ok every time I try to make a decent photo of a mini ( now i've finished a wood elf and I want too put it in my 'empty' gallery soo bad ) it just doesn't work out. I don't have a good program for editing it.
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although my camera has a 3.2 megapixel lens ( it doesn't have a macro option ), this is the best I can get out it:



so I need help.

thanks,

Niels

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You are trying to fill the whole frame with the mini - the camera is not coping

Move the camera back and then shoot a couple of tests until you find the correct focus length - you can then crop the pic later - but the 1st thing is to get it in focus

Use the BEST setting for the image - at 3.2 MP you will still be able to crop

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Yeah, Oldie is right, a photo editor won't help you here.

Your camera probably has a fixed focal length, which means you have to move it (or the model) around to find the minimum distance the model will still be in focus. Check the display and do some trial and error.

Depending on your camera you might have to be away quite a bit from the model (but the image you have suggests it shouldn't be /too/ bad).

Number of Megapixels unfortunately is not an indication of the quality of the camera and how well it is suited to miniature photography.

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thanks guys, I'll keep trying. if you have any more practical tips, the're always welcome!

Niels

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I have had another look at you pic and without knowing the details of your camera I offer these as suggestions

Measure the distance camera to fig - probably about 12 in - then move camera back 3 inches at a time and take new shot - I assume the camera has auto focus - so sooner or later it will be able to focus correctly - rember THAT distance

IF your camera has any OPTICAL Zoom then try zooming in a little at a time

After some practise and a few mistakes - you will eventually be able to get an "in-focus" shot that you can then crop and size

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but if you finally are able to get a focused image from the camera you might want to consider using the free open souce program "the gimp" for image manipulation. (-> http://www.gimp.org)

all my images usually are too dark fresh from the camera. in the gimp i can adjust the colours to make the image look as one would expect it to look.

also you can use functions like sharpening and if you know what you are doing you can actually doing millions of things to improve your image.

another thing, if your camera has a close up button (userly marked with a flower) then pressing it will focus on much closer minis

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I think Labert is talking about the macro setting. Heres a good way to use it, hold thge camera quite far away from the mini, turn on the macro setting, then zoom in until it looks good, but not to far otherwise it will go blurry.

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