You mean you are married? Or you meant this figurine is your wife?

1. Try to place your figurine in the center of the frame. 2. Try to place your figure further from the wall (background). The strong shadow casted on the back is very distracting. 3. Try to diffuse your light source. You can use a piece of white bed sheet/cloth to put in front of your light. If you can't find a piece of white bed sheet/cloth, just use a piece of white plastic bag (this should be easily available). 4. Try to angle your light 45 degree to the left/right.

Try to shoot again the same figurine with my 4 suggestions and see how it compare to your current photo. If you think it looks better after the changes, you can assimilate that into your next shooting.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 18 2022, 12:29 PM

What flash? You didn't mention about using a flash in the last shot of your figurine. You just said your light source was your iphone.

I see. Then you need to diffuse your flash. What flash you are using? And why did you dial in the flash compensation ? You can whatsapp me at 016 5799 388 for faster respond. I will show u how to diffuse your flash using super cheap method.

If your iphone is 45 ish angle at the front left of the frame, then where did you put your flash? Is your iphone projecting continuous lighting on your figurine?

Or you meant, the flash coming from your iphone? So the flash IS your iphone ? . If that is the case, how can u trigger your iphone to flash when you press the shutter release button on your camera ?

why do you want to use 200mm instead of 80mm? Your shutter speed was at 1/30 sec, that was way too low for 80mm handheld shot, let alone at 200mm. That is very risk. You have high chances of blur image due to camera shake. And also, at the 1/30, you won't be able to kill the ambient light.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 18 2022, 04:17 PM

I see why you have chose 200mm now. You did that to compress the background so that the angle of view is within your A4 paper. And why do you want to use a piece of A4 paper as a backdrop may I ask? I know you're on a tight budget. At least get a manila cardboard la...A4 is really too small.

Despite what other has said, your 80-200 is ok for the shot you want to achieve given you have enough room to back away from. You don't really have to use a faster shutter speed if your camera is on a tripod. You need to understand that adjusting your shutter speed is to control how much you want the ambient lighting as well as your iphone continuous lighting in your shoot.

As regards the built in pop up flash is the worse kind of flash. It is small and direct without diffusion. It gives you a very harsh and very contrast kind of light which is NOT favor for portrait shooting as well as product/figurine shoot unless you like it that way. It's only good for 2 things. 1) To use as an optical trigger for your off camera flash. 2) As emergency lighting to light up your subject.

Finally, using flash and continue lighting requires different kind of settings. Of course you can mix them both. But I would suggest you understand how each of them work first before you mix them together.



Now that I've understand the situation better, on top of what I've already told you previously, you can try the following.

1. Put you iphone continuous light 45 degree to the left/right of your figurine. Diffuse it by wrapping it with a big white plastic bag

2. As for your camera setting, the Focal length: 80mm, iso 100. Aperture at F5.6. As for the shutter speed, you can adjust in such a way that, the background of your figurine is about 1/3 to 2/3 stop underexposed.

3. Don't use the build in flash.

4. As for the backdrop, ditch the A4 paper. If you cannot find another decent backdrop to use, just use any wall will do and place your figurine a bit far away to show a bit of depth.

If you want to know more detail how to setup the above, feel free to whatsapp me

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 18 2022, 07:55 PM

TS, whatsapp me so I can guide you from there.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 19 2022, 03:48 PM

For your next purchase, i suggest a 35mm.

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Yes, 35mm apsc (52mm FF) is a much much more versatile lens to shoot with.


good advise !

Get yourself a flash, you may not realize how important is a flash, but you will eventually.


Lighting > lens > camera body. So, flash is a MUST in my photography dictionary. You may not realized it, but for the kind of photography you wanted to do, you will see that flash is utmost important, sooner or later.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Sep 13 2022, 01:26 AM

You actually has a girlfriend ?

Joke aside, if you start shooting her more, I think she will start appreciating your hobby instead. The 50mm ( 50X1.6 = 80mm FF) lens that you've borrowed will come in nicely for that task.

No update already kah henry ?