Taking pictures of Minifigs & MOCs

[Thrash]

It can often be difficult to get a nice clear picture of your minifig or MOC, but if you follow these steps your picture is more likely to come out clear.

1. Take the picture outside on a sunny day. Having a few bright lights shielded by white cloth of paper towels can also help, but sunlight seems to work the best.

2. Make sure your camera is on its "Macro" setting.

3. Make sure the flash is off or the pieces will probably have a glare on them.

4. Put a white cloth or piece of paper beneath and behind your creation. Random objects in the background can really ruin a picture.

[darkdragon]

RE: #1

An overcast but sunny day would be even better, a cloud over the sun creates a giant "softbox" which will lessen shadows. Harsh shadows and hard glaring sun can make it difficult to see details in a photo.

Another tip, if taking photo indoors : Make sure all your lighting is the same color. Standard lightbulb has a yellow to orange tint whereas florescent is greenish and sunlight blueish (except at sunrise and sunset when it is orange).

[Thrash]

RE: #1

An overcast but sunny day would be even better, a cloud over the sun creates a giant "softbox" which will lessen shadows. Harsh shadows and hard glaring sun can make it difficult to see details in a photo.

Another tip, if taking photo indoors : Make sure all your lighting is the same color. Standard lightbulb has a yellow to orange tint whereas florescent is greenish and sunlight blueish (except at sunrise and sunset when it is orange).

Thanks for adding those tips! I'm certainly no photography expert...I was just basing this tutorial on my person trial and error.

As a general note, everyone can feel free to add tips like this, or even make their own tutorials. The more helpful tutorials we have on here, the better!