Forum: Photography


Subject: *URGENT* Serious, proper photography help needed

JordyArt opened this issue on May 15, 2003 ยท 17 posts


JordyArt posted Thu, 15 May 2003 at 4:39 AM

At work I've got to take a picture of an item not too different in format from a radio alarm clock. Basically, Black plastic case with LED display..... Problem is, I can't get a happy medium with the picture - either the case is just right and the digits have an awful neon-like glow around them, or the display is fine but the case looks naff. Please, Please help!! I need to know what sort of lighting and/or camera setup I need to get this right.... I've got less than 2 weeks to get this done, leaflet designed and printed...... and it's positively doing my head in..... I've tried slow shutter speeds, fast shutter speeds, bright light, low light..... oh, and interestingly using the flash is completely out - these things refresh the display just like a TV does, so using a flash & high shutter speed catches it half way through a refresh so you have numbers showing..... Any help from you guys will be MUCH appreciated - and lets face it, it's not very often I ask for technical stuff, is it? (The fact I avoid technical things has nothing to do with that fact, honest.....) CHEERS! (",)