Thank you! I do usually have to take a ton of photographs to get just a few good ones. I delete loads of crappy ones. (Hurrah for digital cameras instead of film!) The main things are just 1) using a flash, 2) holding the camera steady and 3) having enough light. Oh, and 4) having it on the close-up setting (which is a little flower symbol on most cameras. I'm not sure what the technical name is. I don't think it's macro, but it might be.)
Often it helps to use a tripod. I just have a tiny 6-inch tripod, and it's really useful for shooting very tiny closeups. (I think the before picture of the table and candelabra is the only one in this set where I used it.) Or sometimes I'll just rest the camera on a book or box or something to hold it steady.
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Date: 2009-05-12 04:39 pm (UTC)Often it helps to use a tripod. I just have a tiny 6-inch tripod, and it's really useful for shooting very tiny closeups. (I think the before picture of the table and candelabra is the only one in this set where I used it.) Or sometimes I'll just rest the camera on a book or box or something to hold it steady.
Hee! :D