Poll: What Photo Album Should I Start Next?

[Djeta Thernadier]

Okay, Arthur is working hard, so I made it myself...

Weapons of ENWorlders

Cool. I need to take some pictures of mine and MojoGMs daggers and other assorted shiny pointy things and get them up there.

 

[mistergone]

I'm just going to sneak a post in here so that the Sacramento ENWorld clique has a dominating presence.


Uh, actually, I have no idea what I'm even doing in Meta... I feel lost... Oh yeah, I was looking for something...

Oh yeah part two, I would have voted for weapons, also.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

thanks blood. ;-p

 

[Bloodsparrow]

thanks blood. ;-p

Yeah yeah, sure sure...

No, if only somebody other them myself would post to it!

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

Yeah yeah, sure sure...

No, if only somebody other them myself would post to it!

I took some pictures of my daggers and sadly, the pictures did not come out

Do you have any tips on photography things like daggers, swords etc?

 

[Bloodsparrow]

I took some pictures of my daggers and sadly, the pictures did not come out

Do you have any tips on photography things like daggers, swords etc?

Hmmm, did you take the pictures inside, in artificial light, with a disposable camera?

Well, to be honest, the base of the picture I have up, of my cutlass, came from the eBay listing from which I bought it... I didn't have the time, or the energy to set up a "glamor shot" of my cutlass. I didn't want the entry to be just that one shot, I wanted to shot it from other angles. But I didn't want it to look like an eBay listing, so I didn't use the other pictures from there. (And it was the close ups of the hilt that really sold me on this weapon.) I also wanted to put myself in there with my cutlass, to make it more personal. But I looked terrible and I was about to go to bed. So I used to cutlass to mask most of me. (It's a weapon gallery anyway. ) I had a friend take pictures of me, in a well lit hallway, with a digital camera that had a focus feature and pre-view window.

If all you have is a disposable camera, it's pretty hit or miss. It's tricky to get nice up close shots with those. They're mostly made to be used outdoors during the day... The addition of a flash doesn't always help. (I have seen some disposables that were specifically for portraits... But that was a long time ago, and I seem to recall that it was expensive.) Check the back of the camera, there are usually little symbols that indicate the conditions it's best used under.

Most disposables are meant to be used outside, during the day. If there's a little lamp on the back, that means that *they* think it's okay to be used indoors. You should also see a little symbol that indicates how far away you should be for best results.

When you're using regular film, regardless of if it's in a disposable, a point and click, or a full fledged rig with adjustable speeds and f-stops. Look at the film speed. Film usually comes in speeds of 100 - 700. The lower the speed, the better it is for dark conditions. Most Disposables and point & clicks use 400 because it's right in the middle. I've had the best luck using 400 speed indoors, but during the day, with a good amount of both natural and artificial light. Basicly an open window with a lamp on the other side to provide fill. (600 and 700 are mostly for very well lit action shots. The film is very very fast to catch subjects in movement without blur.)

Composition:
If you're going to put the knife down in any way, make sure you take the picture from the knife's level. (The same is true of animals) Kneel down, sit down or (if you lay the item down on a table) stand on a chair to get a strait on shot of your weapon.

Hope that helps.

 

[Djeta Thernadier]

Hmmm, did you take the pictures inside, in artificial light, with a disposable camera?
.......
Hope that helps.

Thanks and yes it helped. It was a cheap disposable. I'm getting a digital in a few weeks which I think will probably take clearer pictures. I might try to find a picture of at least my Egytian dagger, which even though it's mass produced and not like, specially made for me or anything, is and probably always will be my favorite. I'm sure I can find a pic online of it.


EDIT : Found a picture from the place where I got it. Posted it in the Gallery. I have no idea where MojoGM got his, so we'll have to wait till we can take some pictures for that.

 

[KidCthulhu]

Well, the pets thing and the "here's a picture of me" thing has beed done to death, undeath, turning and then a pile of dust. And we know ArthurQ is really dying to show off that Batarang of his, so what the hell, I vote weapons. But with the caveat that no one poses with his weapon. Weapon only. No posers or poseurs. Hey, I'm harsh, but unfair.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Well, the pets thing and the "here's a picture of me" thing has beed done to death, undeath, turning and then a pile of dust. And we know ArthurQ is really dying to show off that Batarang of his, so what the hell, I vote weapons. But with the caveat that no one poses with his weapon. Weapon only. No posers or poseurs. Hey, I'm harsh, but unfair.

BAT'LETH!

 

[Bloodsparrow]

Arthur has a Batarang?

Cool!

Djeta, that dagger is sweet! Where'd you get it?

No posers or poseurs. Hey, I'm harsh, but unfair.

Too late I'm afraid, the poser has already posed.