On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:29:44 +0100, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Rob > my girlfriend makes clay figures and I will try to photograph each before > she sells them > to make a nice catalogue in A4 format for her as a present... > > This is another try with the new Pentax 50mm A 2.8 macro lens and Agfa ISO > 200 vista film, > flashed with the 280T and negative scanned with the Canon 9900f and > corrected in Photoshop. > > Should I forget about the flash and start using the repro table with 4 lamps > I still have > not used yet? > Will slower film (ISO 100 or even less) add a lot? I just had some Agfa > Vista 200 ready. > Flash is much more comfortable for me because I do not have to transport the > figures to my home and I always carry the Pentax with me nowadays and when I > visit her :-) > > Answers from any Pentax lovers welcome! > > the link: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2964731 >
Good idea, and good shot. But, the blown out highlights on the right cheek of the mask are a bit distracting. Others have already given hints as to how to more effectively use flash in these situations, and I'm not a flash guy, so I'll stay mute on that point. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
