denise_unsworth

Hi everyone! I am taking full-length indoor photos of clothing for an eCommerce website and was wondering if there are any smaller more portable alternatives to the gear I am currently using. I have two 600watt monolights with 40x56" softboxes and two 150watt strobes for background blow out. I was thinking about also being able to travel to different indoor locations where space maybe be limited and my two softboxes maybe a problem. Any suggestions?

<p>My camera is telling me there is not enough light, but the subject is lit up like a Christmas tree. Confused!</p>

<p>well, that cleared that up. I was just wondering why people had suggested to me about buying a Nikon D700 for better resolution of fabrics and garments.</p>

<p>Great! thank you James. I think I have a grasp on it now :-) So, it wouldn't make any difference in image quality if I was to say buy a Nikon D800?</p>

<p>Thank you, James. Wouldn't I have to be the same distance away from the mannequin for each type of shot to avoid cropping? I use a white vinyl background so I can blow out the back for a clean white look. The problem is I didn't take perspective into consideration when I purchased the vinyl as it's only 5ft wide. So when I bring the mannequin forward some 8ft from the wall I find that a full-length shot gets the edges of the vinyl and the wall it's attached to. I know I am doing something wrong that could be made a lot easier. I have tried moving the mannequin closer to the wall but the power the mono lights use to blow out the back spills over the subject.</p>

<p>wow! thank you all for your detailed explanations and help. Now I have a better understanding of it all. I am very grateful!!!! Thank you KIM, for doing that :-)<br> So I should shoot in RAW and use a RAW converter? I tried that before but the images became pixelated when I zoomed in a bit (I was testing zooming in as it's one of the features enabled in my store for the purpose of the customer being able to slightly magnify the garment)<br> Another quick question: I am using a Nikon D3100 with a 35mm lens and the 18-55mm and 4 mono-lights. What camera upgrade would make a difference in overall picture quality or does it really matter? The camera would only be for my business purpose. I understand it's not about the equipment as much as it is about the technique used but I was just curious.</p> <p> </p>

<p>I am trying to understand/learn how to crop and resize images for my e-commerce website but to no avail. I am taking 2-3 full-length shots of clothing on a mannequin and then moving in closer to take a full picture of the blouse and then even closer to capture any details there might be on the material. I have access to Lightroom & photoshop and have tried different resizing programs online. Obviously, I am doing something wrong but don't know what it is. I am totally lost! <br> When I crop the full-length shots they become larger and not as sharp. Meanwhile, sometimes my distance from the mannequin for the full-length shot is different even though I do my best to stay in the same spot. (should I try to shoot the same distance from the mannequin every time?) Do I need to drop at the same size?<br> <br />When I take the shots of the blouse at different angles some of the photos are larger than the others which then need cropping, in turn making them larger than the others. Advice? .....<br> and then when I take pictures of details in the material the photos are huge!</p> <p>How do I make different sized photos taken at different distances all the same size and presentable for an e-commerce website?<br> <br />Also, if I shoot in RAW how do save the photo's for website use without them becoming pixelated?<br> <br />Any help or wisdom would be great!!!</p>

<p>Great! thank you so much to both of you for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate it.</p>

<p>Hi, I know it's probably a silly question but I just wanted to be safe.. I am using a kit lens (AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm DX VR) and wanted to know if it's safe to rotate the zoom ring while the lens is in A mode? It's just that someone told me it wasn't a good idea as it might break something inside the lens.<br> I know not to try and turn the focus ring while in A mode.</p>