In a message dated 1/13/05 12:17:09 PM, CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com writes:
> For digital, just snap and then look at the display on the screen.
> If the exposure is off, re-adjust and take another one.
>
Yes, that is right. This diginal business made pro photographers to lose their share of busines in great deal.
Anyway, here are the tips for bicycle photography.
1) Get the ligjht source as BIG/LARGE possible, soft-shadow free as cludy day light. we call, the difused light source.
2) Plan background, as sheet (king size bed. plain pattern) or seamless paper from photo supply store.
3) Pay attntion in reflections, of light source is going to be "high" bright reflection on glossy surface, and dark area is where no light or white (lighter) area is control by white refletor (as large as possble). See the chome surface is very sensitive to reflactions, because 99% of what you on it see is reflections.
4) Use long tele settin of the lens. Or, large magnifcation setting of viewfinder, this increase distance between camera and subjet, however; will give you true "perspective" relation ship to over all part of bike, NEVER to use wide angle or close up (except exreme spot close ups). Wide ange setting give you a lot of "bent" tube like destortions.
Hope those help for anyone's Bicycle Art Photography
KEN TODA, in High Point, NC, still make a part of living by taking photographs