Model photos as art

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Photographing scale models
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Sell the Olympus and apply the funds to a different camera. Digital SLRs can be had for right at $300, and there are some digital ‘point and shoot’ types that do have a manual mode. Either way, you’ll want to look for a camera that has a manual mode. That way, you can set the f-stop, focus and shutter speed. And yes, even in good, bright sunlight, you’ll want a tripod and set the timer, so you’r not jiggling the camera when pressing the shutter button.

You can get good results with cameras that let you set the aperature (f-stop), and using a tripod/timer, and sunlight, though. Luckily, with a digital camera, you can delete the pictures you don’t want to use.

Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas

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Here is something I really know: In simple terms you need to set your apeture/f-stop to at least f16. That is pretty small and for those who arent aware, a large fstop number is a smaller opening. F-22 is smaller than f16.

The trade off is letting less loght in means the shutter has to stay open longer. A tripod is ideal but you can use a bean bag too. If your camera has the capability to set a delay- say 2 seconds- between the time you push the shutter and the time the shutter opens, so much the better.

Hope this helps. I think a lot of is are confused thaat a small fstop number means a larger opening.Kust remember to shoot at f11to f22 and you’ll see better results