Gold: Experimenting with true metallic

[Torn blue sky]

Bit better, still could use with a better light though and a bit bigger. Maybe even focusing on one at a time meantime. I blew the pic up (in size, not with semtex) and the sizes really don't do them justice =( Have to admit though, the photography/photo editing etc are my least fave bits too.

 

[SkelettetS]

nice! i especially like the osl, very neat :good:

 

[khavor]

Yep, definitely agree w. what others have already said about your pics. Unfortunately you need good pics to get a good score. But that's my least favorite part too. Who wants to waste time with a camera when you could be painting or trolling the forums? Don't know if you've ever been to JRN's website, but if you're painting true metallics you should study the master:

http://www.jrn-works.dk/index.html

He's got some excellent tutorials there.

 

[Dryad]

Thanks for all the help and tips everyone. I guess I really need to get light tent, tripod, and proper lights for better pics. My camera just doesn't like being in the dark. I'll probably wait til I have more models fully painted first.

 

[khavor]

Crack out the old instruction book for your camera. You may find it has an exposure compensation adjustment (many cameras do). You can set the exposure compensation up, and make your pictures brighter straight out of the camera without adding more lights. Just step up in increments until you get something you like.

 

[Dryad]

Hi Thanks, Khavor, funny I just figured that out last night! Probably read almost every photography thread here. Then the sun came out this morning so I moved everything to a bright spot in front of a window (the stairs) set up my horrible halogens, ditched the white paper and cranked up the exposure and BOOM! got a better picture. http://www.coolminiornot.com/279042 Now you'll be able to see all the blotches in the paint job