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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bloodsparrow" data-source="post: 1126354" data-attributes="member: 12554">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... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  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. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> )  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.</blockquote>

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