RE: [VFB] Photographing Flies

[Reuven Segal]

I am not an expert but you need to provide lighting from the sides/below/above etc otherwise you will always have shadows. Why don’t you chuck them in a vice with a neutral colour behind and light it up?? I should have an article somewhere but someone who does it for magazines and goes through it all. I’ll look it up over the next day or two.   R -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore Sent: Sunday, 21 May 2006 1:28 AM To: vfb@troutnet.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] Photographing Flies   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 clubs   Author - "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))))))))><   ******************************