Lisa Yang Jewelry – Free Projects and Patterns: Taking Pictures Like a Pro with my Fancy Nikon DSLR Camera

 I’m thinking if I’m overselling myself with the title of this article. I will not imagine so. Following all, I have used the better aspect of the final thirty day period doing the job on understanding standard photography ideas. My digicam is indeed a extravagant Nikon DSLR. And the pictures that I am using will be released in a print and on the web e book about making wire wrap jewelry with beads, so they will have to be ‘like’ experienced images. Now that I have overanalyzed the title, let us get to the intent of this write-up…Just capturing what I’ve figured out so far in scenario it assists anybody else AND so I know exactly where I’m at at this time as I strive to strengthen.

Now, I individual a established of 4 tabletop pictures lights – two sets of these LINCO Photograph Table Best Studio Lighting Kits.  I am not 100% sold on my decision to do tabletop lights, but I am making them get the job done on my dining place desk. It is a substantial desk and I however have problems with the stands falling off when I am transferring items about. The stands are pretty durable, having said that, and I believe these are a great quality light-weight setup for the revenue. It would probably be greater if I wasn’t making an attempt to hold my images place on 1 facet of the table and pc workspace on the other finish.

I’ve bought three lights approximately at midday, 2:00 and 10:00, all with diffuser bonnets and the fourth light on a chair at 7:00, no diffuser.  I had to update the bulbs that arrived with the package due to the fact they could not present enough light. The lightbulbs I am making use of are 100 watt, 500 kelvin, 1490  lumens.  The lumens is the brightness, kelvin is the shade of the bulbs – warm vs. awesome. 500 is a minor on the cool facet.  The primary bulbs the lights came with have been 60 watt, 800 lumens and also 500k. The new ones are noticeably brighter even though I imagine that I could amp them up an additional notch. It really is a massive room with a higher ceiling and I think that may be a component. That is why I set up a compact lightbox within the space to consist of and mirror the gentle.

The ‘lightbox’ is white poster board. A entire sheet in the middle and half sheets taped on the sides so it is like a trifold.  It displays the mild back nicely. I also have on white shirts when I get images to steer clear of absorbing light – though that’s probably overkill. I transform off all the other lights in the home and the east dealing with window in the photograph presents diffuse all-natural light. I can not choose pictures in the morning simply because the mild is immediate from that window. 

The entrance two legs of the digicam tripod are on the table I sit in the middle under the tripod on a stool from Ikea. Like the stools far too – they double as tables and stack so I have a bunch of them. In any case, for this I am sure there are other remedies. The third leg of the tripod sits on a further taller stool driving where I sit. Appears precarious, and it is a small bit – but it provides overhead pictures and that’s the angle I like. There is adequate home for me to sit comfortably and the angle of my digital camera does not get my head, hair or entire body in the photographs. I would like the photo had provided the digital camera, but I’ll test to get a shot following time I set up.

The desk is protected in grey paper considering that that is the desired track record from the publisher. I didn’t like it at initially given that I’ve always preferred beige, but it is really increasing on me. I use Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper,  48” x 50’in Pewter. I adore this paper and have it in white, tan, pink and grey. It really is pleasant and thick, superior steady colour, and the rolls past a prolonged, lengthy time. I have generally made use of this type of paper to go over my function tables. 

The cat is possibly underneath the desk or on the desk – due to the fact the place else would the floof be? BTW, if you think she’s cute, she’s actually the worst. Lovable with a wonderful purr, but hates to be cuddled. The worst combination. You can see what I suggest about the morning mild from the east window while. 

My laptop or computer is established up at the stop of the table. My hottest revelation is that I can join the laptop to the camera with out transferring nearly anything in the setup, just join the wire, download, disconnect and go back to shooting or reviewing/enhancing. That has manufactured a big variation in the way I do my work. Formerly I was seeking to get all the images taken, then took the digicam off the tripod to join and down load, evaluation and edit them all. Ugh. 

Operating on one particular project at a time is considerably easier for me and leaving almost everything in put to connect is also so much easier. The only matter that could make it superior is if I could evaluation every single photo on the personal computer observe immediately soon after I took it. Probably there is a way and I just have not located it still.

I produced marks on the tripod legs for the digicam and lights so I can break this down and established it up yet again devoid of much headache

Now for my camera configurations. I have a wide angle zoom lens which is possibly not best but it’s what I have to do the job with. I use a focal duration of 80mm. 

The publisher implies the following options: ISO between 100-200 but can go as superior as 400 if required to boost gentle, F-Stop (aperture) in between F8 to F16, and shutter velocity (SS) in between 1/100 and 1/200 seconds.

My true configurations are ISO 250, F6.3 and SS 1/125 – from time to time greater. These are all manual options, so digicam is set to M, my ISO is established to 250 and there is a fancy minimal dial that will allow me to alter the aperture and shutter pace (in unison) for just about every shoot.

Some other camera configurations: NEF Raw and JPG structure with Good high quality, Image Dimensions is Huge, White Equilibrium is Vehicle, Photo manage is Std, Colour Space is Adobe RGB.

I am nonetheless owning some challenges with depth of discipline and focus. I have less shadows and better emphasis when I’m holding the operate as opposed to flat. Will consider to figure that out – but open to ideas.

One particular other matter to include is the computer software I use for editing. It generally came with the digicam (as a disk- lol) but it is cost-free for everyone to download.  It truly is called Seize NX-D. I observed it very quick to study and does a bunch of points that I genuinely want to do – like applying the exact same adjustment configurations to a batch of pics. I haven’t uncovered editing application I like given that google dropped Picasa – and that’s been a looong time. 

So, that’s my brain dump on “qualified” picture using for now. Sense absolutely free to give your enter on everything. This is all new to me and I am open to methods and helpful feedback. 

I’ll explain to you far more about the guide as I get far more done, but it really should be obtainable right before the vacations (November 2022) and the subject/title is wire wrap jewellery generating with beads for rookies. I am very thrilled about it, but also doing work my butt off on it.