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Thursday 15 June 2017

Frequently asked questions ...

I am going to answer another of the Frequently asked questions that I have received from friends and followers on my blog.


Today I am going to answer:

"Do you use a light box to take your photos?"

In short, the answer is no, I don't use a light box to take my photographs.  I am very fortunate that I have a room with lots of natural light including a skylight that I take my photographs directly below.

I am by no means an expert photographer but I do have a very good Canon Camera and a 50 mm 1.8 STM Lens that is particularly good for taking close up photographs.  I also use PicMonkey Photo Editor, the basic editing program is free but you can upgrade at a small cost to obtain additional features.

Having said all of that, I think the most important thing to remember when taking photographs of cards is to make sure your camera is on the same level as the item you are photographing.  I place a large box on my table and place a 12 x 12" sheet of white card stock on top, I then prop up another sheet at the back.

When I sit at a chair I can line my camera up with my card ensuring that I am at the same level, this makes it much easier to take a straight photograph and make sure your card looks square.  If you take your photograph from above or at an angle your card will distort and look askew.

I have two previous posts in this series where I answer

"What paper do you use for printing?"

and

"What printer do you use?"

You can find them both HERE, if you are interested and would like to take a look.

I hope you find this information useful and that I have managed to answer some of the questions that I have received. I would just like to say that I am NOT recommending these products, I am only letting you know what I use.

Pauline
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10 comments:

  1. Janice15 June 2017 at 06:33

    Great photography tips Pauline, thank you! I can see where I'm going wrong with mine 😉
    Janice x

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  2. Beebeebabs15 June 2017 at 09:36

    Thanks for sharing!!!

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  3. Fikreta15 June 2017 at 10:29

    thanks for sharing
    have a nice day

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  4. Debbie15 June 2017 at 12:03

    Great tip as this is one of the things many crafter's struggle with. As I do the have a great amount of natural daylight I invested in a photo box with a built in LED light strip. Another good tip is to add a backdrop - I use a brick wall backdrop for my photos and this can be done easily with wallpaper samples 🙂 xx

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  5. Jules15 June 2017 at 14:19

    Hi Pauline

    How lovely to have good natural light. Your skylight must make a big difference.

    Your pictures always look wonderful!

    Love Jules xx

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  6. Alice (scrAPpamondo)15 June 2017 at 18:05

    Thanks so much for sharing your tips on photographing cards!!

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  7. cuilliesocks15 June 2017 at 19:37

    Thanks for these tips Pauline, my photography is quite pants, Kate x

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  8. Berina RGA15 June 2017 at 21:36

    Thanks for these info, Pauline!

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  9. Mia16 June 2017 at 00:41

    Thank you for sharing these tips.

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  10. Faith A at Daffodil Cards16 June 2017 at 16:46

    Great tips, thank you Pauline.
    Faith
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