tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post5250025582152589764..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: visit James JeanKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-15513855818598731762010-10-25T17:09:42.780+09:002010-10-25T17:09:42.780+09:00I've learned a new term: barrel distortion. ...I've learned a new term: <i>barrel distortion.</i> Thanks.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-6553218913961572272010-10-25T13:27:09.854+09:002010-10-25T13:27:09.854+09:00The lighting problem is solved by highly diffused ...The lighting problem is solved by highly diffused lighting, which is generally achieved by bouncing the light off of something else (preferably something white but not shiny--my brother uses a white bedsheet when photographing his candles, I think). This eliminates the need to use flashes and lights all areas of the painting equally.<br /><br />As for barrel distortion, this is usually most severe and noticeable when zooming, but any optical distortion can be removed post-production by warping the photo in the opposite direction (PhotoShop even has a lens correction filter for this).<br /><br />The "true light" issue is something else than can be fixed post-production (PS Curves allows you to select a white point, a black point, and a gray point, all of which let you fiddle with the white balance), but many professional photographers set their white balance beforehand with a standard card of neutral hue (usually gray).<br /><br />Just some tips from a fellow amateur photographer.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com