Photo help

[~*=Phoenix=*~]

Okay, for as long as I have been taking pictures of my chins, I have been having problems getting the veiling on bv's to look how they look on the chin themselves. Without using the flash, it generally makes them have an odd tent in the pictures, with the flash it brings out more of their real color BUT makes their veiling look choppy or like it it up way higher then it is. Any hints? I'm not exactly a pro at photography.

 

[RDZCRanch]

I'd try getting a light box. If you search for it on the forum someone posted a whole tutorial on how to make a light box. It usually gives you enough natural light that you can take a picture without flash and the blacks come out really close to their true color. If you can't do a light box...what I do is move the camera back more, zoom in and use flash. It makes the flash a little more diluted and get a larger area...and the chins come out pretty close to their normal color.

 

[alli713]

A light box is super easy to make yourself.

Take a cardboard box, large enough for the chin and then some, cut off one side so it now only has a bottom, back and 2 sides when laid on it's side. Then either drape some white cloth like felt or fleece over it or get white paper and tape to the sides. Then all you need is some daylight bulbs. Put those either in clamp lamps or stand lamps. The daylight bulbs are those spirally compact florescent.

I have something similar to this, but we made one out of wood. All it is, is 3 large pieces of wood bolted together.

This is how mine is. Although now it's all white instead of the grey. I use it for chins, but mostly for my Etsy store.

And this is what the light looks like. I only have 2, but for chins 3 or 4 works best for me.

And here's what a picture looks like in the box (not my chin, took the picture at a chin get-together)

 

[Spoof]

I've found a regular cardboard box does it. If it is cooler where you are and the sun is out you can get some of the best photos outside.

Otherwise a lightbox is the way to go.