Only one thing to add, Cin and Alwyen,
The LACMA exhibit, Fashioning Fashion, forbids tripods. Not cameras.
Nothing about flash. Just tripods! Perhaps for the trip hazard? I
don't know. I have a monopod which is a pretty darn good substitute,
but they even forbade that when I asked. It wasn't even with me, but I
was curious if they were going to be fussy about number of feet on the
pod).
And the Balenciaga exhibit in SF, which Cin and I just saw, forbade
photography, period. Many of the displays were so dark (and on with
several black garments) it was next-to-impossible to see construction
details, but we happened to think of a tiny LED flashlight, and Cin
happened to have one. Talk about a handy museum tool :) Even if we
couldn't photograph, we could at least see! It might make photographs
easier in cases where flash is forbidden (most cases).
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
"Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On May 19, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Cin wrote:
Aylwen,
I see what you're looking at now. My recommendation: Take several
costume pieces to the camera store with you (various textures & hue
densities). Take your laptop, too. Have the sales person setup the
lighting situation(s) you'll be in. Run lots of experiments, perhaps
some like these:
* Set your camera to ISO 1600, shutter priority & shoot your costumes
from various distances.
* Switch to "indoor" mode & shoot.
* Switch to "night + portrait" and shoot a bunch more.
* Noodle around with the white balance.
* Shoot thru glass, if you can, to simulate museum cases.
* Turn the image stab on & off & see how things change when you shoot
your costumes from various distances.
* Add the tripod (good call, Claudine) and do it all again.
* Try macro, if there is one... tho I dont see it listed on the
features page.
* Ask what setup the salesperson recommends now that s/he knows what
you're up to.
Down load everything to your computer & check the result on the bigger
screen. Your computer will have much better color depth than the tiny
screen. See if you like the results and see if you have all the right
accessories (like the SDHC adapter) to dnld pics to your computer.
Having done that, see what else the shop recommends given your
interests and your price point.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
cinbar...@gmail.com
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Aylwen Gardiner-Garden
<aylwe...@gmail.com> wrote:
Sorry about the link - I've shortened it to http://tinyurl.com/
3nqxqf9
I have access to costume collections overseas that I can photograph
without
a flash. I prefer Olympus so was looking at this one
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/XG6600/olympus-sp-600-ultra-zoom-digital-cameraand
wondering if it would work.
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