What’s Your Preference?

S-Alsayegh · #1 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 12:43 AM

Hi guys,

i am trying to take some pictures of some books with ALOT of details... i am using Light Tent 50" and 2 SB-900 flashes and a light flash with a trigger..

the problem is eighther i am getting TOO much light... or the details doesn't show in their details...

can someone share the setting like the shutter speed the f-stop and the setting of the flashes.. i am using all in Manual mode... please help this is urgent..

oldwolf · #2 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 01:13 AM

Do you have a sample picture?

S-Alsayegh · #3 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 01:41 AM

like this example
http://hypebeast.com/image/2008/02/a...ook-2007-1.jpg

oldwolf · #4 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 01:43 AM

Is that the picture that you took? I was asking for a sample of the picture(s) that you took along with EXIF info so we can try to figure out what you did and what can be done to improve it.

S-Alsayegh · #5 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldwolf

Is that the picture that you took? I was asking for a sample of the picture(s) that you took along with EXIF info so we can try to figure out what you did and what can be done to improve it.

sorry that was some example from the net..

below now a picture i took
i used 2 SB-900 on the left and on the right and i have also a slave flash on 50W power
both SB-900 flashes are on Manual 1/62

the setting on my cam as below
Shutter speed 1/200
F-stop 11

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4686/dsc7010v.jpg

oldwolf · #6 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 02:11 AM

So what don't you like about that picture?

The only thing that I can see that I don't like is the big white reflection on the cover but that's just personal taste. If you want to see more of the texture of the cover then you need the light to bounce across the cover and get rid of the whatever is reflecting white back on the the cover.

S-Alsayegh · #7 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 02:18 AM

so to you its good! but i only need to bounce the light on the reflection of the cover of the book ??

but all my setting is good right?

oldwolf · #8 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 02:23 AM

Your settings seem fine to me. I would just get rid of the white reflection on the book.

OsmosisStudios · #9 (**permalink**) 09-07-2010, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldwolf

So what don't you like about that picture?

The only thing that I can see that I don't like is the big white reflection on the cover but that's just personal taste.

Circular polarizer?