05-04-2005, 01:50 AM
Yea taking pics without the flash can be so frustrating and very time consuming, trust me!!! All my pics in the collection thread were done without flash, and I took over 1000 pics to get the 200 or so I have in there now. I bought a photography type light to illuminate my room more for better pics. Don\'t put the light directly on the piece your photoing, this will cause it to be extra shiny and orangish. Also use natural clear lightbulbs, they don\'t give off the yellowish glow. Don\'t get me wrong it helps but even still with a Sony 8.0MP camara I still get the out of focus, blurry ass pics. I usually take 3-4 shots from the same angle of the mask I\'m photoing. I usually end up with around 30 pics of 1 mask and then pick and choose the best and clearest ones. You can have the best camara in the world but in the end it comes down to patience, and lighting. Also like Ben said try using a tripod it might help, but 1 key thing I do is to not let the camara focus before you snap the pic. Press the shoot button halfway done and just before you get your signal that it is about to focus, press the shoot button all the way. It takes practice, but\'ll you\'ll get it.