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

 I’m wondering if I am overselling myself with the title of this write-up. I you should not believe so. Immediately after all, I’ve expended the greater part of the final month doing work on knowledge primary pictures ideas. My camera is certainly a extravagant Nikon DSLR. And the photographs that I am using will be printed in a print and on the internet book about creating wire wrap jewelry with beads, so they will have to be ‘like’ experienced images. Now that I have overanalyzed the title, let’s get to the intent of this publish…Just capturing what I have figured out so significantly in scenario it can help anybody else AND so I know where by I am at presently as I try to enhance.

Now, I very own a set of four tabletop pictures lights – two sets of these LINCO Picture Table Best Studio Lights Kits.  I am not 100% marketed on my conclusion to do tabletop lights, but I am making them work on my eating place table. It can be a big table and I continue to have issues with the stands falling off when I’m transferring factors all over. The stands are really strong, however, and I believe these are a wonderful high-quality light setup for the cash. It would almost certainly be greater if I wasn’t striving to maintain my images spot on one particular facet of the desk and computer system workspace on the other conclude.

I have got a few lights roughly at noon, 2:00 and 10:00, all with diffuser bonnets and the fourth light on a chair at 7:00, no diffuser.  I had to improve the bulbs that came with the package since they could not provide plenty of 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 – heat vs. great. 500 is a minimal on the amazing facet.  The authentic bulbs the lights came with have been 60 watt, 800 lumens and also 500k. The new ones are noticeably brighter while I feel that I could amp them up one more notch. It’s a huge area with a superior ceiling and I believe that may well be a issue. That is why I set up a tiny lightbox in just the region to incorporate and mirror the mild.

The ‘lightbox’ is white poster board. A total sheet in the center and half sheets taped on the sides so it is like a trifold.  It reflects the light back again properly. I also don white shirts when I choose pictures to stay away from absorbing light-weight – whilst which is almost certainly overkill. I flip off all the other lights in the place and the east experiencing window in the picture supplies diffuse organic light-weight. I can not just take shots in the morning because the light is immediate from that window. 

The entrance two legs of the digicam tripod are on the desk I sit in the middle underneath the tripod on a stool from Ikea. Appreciate the stools as well – they double as tables and stack so I have a bunch of them. In any case, for this I’m absolutely sure there are other options. The 3rd leg of the tripod sits on a different taller stool driving exactly where I sit. Would seem precarious, and it is a minor bit – but it provides overhead photographs and that’s the angle I like. There is more than enough room for me to sit comfortably and the angle of my digicam doesn’t get my head, hair or body in the shots. I desire the photo experienced included the camera, but I am going to attempt to get a shot upcoming time I established up.

The desk is included in gray paper given that that is the most well-liked history from the publisher. I failed to like it at initial because I’ve always chosen beige, but it truly is developing on me. I use Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper,  48” x 50’in Pewter. I appreciate this paper and have it in white, tan, pink and grey. It is really good and thick, very good consistent color, and the rolls very last a very long, lengthy time. I have normally applied this kind of paper to cover my function tables. 

The cat is possibly under the table or on the table – simply because in which else would the floof be? BTW, if you feel she’s adorable, she’s actually the worst. Adorable with a good purr, but hates to be cuddled. The worst blend. You can see what I imply about the early morning light-weight from the east window however. 

My personal computer is established up at the close of the table. My hottest revelation is that I can hook up the laptop to the digicam without having relocating anything at all in the setup, just join the twine, obtain, disconnect and go back again to taking pictures or reviewing/modifying. That has created a massive difference in the way I do my perform. Beforehand I was hoping to get all the images taken, then took the digital camera off the tripod to connect and download, critique and edit them all. Ugh. 

Operating on 1 challenge at a time is considerably much easier for me and leaving every little thing in location to hook up is also so significantly much easier. The only issue that could make it better is if I could assessment just about every photograph on the personal computer keep track of right away following I took it. Maybe there is a way and I just haven’t found it however.

I built marks on the tripod legs for the digital camera and lights so I can crack this down and established it up yet again without having a lot problem

Now for my camera configurations. I have a vast angle zoom lens which is in all probability not great but it is really what I have to function with. I use a focal length of 80mm. 

The publisher indicates the subsequent configurations: ISO involving 100-200 but can go as higher as 400 if necessary to strengthen mild, F-Prevent (aperture) concerning F8 to F16, and shutter velocity (SS) concerning 1/100 and 1/200 seconds.

My genuine configurations are ISO 250, F6.3 and SS 1/125 – often higher. These are all guide configurations, so digital camera is established to M, my ISO is established to 250 and there is certainly a fancy very little dial that lets me to adjust the aperture and shutter pace (in unison) for every shoot.

Some other digital camera settings: NEF Raw and JPG structure with Great high quality, Image Measurement is Significant, White Equilibrium is Automobile, Image regulate is Std, Color House is Adobe RGB.

I’m however obtaining some troubles with depth of industry and focus. I have fewer shadows and superior concentration when I’m keeping the do the job as opposed to flat. Will test to determine that out – but open to tips.

Just one other detail to incorporate is the software program I use for enhancing. It basically came with the digital camera (as a disk- lol) but it is totally free for any person to download.  It really is called Capture NX-D. I located it pretty rapid to understand and does a bunch of matters that I genuinely will need to do – like applying the identical adjustment options to a batch of photographs. I have not observed editing software I like since google dropped Picasa – and that’s been a looong time. 

So, which is my mind dump on “expert” photograph taking for now. Truly feel totally free to give your enter on anything at all. This is all new to me and I’m open to methods and beneficial reviews. 

I am going to explain to you far more about the book as I get a lot more carried out, but it ought to be available in advance of the holiday seasons (November 2022) and the topic/title is wire wrap jewellery generating with beads for novices. I’m very thrilled about it, but also performing my butt off on it.