Settings on camera for COO

[knopie]

I see a lot of clear pictures of COO's on here.
I tried it several times but do not succeed in making nice and clear ones.

All suggestions are welcome.

Peter

 

[Dublinjeff]

Hi Peter

I have been lucky enough that the camera on my Samsung Galaxy S4 is good enough to get decent shots of COO on figures. Recent picture of Imperial Commander COO for example.

I find lighting is important. Not directly on the figure as this sometimes causes a shine. I keep the figure at a slight angle to catch the definition of the COO.

Keeping the camera steady is a key too. I generally rest it on a flat surface for COO shots, not in hand, then let the auto focus on the camera take over.

Finally I usually 'Crop' the photo with my photo editing app for a good close up.

Hope this helps
Jeff

 

[Robstyley]

Hello mate, I'm a Photographer, may be able to help. The best result I had was to photograph them in natural light/daylight. Turn the flash off and steady the camera on a tripod or just on the table. Then make a few different exposures, -1, 0, +1 etc until you find the right one. You can always use the self timer too to avoid any camera shake/blur.

Andy

 

[Dublinjeff]

Good point about the lighting Andy, Natural/Daylight usually produces best results alright...

 

[Stargeezer]

also a mistake many make, is when you want to take close up pictures, they hold their camera to close which actually makes it harder getting a focused shot.

 

[mr_palitoy]

Use macro mode if you have one.

Jason

 

[edd_jedi]

Camera's these days have such a high resolution that you don't really need macro mode. Just take a normal photo from a foot or so away and then zoom/crop using an image editor.

 

[walkie]

Natural daylight, unfortunately in the UK we're stuffed this time of year ;(

Take your images from approx. 1 foot away and then cropped them afterwards.

Don't try and take them too close up as your camera won't focus properly.

Don't use a white background, many people including myself go for blue (as white can be a bitch!)

 

[PGowdy]

Lighting is everything.
• Either use daylight like others have said or some bright spot lights.
• Never shoot with light coming from behind the object. This only creates a silhouette and is the worst way to shoot an object you intend to be able to see!
• Try to keep the camera still. Rest it on a surface if necessary.
• Never use a flash they are good for nothing. Unless you have an external one with a dimmer as i do.
• Don't go too close with the camera either as most won't focus at too close a distance.