[R-390] photo taking

[2002tii]

Mike wrote:

>Years and years ago, there was an article in PopTronics about taking
>really, really good pix of electronics. The author illustrated it with
>photos of his homebrew stuff.
>
>His technique involved stopping the lens way down, opening the shutter,
>and moving a light around, so that shadows were eliminated and the
>innards were illuminated evenly, and produced by far the best images
>I've ever seen of electronics.

Usually known as "light painting," it can be done with lamps or 
flashes.  The technique was originally used on things that are too 
big to light properly with the available equipment, like big interior 
and exterior architectural shots or the inside of an airplane 
hangar.  It was later adapted to small objects, often using small 
flashlights with heads on flexible goosenecks to get light where 
regular lighting equipment wouldn't fit.

Best regards,

Don