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Old 2008-05-14, 3:02am
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Does anyone have any experience using the D-Flector background set up from www.sharpics.com?
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Old 2008-05-14, 7:27am
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I got one a couple years ago and used it for awhile...but personally don't care for the look of bright, colourful beads on a stark white background so I stopped using it. I will say it was extremely easy to use, makes the object appear as though it's floating, and produced a very, very white background with little shadows...I did notice that I had to set my camera to overexpose as well as use the flash in order to get the crisp, white background.
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Old 2008-05-14, 8:06am
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Thanks. But, what do you mean to "overexpose." And didn't it also overexpose your bead?
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Old 2008-05-14, 9:57am
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To overexpose...my camera has a setting (I think it's the aperture setting) that goes from -2.0 to +2.0 and it allows more or less light through to the lens...I had to set it at +1.7 in order to get the crisp white background...and no, it didn't over expose the bead...(if I knew how to post a pic here I'd show you, but it seems I'm technically challenged when it comes to that here)
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Ok...I think I've got the picture thingy figured out...

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Old 2008-05-14, 10:55am
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Beautiful!!!
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Old 2008-05-14, 12:06pm
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Thank you! Hope the info helps...
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Those are beautifully photographed Alex!! I just purchased on of these D-reflectors. I just received mine today. I do like a white background on my everyday photos so I'm sure I will love this if mine turn out as nice as yours did. I also use gradient backgrounds for show photos but I do use white as a background for most of my beads.

Thanks for sharing your pic!!!
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Old 2008-05-14, 4:58pm
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Thanks for the kind words Robin! I think you'll find the D-Flector very easy to use, that was one of the very first pictures I took with it, literally no learning curve at all...(which is always nice, who has time to learn all this stuff anyways!?)

By the way...I love your work!
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Thanks Alex, that's very nice of you to say. I love your work, too!!
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