Taking a Photo

[Tnerb]

When a photo is worth a 1000 words, how many points is it worth?

 

I have been taking photographs and adding them to my journals recently as a test to see how well I can take the picture without the flash appearing somewhere on the cover. This has not been an easy task. Sure there were methods that people on the registry told me, not to mention some friends of mine who like photography but nothing came out the way I wanted it because the other problem was making sure I can place the picture in the spot provided by the registry.

 

As everyone knows the limit is 200kb. My problem was always that every time I made the picture smaller the size decreased and the clarity diminished. I want a crisp clear picture when I get back my signature series books from CGC and be able to update my whole registry. I figure I should do that now while I don't have that many books.

 

As with the Journal before this one by Bagofleas and is "Oak" collectibles he had a beautiful copy of a Graphic Novel I never saw before (Bagofleas if you're reading this please show that Dazzler the next Journal I would love to see that one.) There are two Graphic Novel's I want in a 9.8 (OK Maybe Three) and I have neither. One of Course is the New Mutants, currently I have that out being graded, a second is now on E-Bay, and the third is Groo.

 

I cannot afford the one on E-Bay right now as much as I want to. Plus there is a lot more good stuff out there and a craving for a new car is calling me. I wonder if I can give up collecting comic books for a year.... what do you think?

 

Thanks for Reading

 

Tnerb

 

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[Dr. Balls]

Without getting too advanced - you need to diffuse lots of light so your book is illuminated enough to show details when taking a picture without the flash. Assuming you don't have photography equipment - I would suggest putting a few hardcover books down to set your camera level to the slab on (don't hand-hold the camera).

 

Then, taking two or three lamps and cover them with white sheets (this diffuses the light the lamps put off) - move them around within 2 or 3 feet of the slab, checking your camera to make sure you're not getting any reflection. As soon as you're set - take the shot with the flash off, and it will be much brighter overall than the image you're showing above. The brighter the picture, the more crisp the detail.

 

In a nutshell.

[Tnerb]

Thank you very much for your input. The above photo was shot before I even knew what I was doing. Not that I truly know now but I am working on it. I do have a tripod and a few good lamps now only if I had the time.