[Woodcarver] Photo Help

[Ramsey]

It's true that cloudy days can work to get great photos but you have 
to wait for the right day.  Where I live it's not cloudy that often 
and when it is, it's usually raining or snowing.  With the indoor 
method you can take photos on any day or night.   Color casts can be 
a problem so it's a good idea to get familiar with a software program 
that allows you to change the brightness, contrast , saturation and 
color hue.  The cloudy day method is a good option but I find I have 
much more control over the shadows and details by using lights. 
That's why professional photographers use a studio to take photos of 
art.  Natural light can sometimes obliterate fine details because it 
is coming from all directions at once.  By using adjustable lights 
you can fine tune the look you want and cause the details to show up.

Ron Ramsey
http://www.carvedbyramsey.com


I'm going to disagree with part of what you say.   Natural diffused
sunlight produces the nicest pictures.  Note I said disused.  The colors on
a cloudy day pop.  Direct sunlight is not good nor is direct light of any
kind.  With sunlight you don't have to fuss with color temperature settings.

Some CFLs have a green cast to them and can be difficult to deal with.
I've had to mess with the color temperature setting using CFLs.



Byron Kinnaman
abkinnaman at earthlink.net
http://byronscabin.kinnamans.net/

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