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Post by wbill76 on Apr 10, 2015 12:51:55 GMT -5
Nice work Joe! You may want to try adjusting the WB settings only since you're shooting against a white background. If you have the ability to set a custom WB on your camera (vs. a 'pre-set' one for a specific type of lighting), that will help with the 'gray' tone you're experiencing with the backdrop.
As far as colors appearing washed-out, that may be down to your ISO settings and/or exposure time settings depending on what you're using?
For example, when I shoot my photos I use a macro lens on a DSLR set to ISO 200 (because I have fairly bright lights, the higher your ISO #, the less light the camera thinks it has to work with and will compensate accordingly) and an exposure of 3.2" against a light blue poster board backdrop for a seamless background. Some cameras have a real hard time with a pure white backdrop, so you might consider using something different there also and see what that does for you?
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 10, 2015 22:47:58 GMT -5
Many many thanks all.
Jimmy they do have that look for sure. After I got the pictures as best I could last night I noticed that one set of lights had a blue tint. I changed them so we will see the next round.
Bill my ISO is set to 100 and actually for the raw picture the exposure was .3. I may need to play more with that but I do think I had plenty of light. As for the white background that is actually the one thing that is not changing. I printed off a grey card, maybe I should play with that a bit.
Joe
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 11, 2015 14:29:08 GMT -5
Many many thanks all. Bill my ISO is set to 100 and actually for the raw picture the exposure was .3. I may need to play more with that but I do think I had plenty of light. As for the white background that is actually the one thing that is not changing. I printed off a grey card, maybe I should play with that a bit. Joe An 18% grey card can help you with light metering if your camera has the ability to make changes there and do custom WB but I suspect your ISO setting at 100 is probably your biggest culprit for washing out the color in your photos. Just out of curiosity, how many and what power (wattage) of lighting are you using? For my photo booth setup I use four incandescent 75w GE Reveal bulbs in flexible clamp lamps as direct lighting plus the additional overhead room lighting in the fan/light mount and that is more than enough to get sharp clear pictures. ISO and exposure settings usually move in the inverse of each other (meaning that the higher your ISO, the longer your exposure time might need to be to capture detail). Every camera is going to be different in how it 'sees' things (I've had two exact models of the same brand of camera with the exact same settings and lenses taking photos side-by-side yield different results, kind of funny in a way) so there's no 100% guaranteed formula that always works...plus there's also the potential issue of how it looks on your monitor settings that may be influencing how you see the finished photos vs. how the camera is actually seeing it too! Welcome to the wonderful world of digital photography.   |
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 11, 2015 22:34:58 GMT -5
Many thanks. Bill I will keep trying. But.............. The build is finished. Still issues with the pictures. Dragon 1/35 Anafa Huey.    All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe |
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Post by Leon on Apr 12, 2015 6:06:16 GMT -5
Nice finish on the Huey Joe! Looks really good.  |
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Post by TRM on Apr 12, 2015 7:24:58 GMT -5
Congrats on the finish Joe! She's a real beauty!! |
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Post by Tojo72 on Apr 12, 2015 8:12:36 GMT -5
Excellent work.
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Post by Deano on Apr 12, 2015 8:19:24 GMT -5
Great finish Joe , looks excellent !
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 12, 2015 11:43:53 GMT -5
Looks good from here Joe! Nice work on the IDF whirly-bird! |
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 13, 2015 9:11:04 GMT -5
Many many thanks.
Joe
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Post by dupes on Apr 13, 2015 10:22:16 GMT -5
Great finish Joe!
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 15, 2015 23:16:21 GMT -5
Many thanks. Really appreciate it.
Joe
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Post by Wes on Apr 16, 2015 0:44:15 GMT -5
Joe thats just awesome. Any plans for some type of diorama?
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Post by sabre on Apr 16, 2015 1:10:05 GMT -5
Great looking paint job and weathering on the Huey Joe.
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 16, 2015 8:21:54 GMT -5
Wes no diorama. To be honest they are not something I do very well.
Many thanks.
Joe
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Post by wing_nut on Apr 16, 2015 8:35:51 GMT -5
Color shift or not it's easy to see that's an outstanding build there Joe
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 16, 2015 9:05:09 GMT -5
You are very kind my friend. Helicopters are an interesting build. Not really in my comfort zone but not terribly out of it either.
Joe
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 16, 2015 21:01:16 GMT -5
I have been away. Saw that you have entered it into MoM so I had to stop by to say that you have done an outstanding work on the Huey.
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 20, 2015 8:31:02 GMT -5
Many thanks Andy.
Joe
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Post by venom1 on Apr 20, 2015 22:24:00 GMT -5
Superb effort Joe! You really do nice work at whatever you put your hand to. Welcome to the world of helo's, hope it is not your last!! Cheers, Sam  |
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Post by fightnjoe on Apr 20, 2015 23:45:51 GMT -5
Sam many thanks.
Joe
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 22, 2015 6:31:44 GMT -5
I'm late on this one but being an ex-Huey crewchief I just had to chime in. Great job buddy Joe!! Great representation!
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Post by mrt51 on Sept 22, 2015 12:03:41 GMT -5
Great job!
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Post by midnightprowler on Feb 20, 2016 13:25:19 GMT -5
Beautiful. I really want this kit.
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Post by M1Carbine on Feb 20, 2016 17:26:04 GMT -5
Joe - look beautiful buddy.
Bob
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Post by fightnjoe on Feb 20, 2016 23:35:23 GMT -5
Folks I am sorry. Thought I had responded.
You are all very kind, thank you.
Joe
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