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Photographing Scale Models

This discussion group is is hosted by Robert Oehler and dedicated to the art of photographing models. Subjects include tips & techniques, equipment, lighting, and digital photography.

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  1. Opinions wanted on portable photo studio View Thread - Michael McLaughlin on Oct 19, 11:41 AM
    1. I used one similar to this one earlier this year and didn't like it. - Val Bueno on Oct 19, 9:34 PM
      1. Thanks Val - Michael McLaughlin on Oct 20, 4:52 PM
    2. I have one and I don't care for it. - Rob Feehan on Oct 21, 10:38 AM
    3. Here's my idea... - Rui Monteiro on Oct 30, 6:45 AM
      1. Rui!, That is too COOL! - Val on Oct 30, 9:36 AM
        1. Re: Rui!, That is too COOL! - Rui Monteiro on Oct 30, 5:57 PM
      2. Reminded me of this - Keith Williamson on Oct 30, 7:01 PM
        1. true - Rui Monteiro on Oct 31, 2:38 AM
    4. I have a Wal-Mart Special - Scott Millican on Oct 31, 8:49 AM
    5. helpful link - Bill Inglee on Nov 7, 7:29 PM
     
  2. NYC camera-shops View Thread - Andras Don on Oct 1, 3:24 PM
    1. If they are the same shops that sell online - Michael Rinaldi on Oct 10, 11:01 AM
     
  3. Why the difference in tone?? View Thread - Tony on Sep 5, 7:14 AM
    1. Is the camera's White Balance seting on Automatic? - Val Bueno on Sep 7, 3:18 PM
    2. Oops sorry for the double post...but since it's here..take a look inside... - Val Bueno on Sep 7, 3:19 PM
    3. Re: Why the difference in tone?? - Tony on Sep 7, 4:33 PM
      1. The GE Reveal lights take out the yellowish tinge... - Val Bueno on Sep 8, 9:43 AM
        1. Re: The GE Reveal lights take out the yellowish tinge... - Tony on Sep 8, 12:45 PM
     
  4. Photo Layering View Thread - Jason Bobrowich on Aug 22, 11:01 PM
    1. This might help - Rob Feehan on Aug 26, 11:45 AM
     
  5. How to post pics View Thread - Stewart Roy on Jul 31, 9:40 AM
    1. Do you have acces to any type of photo editing software? - Val Bueno on Aug 1, 9:57 AM
     
  6. some red spot on my photo View Thread - christophe boulant on Jul 30, 8:07 AM
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  7. To Alan Weller & Val Bueno View Thread - Rick Nelson on Jul 24, 5:30 PM
    1. It takes a little work.... - Alan Weller on Jul 29, 3:52 PM
    2. Glad to be of help. Aloha, Val (nt) - Val Bueno on Aug 1, 9:58 AM
     
  8. Seeking DOF advice View Thread - Alan Weller on Jul 8, 6:57 AM
    1. A few questions.... - Val Bueno on Jul 9, 1:17 AM
    2. results improving... - Alan Weller on Jul 9, 6:13 AM
      1. HOLY COW! I think you've got the camera licked! That shot is AWESOME! - Val Bueno on Jul 9, 9:33 AM
        1. Thanks for the help! n/t - Alan Weller on Jul 9, 11:58 AM
          1. As you have discovered the higher the f/stop number - Michael Rinaldi on Jul 11, 10:52 AM
            1. Great information...... - Alan Weller on Jul 12, 8:53 AM
            2. wrong - Owen R Auer on Jul 24, 8:03 AM
              1. Possible incorrect use of terminology - Michael Rinaldi on Aug 21, 9:17 AM
     
  9. cant post pictures View Thread - john ottenheijm on Jun 23, 3:42 PM
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  10. How to post pics View Thread - Stewart Roy on May 14, 8:20 AM
    1. Re: How to post pics - Stewart Roy on May 14, 8:24 AM
      1. I've been using Photobucket.com for years..... - Val Bueno on May 14, 9:39 AM
     
  11. @Val Bueno, another try at my pastel weathered T-34. View Thread - Christophe Jacquemont on May 10, 6:51 AM
    1. Hi Cristophe! I can see the dust applied to the upper surfaces.... - Val Bueno on May 11, 8:43 PM
     
