charlotte_gaskell

<p>Hi all, All your informed responses very much appreciated. Natural lighting only comes from one set of windows so when a rug is on the floor the light is uneven. This is why I believe I would need to use flash. <br> Jerry, I am exploring the option to hang the rugs from the top of my wall. As the rugs are so heavy I would need some form of pulley system to lift the rug up. The initial research I have done suggests that they are very pricey. One rug dealer I know paid £1,000 for a more heavy duty than I need. The mechanism has clips showing at the top of the rug which is not ideal visually. Another way is to use post production tools such as photoshop (I have version CS2 so probably would need to get something more sophisticated ) to make the rug appear to be hanging on a wall. The difficulty with this is that the rug than appears shorter in length. I had even wondered whether there was any mechanism to photograph from above (eg. a tripod on a table with a weighted arm and some form of camera remote control). I could no longer bounce the flash off the ceiling as advised here and I have not seen any tripods at reasonable price. <br> JC UKnz, I will follow your suggestion of a waiver on my website regarding colour accuracy. <br> Any other flash recommendations much appreciated.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Craig, I am fully aware of the difficulties of producing photos of rugs of any quality. It is not cost justifiable to have them professionally photographed especially when each one is a one-off. Only those at the top of this business do so. The rest of us do the best we can and tend to only use professionals for printed material. </p>

<p>Dear Woutner,<br> Many thanks for your very prompt feedback. The Yongnuo YN568EX for Nikon does look a suitable option when budget is tight. Could you explain the implications of it not being a "CLS commander". Thank you</p>

<p>For my business I need to take photos of oriental rugs which will be used posted on the internet. Due to their size and weight most of them will be photographed on the floor and can be up to 3x2 m (10' x 7') in size. I have been considering buying the nikon d3200 and for light was advised to buy the SB-700. I had not appreciated how much this flash costs and would really like to go for something cheaper but still will do the job. Perhaps the SB-600? I am happy buying second hand. Your thoughts would be much appreciated as I am feeling rather stuck. Thanks</p>