mounted in my vise. When I lay them down on a flat surface, no shadow, but the flies appear flattened and just don't look as good.
I know it has to do with the background and lighting, HELP !
JD-- ************************ ><((((((((º> ******************************* Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubsAuthor - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", © JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Websites NEW: http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/ OLD: http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html ******************************************************************** "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback." Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004] ************************ <º))))))))>< ******************************