  12. Problems photographying models finished with pastel chalks. View Thread - Christophe Jacquemont on Apr 12, 10:06 AM
    1. Have you tried bracketing the photos? - Val Bueno on Apr 13, 9:30 AM
      1. Re: Have you tried bracketing the photos? - Christophe Jacquemont on Apr 15, 11:23 AM
        1. Another thing... - Christophe Jacquemont on Apr 15, 11:24 AM
        2. What lens did you use? - Val Bueno on Apr 15, 10:45 PM
          1. AF Nikkor 35mm F2. - Christophe Jacquemont on Apr 16, 12:23 AM
            1. Cool, thanks for the info. Now to see if I can really afford one. Kits or cameras? Hmmmmm - Val on Apr 16, 9:28 AM
     
  13. which color is the best for the background? View Thread - Dennis Brändle on Mar 31, 8:14 AM
    1. use an 18% gray card to set the camera, not white - Val Bueno on Apr 1, 9:53 AM
     
  14. Newbie shots taken with Nikon Coolpix 4600...tips needed View Thread - michael lee smith on Mar 2, 9:50 PM
    1. Re: Newbie shots taken with Nikon Coolpix 4600...tips needed - Michael McLaughlin on Mar 2, 11:49 PM
      1. thanks Mike, but.... - michael lee smith on Mar 3, 12:42 AM
        1. Have a look at the post below................. - Michael McLaughlin on Mar 3, 12:50 AM
          1. Read your post before I posted mine... - michael lee smith on Mar 3, 1:39 AM
            1. The pics are great........... - Michael McLaughlin on Mar 3, 4:14 AM
     
  15. Nikon Coolpix 5400 operator problems View Thread - PRanta on Feb 29, 8:45 AM
    1. Can you do a little experiment to help me diagnose the problem? - Val Bueno on Feb 29, 2:45 PM
      1. WooHoooo! - PRanta on Mar 3, 9:19 AM
     
  16. Questions on These pics View Thread - Matthew Malogorski on Feb 25, 9:56 AM
    1. A few answers - Andrew Albrecht on Feb 26, 11:48 AM
    2. See my response below - Rick Nelson on Feb 28, 3:17 PM
     
  17. Looking for suggestions for good dig. cam. for photographing documents and photos View Thread - Sam Wren on Jan 27, 5:24 PM
    1. Most important... - Frank V. De Sisto on Jan 30, 5:27 AM
    2. Really pleased with my new setup - Rick Nelson on Feb 2, 6:10 PM
    3. thanks for your input, n/t - Sam Wren on Feb 9, 11:29 PM
     
  18. Still images from video View Thread - Chris Brown on Jan 27, 2:22 PM
    1. Re: Still images from video - Uli Mössner on Jan 28, 10:19 AM
      1. Thanks - Chris Brown on Jan 29, 12:50 AM
        1. If your willing to drop some coin - Mark Dunck on Jun 5, 5:06 AM
     
  19. Which compact digital camera would you recommend? View Thread - Michael McLaughlin on Jan 25, 11:37 AM
    1. I haven't found one yet myself - Val Bueno on Jan 25, 11:09 PM
      1. Re: I haven't found one yet myself - Michael McLaughlin on Jan 28, 10:48 PM
    2. Nikon Coolpix P5100 - Michael McLaughlin on Jan 29, 2:29 PM
      1. Nikon Coolpix P5100 - Peter Mossong on Feb 2, 12:02 AM
     
  20. white balance setting View Thread - malc ireson on Dec 23, 9:15 AM
    1. From what I can see, the pictures look fine. - Valentin E. Bueno on Dec 23, 7:23 PM
      1. many thanks - malc ireson on Dec 24, 12:59 AM
     
  21. Trouble with Fuji Finepix S700? View Thread - Jeff Hamblen on Dec 20, 7:32 AM
    1. I own an Olympus C2100Uz with 27X zoon: 10X optical and 2.7 Digital and it does the same.. - Val Bueno on Dec 20, 8:47 AM
      1. Thanks - Jeff Hamblen on Dec 20, 10:52 PM
    2. Fuji 5700 - Chris Grove on Dec 24, 10:44 AM
     
