That was not the purpose. First it was taken last year so no redo possible. At the time, I was playing with the new camera, trying all sorts of things at Christmas. Someone on her blog just asked about decorations and I was going to use it as an example of an heirloom decoration and just used the close up, which was fine. When I took it I thought if I used the portrait shot, it might make the nativity in focus and make the background out of focus. But instead I got that blast from the flash. I am just a hobbyist and one of the purchasing features that I wanted was to be able to take indoor pictures without flash or extra lighting. I do have some lamps but I was wanting the Christmas tree lighting effect. I wondered why it only reflected on such a small area when there was no special reflective paint or anything there. Now I would have to guess that it might have to be the focal length. I wonder if the longer the focal length, the smaller the infocus area.
Thanks for your reply, I agree a product shot should have proper lighting. My education is fine arts (oil painting) and the photography and videos are something that I am just learning. No designs on it as an ocupation but I definitely want more control and am hoping this camera will give a chance to learn more.
I will post a couple of more pictures of my "experiments" that have to do with the lighting. Artistically, I think the lighting is an absolute deal breaker and I would need to learn how to get what I want instead of it being "luck". With painting, I can set it up or add it in the technique. I think that is why I have always thought I was such a poor photographer. [/I]
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