Camera Tip- Manually Adjusting Your Light and Flash
Whenever I take pictures for my blog, I take a ton of pictures. I take them… stare at them, delete them, crop them. try to see which is truest to color. You all know what I mean. If I am posting a picture that looks nothing like the item, whats the point?
I have been really frustrated with this circle of events lately so I have been looking at purchasing a new camera. I really like my camera but I really was looking for a way to make this process easier.
I finally asked a photographer friend today if he could recommend a new camera for me that would work the best for the kind of makeup pictures I take. I showed him my camera ( for the record is a Panasonic Lumix) he told me….
The camera I have is fine for what I am looking to do. If I am taking pictures in the same location everytime I can….
- Plug in a lamp and turn the camera flash off completely. This would stop the burst of light from distorting the color.
- OR leave my flash on my camera but cover the lense with a piece of tissue. One layer or two depending on how much light you want to let into the shot.
So I followed trick #2 and check out the difference in the photos below..
Below are Pictures taken with normal flash and then covered with tissue to the right. Click on the image for larger view.
Just wanted to share in case one of you might find this tip as helpful as I did!
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Sara
I am blogging from San Francisco, CA. I love Makeup, Skincare and Beauty in general. I am Nutrition obsessed and love movies and reality television when I find the time! Want to know more? Click on the About Me tab at the top!! Xoxo! Sara
Great tip to know thanks for sharing! I hate sitting there taking millions of pictures on ever possible setting and sitting through the editing… *sighs*
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Hum , that tissue thing is worth trying….It seems that the colors pop more…I am so gonna try that as I always find my colors are washed out ! Thank you for sharing …
Caro xxx
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I started doing the tissue trick after Lipglossiping mentioned it on her blog, and I love it
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Sara Reply:
April 25th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Ahh I missed her post!!! Im so glad it works for you though!!
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That was VERY helpful. I’m trying to get my pictures to come out better but they never do. I still think it’s because my cam is old. I’m still going to buy a new one but these tricks will help until I find something better.
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wow, great tip!! it looks so much better with a layer of tissue over the flash. I’ll have to try this!
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Thanks so much for this info Sara I am soo gonna try it tomorrow because my photos look washed out to me!
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awesome tip! thank you!
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Thanks for the awesome tip! Will have to try this out, I always have to try all the different cam settings without the results I want! This looks great
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Thank you everyone for your comments! I appreciate them!! I really hope this tip helps you out! It has already made things so much easier for me!! xoxo! Sara
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Thank you so much for this tip, I am definitely going to try it. I understand your pain with the multiple pictures and editing!
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This is such a helpful tip for others! I don’t have a camera but when I do, I’ll look to this post for help
Thank you!
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