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| Advice Needed On...Photographic Blisterpacks | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 20 2014, 05:30 AM (446 Views) | |
| SeberHusky | Jan 20 2014, 05:30 AM Post #1 |
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Station Wagon
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Hello! Just what it says on the tin. Does anybody have any advice on how to take photographs of cars in blisterpacks cleanly? And I take photos of the entire blisterpack and car. I use flash, and tape off the flashbulb with electrical tape to make it not so bright, and I still get glare. That's my main problem I am having. How to take a clean and clear photo of the car in blister as well as the card, without any glare splotches? Thanks!
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| toyotageek | Jan 20 2014, 12:28 PM Post #2 |
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Basic rule - no flash photos. Try using other light sources (side or indirect lighting) or natural lighting and adjusting the angle of the blister card to camera until you have no glare. |
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| Firehawk73 | Jan 20 2014, 12:39 PM Post #3 |
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Exactly what he said. Flash is your worse enemy on most things small scale anyways but more so with blister packs and/or packaging. Must use better lighting on the subject. I also try to get the camera even with the car inside the package when taking the pic. Like so, ![]() ![]()
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| SeberHusky | Jan 20 2014, 02:29 PM Post #4 |
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Station Wagon
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Alright, so no flash? What would work better? Fluorescent or incandescent light sources? I have access to both. |
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| toyotageek | Jan 20 2014, 02:41 PM Post #5 |
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Either one, but it'll depend on your camera. Can you adjust the light settings? I use incandescent bulbs and my light settings are set to "Tungsten" which provides the closest natural colors. My camera is a Caxon Ixy - your camera may have different options. Your best bet is to just experiment with various light sources and settings, take notes and compare the photographic results. I found you can read about taking photos all day long, but with the sheer number of 'point & shoot' digital cameras it really boils down to trail and error. |
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| Barracuda68 | Jan 20 2014, 02:48 PM Post #6 |
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I try to take my pics of carded stuff outside on a partly cloudy day, or sunny day if you can find a spot were you can take the pic with out to much glare. They come like this ![]() ![]() ![]() I do you use the flash inside as the lighting in here sucks ![]() ![]() |
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| rlyoung | Jan 20 2014, 02:55 PM Post #7 |
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Station Wagon
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I also prefer to shoot packaged cars outside. Sometimes I will shoot down on the car with it laying flat on the ground or a low table. |
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| Harvestman | Jan 20 2014, 03:06 PM Post #8 |
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Captain Slow
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I photograph mine on a white background with no flash and a fluorescent light source.![]() To photograph entire packages, I shoot a picture of the package vertically, then rotate it on the computer. |
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| 69ch | Jan 20 2014, 03:06 PM Post #9 |
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Right its like two hobbies in one ... Collect toy cars and then photography is an entirely different matter.As mentioned cameras vary so trial and error is the best way.I rarely use a flash and prefer outdoor lighting when possible. Eric |
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| juantoo3 | Jan 20 2014, 04:44 PM Post #10 |
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I know some of the guys around here have gotten decent results using sunlight through a bathroom or laundry room window...so that is one more possibility to consider. Finding the right angle to shoot from to minimize the glare on the blister can be tough, but just keep at it until you figure out what works for you. |
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| SeberHusky | Jan 20 2014, 07:52 PM Post #11 |
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Station Wagon
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I do know all about trial and error, and also having to re-shoot an entire box of cars due to dog hair or blurriness I could not see until the photos were on my computer. I am not a rich person, and I do not like complicated cameras. I use my $25 Sony Cybershot DSC-S780 from 2008. It has a programmable automatic mode, but I usually leave it on ISO mode, as there is so much blur when left in automatic mode. The only downfall is granulation to the images. |
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| juantoo3 | Jan 20 2014, 08:22 PM Post #12 |
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You might even try playing with the settings. It's a bother, but when you find something that works its a really nice surprise. I broke my good camera, bought a bad camera, then took a $10 chance on a little bitty pocket camera that runs circles around the "bad" camera in every way. It's been a challenge to learn the settings. I've been struggling with lighting, not so worried just now about glare, just trying to get the light so it presents well...and I've had either too much or too little, incandescent and flourescent, direct and indirect, even tried a spot LED light...with mixed results at best. Accidentally I took a pic with just the overhead room light and the camera took its time exposing the pic...but it presents really well. So lately I've just been doing that...regular old room light with the camera on the tripod, try not to bump it as it takes a moment to expose and adjust...and most times I've been getting something I can work with. But that's my camera...I can't say that will work for you. Just keep fiddling with it, you'll sort it out eventually. Cheers! |
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