I'll have to give this an attempt. I have been using so many bright lights (and they are bulbs) that I get strong reflections which makes some of my figures look like I have used glossy paint. Thanks.
Absolutly brilliant. Thanks for the article. I've been using two lights but I have one of the lights you use. I'm going to try your method and runn from there. Many thanks on the brief tips about Photoshop. I didn't use the Levels (d'oh) and I've read the user guide (D'oh,D'oh).
i just wanted to say thanks. i'll try this out as soon as possible.
and, by the way,- was that your free VIC#7-mini you'd photographed in the tripod-picture?
I know this article has been up for a while but I thought I should add a comment to say how much I appreciate it. It was very clearly written and useful. It gave me the confidence to post the first few pictures of my own - my pics still aren't great but this article gave me a good basis to experiment from.
Great article, Honza. This is really good information.
I use Photoshop, but I never used it to better my photos..that's because, I didn't bother reading the tutorials, lol. Thanks
Informative and clear enough to let me get a grip on things. As a struggling photographer of mini's this really helps my understanding, especially regarding the light levels and use of the histogram.
This is the best photographing article on this site. It's easy and you get great results from it and since I already have a lamp like that this article made my photos of my minis go from crap to awsome in five minutes. Thanks!