Help Me Take Better Pictures 3 3

[Math Teacher]

On 6/28/2024 at 10:14 AM, jimjum12 said:

This. 

Your PC should have editing features in the image software also. It is often present with the "crop" function.  GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Thank you so much. This is just what I needed.

[Math Teacher]

On 6/27/2024 at 3:09 PM, Darwination said:

Hint: cardboard/graph paper/USPS materials/comic pressing workdesk sorts of backgrounds can look a bit jank. ;)

I will try to take this into consideration in the future. Maybe I will need to stop by Hobby Lobby to buy some off-white paper.

[troydivision1]

I use the following lightbox and cellphone tripod for all my comic photos.
photos taken with iPhone 15 Pro
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0792J6XXK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TQY66NH
 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 28 by troydivision1

[Poekaymon]

Can get a flatbed scanner for around $150 that makes it pretty easy.  In this case, the HP 8300.

[Chip Cataldo]

On 6/28/2024 at 4:02 PM, troydivision1 said:

I use the following lightbox

I have the big Foldio myself. One of the better investments I've made. I only use it for toys, though. I scan all the comics on a flatbed Epson Perfection V39 scanner.

Edited June 29 by Chip Cataldo

[Kevin76]

Just buy a HQ legal sized scanner  

[Math Teacher]

On 6/28/2024 at 11:00 PM, Kevin76 said:

Just buy a HQ legal sized scanner  

Money's a little tight until September, when I can start subbing again. In addition, I just don't have any room on my desk for a scanner.

[Hepcat]

On 6/27/2024 at 2:09 PM, grendelbo said:

If your phone has ability to scan the pictures....

Well I hope he's not using his phone to take pictures! When it comes to pictures, it's all about the lens and the only place you can get good ones is in a dedicated camera.

On 6/29/2024 at 12:00 AM, Kevin76 said:

Just buy a HQ legal sized scanner  

I second that suggestion for comics. But like I say the worst alternative is taking pictures with your phone.

Edited June 29 by Hepcat

[grendelbo]

On 6/29/2024 at 9:17 AM, Hepcat said:

Well I hope he's not using his phone to take pictures! When it comes to pictures, it's all about the lens and the only place you can get good ones is in a dedicated camera.

The very same phone that took this picture...

Also took this one.

[Lightning55]

On 6/29/2024 at 11:17 AM, Hepcat said:

Well I hope he's not using his phone to take pictures! When it comes to pictures, it's all about the lens and the only place you can get good ones is in a dedicated camera.

I second that suggestion for comics. But like I say the worst alternative is taking pictures with your phone.

Technology has changed while you had your back turned. Many phones are more than capable of taking photos comparable to digital cameras.

[Math Teacher]

On 6/29/2024 at 10:17 AM, Hepcat said:

Well I hope he's not using his phone to take pictures! When it comes to pictures, it's all about the lens and the only place you can get good ones is in a dedicated camera.

I second that suggestion for comics. But like I say the worst alternative is taking pictures with your phone.

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I am using my phone to take pictures. If I needed to take hi-res professional-grade photos, I <would> get a camera. I take pictures of basically three things: my family, my comics, and our vacations.

Just for the record, I took these two pictures with my phone:

 

Would these have been better had they been taken with a camera? I suppose. But they are MORE than good enough for me.

[Hepcat]

On 6/29/2024 at 1:37 PM, Lightning55 said:

Technology has changed while you had your back turned. Many phones are more than capable of taking photos comparable to digital cameras.

I don't care how much the storage capacity in megapixels, resolution, or whatever has increased due to increases in processing speed and overall improvements in digital technology. Good photography is all about the lens. The lenses in cell phones don't compare to those in dedicated cameras of even marginal quality.

[Hepcat]

On 6/29/2024 at 2:57 PM, Math Teacher said:

Just for the record, I took these two pictures with my phone:

 

 

 

The poor girl looks fuzzy to me.

[SpineTic]

 

Edited June 29 by SpineTic

[southern cross]

On 6/29/2024 at 11:57 AM, Math Teacher said:

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I am using my phone to take pictures. If I needed to take hi-res professional-grade photos, I <would> get a camera. I take pictures of basically three things: my family, my comics, and our vacations.

Just for the record, I took these two pictures with my phone:

 

Would these have been better had they been taken with a camera? I suppose. But they are MORE than good enough for me.

For tigers,

I suggest a flat bed scanner...

[Lightning55]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:17 PM, Hepcat said:

I don't care how much the storage capacity in megapixels, resolution, or whatever has increased due to increases in processing speed and overall improvements in digital technology. Good photography is all about the lens. The lenses in cell phones don't compare to those in dedicated cameras of even marginal quality.

If you're trying to take microscopically detailed photos, like to see the eyelashes on a gnat, you need a great lens. Or if you are OCD-affected and viewing comic photos, you think you need a great lens.

For the overwhelming majority of people, a good phone of recent manufacture is more than sufficient to make an informed decision. 

[Lightning55]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:41 PM, southern cross said:

For tigers,

I suggest a flat bed scanner...

I guess this proves it doesn't matter what you use...if you can't tell that it's a lion, not a tiger.

[southern cross]

On 6/29/2024 at 1:32 PM, Lightning55 said:

I guess this proves it doesn't matter what you use...if you can't tell that it's a lion, not a tiger.

It's a tiger

[Lightning55]

As of the most recent reports, tigers have stripes. 

[JC25427N]

If you have an adobe creative cloud subscription, then I use the Adobe Scan app with my phone and it's able to give me decent scans (obviously this will be limited by what phone you have since its all going to be based on that phone's camera, but the app has some nice tools for taking and editing scans)

 

 

Edited June 29 by JC25427N