  22. Anyone out there using a Nikon D80 View Thread - chad perkins on Dec 13, 12:16 PM
    1. Good camera - Rob Feehan on Dec 17, 1:41 AM
    2. D80 for model photography - Mats Stråhle on Dec 18, 6:09 AM
    3. Perhaps... - Sergio Gómez on Jan 4, 1:15 PM
     
  23. very interesting site View Thread - petros mitrou on Nov 20, 7:28 AM
    1. Here is another good site - Michael Rinaldi on Dec 7, 11:17 AM
     
  24. Olympus C 70 -need help View Thread - petros mitrou on Nov 18, 3:40 AM
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  25. Some more tips please. View Thread - Gary Potter on Nov 16, 1:50 AM
    1. Some thoughts and maybe some help - Michael Rinaldi on Nov 30, 11:29 AM
      1. Thank you Michael. - Gary Potter on Nov 30, 2:51 PM
      2. Thanks also - Darrin Greggans on Jan 26, 10:44 AM
     
  26. Where to get a proper Background? View Thread - Thomas on Nov 11, 8:28 AM
    1. backgrounds - Charlie Pritchett on Dec 20, 12:50 PM
    2. Photo Backgrounds - Andy Tedtsen on Jan 8, 5:41 AM
    3. i too seek back ground - robert maxwell on Mar 14, 4:43 PM
     
  27. Any tips on these pics. View Thread - Gary Potter on Nov 8, 8:40 PM
    1. My thoughts on your pics.....Others please chime in - Val Bueno on Nov 8, 9:30 PM
      1. Yeah.. - Gary Potter on Nov 9, 12:18 AM
    2. Picasa2 software - Steve Kubik on Jan 26, 11:34 AM
     
  28. Need help with my Canon S3 IS View Thread - Patrick Bernier on Nov 4, 4:44 PM
    1. Is everything set on Automatic? - Val Bueno on Nov 5, 8:50 AM
      1. Thanks - Patrick Bernier on Nov 5, 2:11 PM
      2. Thanks - Patrick Bernier on Nov 5, 2:12 PM
     
  29. Canon Powershot Sd 1000 View Thread - David McKeever on Oct 31, 7:44 AM
    1. Assuming you are taking the photos hand held and without flash.... - Val Bueno on Oct 31, 9:38 AM
     
  30. Which Canon macro lens? View Thread - Steve Dowty on Oct 27, 9:14 AM
    1. digital - Owen R Auer on Dec 19, 5:32 PM
     
  31. any tip to get the best of my SONY DSC-W90(test shoots) View Thread - Ivan Loera on Sep 27, 12:23 PM
    1. 1) GREAT looking models! 2) pretty good photos from what is essentially a point and shoot - Val Bueno on Oct 1, 9:50 AM
      1. thanx ! - Ivan Loera on Oct 1, 1:29 PM
    2. Pics - Owen R Auer on Dec 19, 5:35 PM
     
  32. background images View Thread - robt maxwell on Sep 25, 6:20 AM
    1. need source for background - robert maxwell on Oct 11, 6:57 AM
      1. Model Railways - Chris Grove on Oct 31, 2:55 PM
     
  33. Cannon Rebel XT Woes- View Thread - James Duncan on Sep 25, 6:00 AM
    1. I response you in the other post (w/t) - Sergio Gómez on Sep 26, 7:35 AM
    2. Re: Cannon Rebel XT Woes- - David J Ross on Sep 27, 2:53 PM
    3. Canon - Matt Wellhouser on Oct 1, 11:35 AM
     
  34. DSc -S40 View Thread - luis cortelezzi on Sep 8, 5:08 PM
    1. Advice - Adrian Turcu on Oct 9, 5:06 AM
     
  35. New to photography, need a shopping list... View Thread - JW Cesafsky on Sep 2, 3:25 PM
    1. First of all, you'll need a camera and... - David E. O'Hara on Sep 16, 5:13 PM
    2. What is your " a reasonable price range"? - Dmitry Kiyatkin on Sep 18, 7:06 PM
     
  36. Looking to replace my 8 years old digital camera... View Thread - Collin Loo on Aug 15, 7:45 AM
    1. Did they have...... - Owen R Auer on Aug 31, 7:26 PM
      1. Sure they did - Rob Feehan on Sep 1, 1:44 AM
     
