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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Cheap Upgrades on the Photographic Front

So far I have spent less than $20 upgrading the ghetto studio I use to photograph these experiments. Eight dollars went to a 500 watt halogen work light. Two dollars went to a small amount of semi-transparent fabric. And about ten dollars went to Cost Plus for three new, small dishes. Between that, not using a flash, positioning the lightbox under our skylight in the kitchen, and just a little bit of tweaking in Picasa, I think they are coming out much better. Not great, but a definite improvement.

Now I just need to find the effing tripod, which I swear has just up and walked away. I really don't want to have to buy another one, just because yet another thing got lost in the last move.




2 comments:

  1. I was just wondering what sort of set-up yr using. The most recent posts look good, I think. Curtis may let you borrow his tripod until you unearth yours. Or you can train Brunhilde to hold very, very still. ...

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  2. I'm using Picasa for cropping and a tiny bit of color correction, and crappy little point and shoot Canon (Powershot A590, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011ZCDKS/ref=sr_abn_?pf_rd_p=461946701&pf_rd_s=gp-center-4&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=502394&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0FHEAPR63EVXAHYTS537 ). The home made light box and that eight dollar halogen work lamp made the biggest difference, though I can't leave the lamp on for more than just a few minutes--it's so hot I'm afraid it's gonna catch the fabric on fire :D

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