Taking a pic of your Mini, help for painting comp - 40K Terra

Mart007 · 01-04-2008

Thought I'd lay out some basic advice for taking a good pic of your mini's to help everyone's entry.

I have done a complex diagram for you to follow:

The best way to get a clear pic of your mini is to use daylight (unless you have loads of posh gear and know what your doing!). Don’t put your mini in the window as it will more than likely be getting to much light and you will end up making your mini look a bit wishy washy.

Instead face your mini further away on a table (use of background is useful, you could print out a blue to white gradient off your printer to stand your mini on that if you wanted) so your back is to the window, and your facing your mini, (don’t block the light out though!)

I have found dullish days provide the best light, avoid direct sunlight though as that will be to bright.

Once you have set your mini on the table you need to set your camera on a flat surface. You may need a couple of books to put under it so your mini is framed right. Don’t get to close in, because as with real life you wouldn’t look at a mini 2 inches from your eye so give them a bit of space but not so much that it's in the distance!

Now make sure you have the macro setting on, with sony camera's it's an icon of a little flower I think. Set you camera on it's normal auto settings. But here is the trick... turn the flash off... focus on the mini (again with the camera in position on flat surface) then set the timer to take the pic whilst the camera is on the flat surface and let the camera take the pic without you touching it!

This is a good way for a normal person with a normal camera to get a reasonable pic that's clear and a fair representation of your mini.

Here's a good one I took of one of mine (I know most of you have seen this before it’s just an example!)

you can use this technique with a lamp or normal light but it's not as good:

^ I compressed that one a bit to much so looks worse than should do really.

Baron von Lexus · 01-04-2008

Thanks man that'll help me

Lord Commander Erus · 01-04-2008

Thanks.... Clear, concise guide...

iNsOmNiAc'S dReAm · 01-05-2008

Useful advice! Something thats definatly going to come in handy in days to come

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Rellik · 01-05-2008

thanks for the advice mart

hairyyahoo · 01-05-2008

good stuff as usual mr.mart

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Taggerung · 01-08-2008

Thanks a lot, that will really help me

+rep

01-04-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mart007 Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 102 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Taking a pic of your Mini, help for painting comp Thought I'd lay out some basic advice for taking a good pic of your mini's to help everyone's entry. I have done a complex diagram for you to follow: The best way to get a clear pic of your mini is to use daylight (unless you have loads of posh gear and know what your doing!). Don’t put your mini in the window as it will more than likely be getting to much light and you will end up making your mini look a bit wishy washy. Instead face your mini further away on a table (use of background is useful, you could print out a blue to white gradient off your printer to stand your mini on that if you wanted) so your back is to the window, and your facing your mini, (don’t block the light out though!) I have found dullish days provide the best light, avoid direct sunlight though as that will be to bright. Once you have set your mini on the table you need to set your camera on a flat surface. You may need a couple of books to put under it so your mini is framed right. Don’t get to close in, because as with real life you wouldn’t look at a mini 2 inches from your eye so give them a bit of space but not so much that it's in the distance! Now make sure you have the macro setting on, with sony camera's it's an icon of a little flower I think. Set you camera on it's normal auto settings. But here is the trick... turn the flash off... focus on the mini (again with the camera in position on flat surface) then set the timer to take the pic whilst the camera is on the flat surface and let the camera take the pic without you touching it! This is a good way for a normal person with a normal camera to get a reasonable pic that's clear and a fair representation of your mini. Here's a good one I took of one of mine (I know most of you have seen this before it’s just an example!) you can use this technique with a lamp or normal light but it's not as good: ^ I compressed that one a bit to much so looks worse than should do really. __________________ Follow my log (dont worry, it's a project log) http://www.40kterra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3223 Last edited by Mart007; 01-11-2008 at 03:28 PM.

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Baron von Lexus Marshall Arnim Kagori Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio, still waiting for a GW Store. Posts: 1,596 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 124 Thanked 143 Times in 104 Posts	Thanks man that'll help me __________________ Self-Proclaimed Resident Krieg Expert "The Krieg method of war is a measure of thier discipline and thier sacrifice. It demands respect from all - friend and foe alike." -Lord Commander Militant, Segmentum Obscurus Be Professional! Tutorials: Vehicle Camoflauge Weathering WIP Death Korps of Krieg + History of Valdenheim + Krieg Librarium Article Those are my models in my sig.

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Lord Commander Erus Your Friendly Neighborhood Heretic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville, KY (Back home in the bluegrass) Posts: 6,629 Rep Power: 7 Thanks: 170 Thanked 398 Times in 249 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Thanks.... Clear, concise guide... __________________ "Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?" - Odysseus (Troy - 2004) Black Saints Adeptus Astartes Chapter

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Rellik Pancake Madman Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wichita Kansas, or as we like to call it the dub k Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 135 Thanked 183 Times in 137 Posts Blog Entries: 7	thanks for the advice mart __________________ This is Rellik and i approve this message www.myspace.com/makaala_d come on by and visit

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Taggerung Conscript Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mars Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks a lot, that will really help me+rep __________________

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