Picture of a picture.
Jan 5, 2020 21:29:11 #
I have a picture of myself taken by (my gal pal at the time) on my old Cushman motor scooter from back in the day.(1972) Wanting to put it on a memory card the only way to do it obviously would be to take a picture of the picture. I have tried to do that a few different ways. Up close with a macro lens, further away with a zoom etc. All with sub par results. Has anyone ever tried to accomplish this with satisfactory results? The picture itself is sharp as a razor. Thanks much for any replies!
Jan 5, 2020 21:31:23 #
Jan 5, 2020 21:46:49 #
usnret wrote:
I have a picture of myself taken by (my gal pal at the time) on my old Cushman motor scooter from back in the day.(1972) Wanting to put it on a memory card the only way to do it obviously would be to take a picture of the picture. I have tried to do that a few different ways. Up close with a macro lens, further away with a zoom etc. All with sub par results. Has anyone ever tried to accomplish this with satisfactory results? The picture itself is sharp as a razor. Thanks much for any replies!
Done this many times, always had acceptable results. I have used macro and zooms as well.
Jan 5, 2020 21:46:56 #
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Jan 5, 2020 21:50:26 #
A scanner probably works best. If you don't have one, maybe a near-by retail store scans documents inexpensively.
I have also used a camera with acceptable results after some post-processing.
I have also used a camera with acceptable results after some post-processing.
Jan 5, 2020 22:08:26 #
Thanks so much for all the great advice and giving me some viable options too!!
Jan 6, 2020 00:53:33 #
usnret wrote:
I have a picture of myself taken by (my gal pal at the time) on my old Cushman motor scooter from back in the day.(1972) Wanting to put it on a memory card the only way to do it obviously would be to take a picture of the picture. I have tried to do that a few different ways. Up close with a macro lens, further away with a zoom etc. All with sub par results. Has anyone ever tried to accomplish this with satisfactory results? The picture itself is sharp as a razor. Thanks much for any replies!
Flat even lighting with no shadows is important.
Please describe more specifically what is wrong?
Jan 6, 2020 01:09:44 #
The picture is on my mantel just to the left of my great grandmothers picture and in close proximity to my uncle Billy Bobs urn.
Jan 6, 2020 01:25:28 #
usnret wrote:
The picture is on my mantel just to the left of my great grandmothers picture and in close proximity to my uncle Billy Bobs urn.
Ok so you will want to take it down from the mantel, place if on a table. Usually a print is laid flat but setting it upright might be easier. You want nice even lighting and no shadows. A tripod will help. If it has a glass you want to remove it. Lighting is very important. Make sure it's even light and the camera WB set correctly for the light.
Try that see if it works better.
Jan 6, 2020 01:28:53 #
Walla! You just solved my problem I used a shadow box to give it just the right amount of soft lighting and the picture came out as near to perfect as I could have hoped for. One of those why didn't think of that moments!
Jan 6, 2020 03:34:23 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
usnret wrote:
Walla! You just solved my problem I used a shadow box to give it just the right amount of soft lighting and the picture came out as near to perfect as I could have hoped for. One of those why didn't think of that moments!
Is a 'Shadow Box ' the same as a 'Light-Tent'?
Jan 6, 2020 05:52:35 #
Jan 6, 2020 07:02:10 #
The way you light the picture is critical! Two lights at a 45 degree angle to the picture being copied will produce best results.
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