  37. Trying to post bigger pics View Thread - Bob yack on Jul 31, 9:15 PM
    1. Try, try again - Bob yack on Jul 31, 9:49 PM
      1. It up, but still a little... - Dmitry Kiyatkin on Aug 12, 12:08 PM
     
  38. Photo lighting booth View Thread - Chuck Bush on Jul 30, 8:51 PM
    1. I have one too - Rob Feehan on Jul 31, 1:18 PM
      1. I agree - Chuck Bush on Jul 31, 2:29 PM
        1. lots of light - Rob Feehan on Aug 5, 11:23 AM
     
  39. Why is this View Thread - David Alman on Jul 9, 9:21 AM
    1. Don't worry me too!! - Clarence Prigent on Jul 10, 5:36 AM
     
  40. For Nikon D50 lens... View Thread - Clarence Prigent on Jul 5, 5:43 AM
    1. Zoom lenses... - Frank V. De Sisto on Jul 5, 5:53 AM
    2. My opinion - Sergio Gómez on Jul 5, 11:35 AM
    3. Macro Lens - Scott Dimmick on Aug 15, 7:40 AM
     
  41. Another background color experiment View Thread - Sergio Gómez on Jun 13, 12:10 PM
    1. Great looking photos - Val Bueno on Jun 16, 11:10 PM
      1. Equipment - Sergio Gómez on Jun 17, 5:22 AM
        1. Sergio- - James Duncan on Sep 25, 6:03 AM
          1. Hi - Sergio Gómez on Sep 25, 11:00 AM
            1. Thank you Sergio- - James Duncan on Sep 26, 8:03 AM
     
  42. I have a question about background color and how it effects percieved model paint colors View Thread - Jeff Nelson on Jun 11, 11:07 AM
    1. I determine correct colors via white balance settings - Michael Rinaldi on Jun 11, 2:37 PM
      1. I'll try the suggestions you mention, and run the experiment... - Jeff Nelson on Jun 13, 6:58 AM
        1. Meter settings - Frank De Sisto on Jun 13, 9:55 AM
     
  43. I couldn't afford digital SLR so here's what I got: View Thread - Michael McDonald on Jun 7, 11:40 AM
    1. Sounds like you got more for less - Michael Rinaldi on Jun 8, 3:05 PM
      1. Well, I have high hopes, but... - Michael McDonald on Jun 10, 6:22 AM
     
  44. White backgrounds - some tips View Thread - Michael Rinaldi on May 23, 9:53 AM
    1. Danke, Mike... - Serra, Marcos (Panzerserra) on May 23, 11:08 AM
    2. cheers Mike - Graeme Davidson on May 23, 10:13 PM
      1. I do add a feather depending on the sharpness of the pic - Michael Rinaldi on Jul 2, 4:53 PM
    3. Thanks Michael - Pat McGrath on May 24, 2:56 PM
     
  45. Digital camera questions ... View Thread - Russ Field on Apr 20, 6:23 PM
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  46. Megapixel problems View Thread - Michael Kirchoff on Feb 17, 1:03 PM
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  47. Bloody Omaha View Thread - Anonymous on Feb 15, 3:10 PM
    1. Clone stamp tool - Pat McGrath on Feb 22, 2:41 PM
      1. Re: Clone stamp tool - Jean-Claude Glineur on Feb 24, 10:43 AM
     
  48. Lens advice View Thread - Rob Feehan on Feb 13, 9:16 AM
    1. lenses - Ron Smith on Jun 1, 9:54 AM
     
  49. Sony Cybershot Any Good ? View Thread - Joey Dorsey on Feb 10, 6:08 AM
    1. Nevermind Guys , Found Some Good Reviews ! n/t - Joey Dorsey on Feb 11, 6:29 AM
    2. cybershot dsc f 828 - Robert Doepp on Mar 1, 2:11 PM
     
  50. Choosing a new len for a Nikon D50 View Thread - Clarence Prigent on Jan 20, 12:40 PM
    1. re: lens - Andy Molyneaux on Jan 23, 10:03 AM
      1. I use... - bobCollignon on Feb 13, 8:52 AM
    2. Niccor Micro 60mm - Robert Doepp on Mar 1, 2:17 PM
     
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