What do I need to do to make this less washed out looking?

Quicksilverart · #1 2006-08-04, 6:40pm

Is it my camera settings or too much light on the bead? I'm using an Ott light on the left and a halogen light on the right. Is the halogen too white?

Solana · #2 2006-08-04, 8:53pm

It almost looks as if there isn't enough light on the front of the bead. It kind of looks back-lit. Try using some daylight bulbs, and moving the lights more towards the front of the bead. Also, try upping your camera's exposure value (EV) to 1.5 or so.

Good luck!

Quicksilverart · #3 2006-08-05, 5:36pm

Thanks for the help, Karla! I'll give it a try.

e. mort · #4 2006-08-12, 4:45am

Also, does your camera have the option to select your point of exposure? Usually digital cameras will try and figure out the right exposure by averaging out all the lighting in the frame, so I find that if you are shooting on white, you end up with the item too dark. You can either try shooting on a darker color, or on my camera setting the point of exposure to the center of the frame. That makes it determine the exposure just by the object you are focused on. However, while it will give you a nice exposure on your item, it can give you an overly bright background. Good luck!
Eric