LisaImmarco

Jochen, SCL, and AJG, Wow. Great tips from everyone, thank you. Lots to think about. New to this, street photography is my usual thing.++ Yes, maybe sheets- but a roll is nice because after a few times the paper will most likely crease and just cut off a new one from the roll. Shinier paper is a great idea, very reflective for jewelry and I am going to got to Wal-mart and check out contact paper for lining cabinets. Shower curtain, wonderful way to diffuse light. Never thought of it. AJG, will probably end up using a set up something like that. Never thought of battery powered, good itea. Jochen, Can you be a little more explicit about buying a studio look alike for barn doors? Otherwise, I'm going to hop in my car and might end up with something like this. :)

Hi everyone, I am starting to photograph very small items such as jewelry, to midsize items, such as a 1 foot piggy bank, for resale. I am creating my own box for now, before I fork up the bucks for a professional one. Savage has rolls of paper for background as low as 13.99. Would anyone here recommend them or something else? What would be the best desktop lighting I could buy with baffles for the money? From what I understand, I need one for each side. And if I were to ever buy a professional small kit, can anyone recommend one, or is jerry rigging one an OK way to go? Anything else to recommend? Thanks in advance, and best regards, Lisa

I saw this 'upload to cover photo' and it looked like a nice idea. Now I have part of a huge head floating in space and the complete photo itself is missing from my gallery. How do I remove a cover photo, please? No offense, to you good owners of photo.net. But I really can't stand this new site, except for the fact the photos pop out a bit better. Not intuitive, hard to navigate,. I really liked the old style, go to photo admin and just change things around. I am having a real twilight zone experience here.