Keen amateur photographer in Swindon/Newbury area?
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I need some pictures taking, they are of kitchens I've made,and they are needed for a brochure that I am having printed soon.
I have tried taking pics myself, using my Canon EOS300 with a decent dedicated bounce flash gun, and the results have been disappointing.
I might get a professional to take them but thought I would ask here and see if anyone in the area fancied a go,especially as all I want is a reasonably decent result, the brochure is a one off.
Naturally I would pay the expenses.
I have tried taking pics myself, using my Canon EOS300 with a decent dedicated bounce flash gun, and the results have been disappointing.
I might get a professional to take them but thought I would ask here and see if anyone in the area fancied a go,especially as all I want is a reasonably decent result, the brochure is a one off.
Naturally I would pay the expenses.
te51cle said:
Can you post up a couple of examples in this thread and explain in what way you think them disappointing ?
I've got a scanner somewhere, I will dig it out and see if I can post some pictures. Basically the main problem is with the lighting which is visibly uneven (darker areas)
This one I had the flash pointing sort of straight at the subject (see the reflection in the window). Apart from the poor composition, the bottom half is quite a bit darker than the top.
I know I need to learn more about photography but my brain is pretty full now, and if I learn something new, who knows what I might forget in the process?
I think you're gonna need to turn all the lights on in the kitchen for starters, under cabinet lights etc. I would consider shooting at night so you can control the light more. You may also need to bring a few more lights in. You also need to get as wide a lens as you can to the shot to include as much of the kitchen as possible. I would shoot from a bit lower angle too if it were me. Just IMHO of course 
I aggree with the tripod idea. If you haven't got a proper indoor flash setup (or studio lights) then the results will generally be dissapointing.
The pic below (although not a kitchen!) was taken at about .5 of a second... with a large white sheet outside the window to reflect in as much sunlight as I could (it's quite a dark room).
The pic below (although not a kitchen!) was taken at about .5 of a second... with a large white sheet outside the window to reflect in as much sunlight as I could (it's quite a dark room).
A couple of things I would recommend; firstly try it without flash as suggested above (flick the camera to Av mode, set the aperture to a high value - around 20, put the ISO on 100, leave the flash down and let the camera figure out the shutter time) This will need to be done on a tripod and for best results set it on the timer mode so you dont get any camera shake when pressing the shutter button and try using AEB (Automatic Exposure Bracketing, explained in your instruction manual, basically it will take a normal photo, one slightly darker photo and one slightly lighter photo)
My second bit of advise would be to use a wider angle lens than the 18-55mm kit lens, something in the 10-15mm variety would work much better for most room shots.
My second bit of advise would be to use a wider angle lens than the 18-55mm kit lens, something in the 10-15mm variety would work much better for most room shots.
_dobbo_ said:
Isn't this a digital only thing? Think it's a film camera unless I'm mistaken...
AEB isn't digital only, and I'm pretty sure the EOS 300 will do it in "creative" modes. My EOS 30 does.
You can choose bracketing from plus/minus 1/2 stop to 2 stops I think. Tinkering with the ISO setting is an alternative.
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