Moderators Red Ant Posted December 25, 2007 Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2007 ... a Nikon Coolpix S200. So of course I had to snap some guitar shots... I'm still a lousy photographer, but at least now I can't blame it on the camera Any tips on improving my photo skills are appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Pics of the camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Red Ant Posted December 25, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2007 Pics of the camera? Aw c'mon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 You are a lousy photographer. :poke: Thank god you play a mean guitar! Cool guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinsaari Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Number one's a cutie! As far as making your photos better... Natural light, natural light, annnnnd natural light. . Even shoot them outside if you need to. Turn the flash off whenever possible. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Cool guitars by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jake7 Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Nice little quiver of guits you have!!I am a worse photographer than you, so it's ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Congratulations and Happy New Camera Day! Nice stable of guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Here's a little tip for you to help with guitar pix. Since your camera has VR and a high ISO, turn your flash off, make sure your ISO is at 400 or 800 and make sure the VR is turned on. This will eliminate the hot spots and reflections caused by the flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iplayanesp Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 I like the ibanez LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Great looking guitars!!!! Congrats on the camera!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kitarist Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 grats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar-fish Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Try laying those guits down on a carpet or floor near a window, and take a pic using natural light, no flash. You don't want them in direct sunlight, you just want ambient light to make the pic bright enough. You can get some great pics that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Red Ant Posted December 25, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted December 25, 2007 How's this - any better? Natural light, no flash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Tripod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinsaari Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 Wait til sunset or sunrise and get near a window that allows a lot of light in. Shoot with the light hitting the guitars. If you have a tripod, employ it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members geek_usa Posted December 25, 2007 Members Share Posted December 25, 2007 ...this reminds me of something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Future Rockstar Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yea, those 2nd pics were MUCH better. Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dozoxjams Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 ... a Nikon Coolpix S200. So of course I had to snap some guitar shots... I'm still a lousy photographer, but at least now I can't blame it on the camera Any tips on improving my photo skills are appreciated cool strat... which model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Red Ant Posted December 26, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2007 cool strat... which model?'96 "50th Anniversary" MIA. I LOVE that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asdfjkl semi Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 Second set is way better, but winter sunlight tends to wash out colors. Adjust your white balance so that the colors are more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asdfjkl semi Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 By the way, nice collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members asdfjkl semi Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 How come threads die when I post in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 have you ever played at dick's last resort in SD by any chance? there was a guy who had the same guitars as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted December 26, 2007 Members Share Posted December 26, 2007 Nice camera! You'll get the hang of taking fabulous pix before too long, but you have to experiment. Try different ISO settings, f-stops, shutter speeds, lighting, etc. Personally, I never use natural light, mostly because it's either below freezing or really hot where I live. So I bought some of those cheap aluminum reflector clip-on lights at Wal Mart, and I set my white balance manually when I get them set up. Then, I use a tripod and set an aperature priority with a medium f-stop (between 4 and 6 on my camera). I set the 10 second self-timer so that I don't shake the camera when I push the shutter, and then just let the camera do the rest. This is with a tripod, a very slow shutter speed, and one of those aluminum hooded clip on lights (I use a mic stand for the light). The trick is to get the white balance right so that the colors are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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