Originally posted by jdmyers4
I've tried taking some pictures of my pens on a white background in natural lighting, and the results have been less that satisfactory.
I'm thinking I'll get my tent out and try it with that. I was wondering, what setings work best on the camera for taking pictures with a white background? I use a Nikon D2H with tripod.
I went out and looked at the camera. NICE!
What kind of improvements are you looking for?
The manual for your camera should be your best friend. You want to carefully read the sections on "White Balance", "Macro mode", "Manual focus" (if any), and "Aperture Priority".
The nice thing about digital cameras is that you can take several photos under different settings and immediately put them into the computer and see how they came out. Write down the settings as you go and you will soon have a list of the settings needed.
A light tent is a good idea for the best photos. Turn the camera flash off.
The settings for my Canon Pro-1 are: Mode=Av(aperture priority), Macro Mode=on, Flash=off, Exposure control=+2, White Balance=Custom1, Super Macro Mode=on for close-ups.
Hope this helps...