Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Purple bracelet
I finished this bracelet this morning, while I waited for my digestive system to do its thing. I also wore the bracelet to work and had one of the "stones" fall off before I even got to work. Fortunately I found it in my coat pocket, so I'll be gluing it back in place after this. I wish my camera had a half-flash setting, then perhaps I could use it without washing everything out, unlike this photo where the colors are tanned and you can't even appreciate the pale greens and purples.
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Does your camera have a white balance setting? That will make a huge difference if you set a custom white balance before you shoot. For example, here is the same photo with about 60 sec worth of color correction:
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If I were to spend some time on it, I could do better, but most of what I did was to simply change the color temperature. If you are lighting with incandescent lights, setting your white balance to Tungsten should make a huge difference.
Another thing you can do is go to Target and get a cheap lampshade, the cheaper the better. You can use it as a daylight diffuser. It's a great way to shoot jewelry without spending big bucks on a cloud dome.
I'm afraid to have too much color show correctly or everyone will see my spotty skin (vitiligo). Ah, ageing - idn't great?
ReplyDeleteWe can fix that in post too. But honestly, until you mentioned it, I didn't notice. If you'd post some good photos of yourself I can confirm what I suspect: that time has been kind to you.
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