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I posted a sign on the portfolio page (The Village Florist) and the goldleaf really doesn't come across. Is there any way to make the gold pop when taking a photo?
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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Photograph it when its foggy. Gold seems to look best in the fog!
-------------------- John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 596-9989 signgraphics1@aol.com http://www.signgraphics1.com Posts: 1443 | From: El Cajon CA usa | Registered: Dec 1998
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-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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If your camera allows you to adjust your exposure settings, try underexposing a stop or two after taking a shot at the setting the camera selects. I find that the default exposures usually overexpose the Gold, turning it light. A slightly underexposed shot will not bleach out the Gold color and won't muddy up the other colors too much. You may also be able to manipulate your photo in PhotoShop or PhotoPaint and bring out the colors as desired.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5107 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Terry... Try standing about 10 degrees to one side, and/or 10 degrees above or below your subject matter; and provide some indirect light to the gold. This shows the burnish or turning, without getting any head-on reflection or flash burn.
Brian, I'm leaving for an install in the Catskills tomorrow morning and won't be back until Friday afternoon. Are you going to be around on Friday?
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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