HOW TO take pics of PODM pins

I am not certain if any other of you folks have tried this, but for those still wanting to know how to get the best pics possible of your PODM scenes, here is an EASY method.

Open Word or some other program on your computer. Place your cell against the screen, focus, and click. If you are using a desktop, just put something under your pin to prop it up to screen height. On a laptop, just set it down and let it lean against the screen. Using Word gives you a nice, bright white background with a light source which is non-destructive to the film inside the pin.

Simple, huh?

ENJOY!

That's what I did yesterday to take photos of my PODMs. I used my Macro lens on my Nikon.

well first you get a camera, turn it on, focus it on the PODM, hit the top button on the camera and BAM you took a photo of the pin

Alexa Disney said:

That's what I did yesterday to take photos of my PODMs. I used my Macro lens on my Nikon.

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Love it!! <3 The ones of mickey and pete scowling and messing with each other are my favorite aside from the ones with Minnie! ^.^


(ahem) Story apologizes for interrupting this thread. Carry on =>

Another good way is if you have a scanner put the pin face down and under settings on your computer, tell it you want professional mode, and set it from reflective to film.

or you could go super advanced:
make a light tent.
make a stand.
put lights on all sides behind tent.
use expensive camera to take pic
photo shop out the pin and keep cell.

:rofl:

Psycho Pixie said:

or you could go super advanced:
make a light tent.
make a stand.
put lights on all sides behind tent.
use expensive camera to take pic
photo shop out the pin and keep cell.

:rofl:

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And we now see one of the millions of reasons why she is aptly named Psycho...lol

That's a good start, and here are a couple of other tips.

It's actually a little better to hold the cell about 4-6 inches away from the monitor. If you see pictures of cells that look like they have a grid in them it's from being too close to the monitor. I hold the card between my thumb and index finger and steady my hand with my outstretched pinky against the monitor.

Also you will want to make sure that the flash is off on your camera.

And you should use the macro setting on your camera (commonly shown as an icon of a flower) This is good for getting up close and really getting the detail from the cel

Also dust and small fibers make the cell look poor. make sure to lightly dust the cel on the front and back with a soft cloth (or just blow on it) before taking pictures to remove imperfections that are not really in the frame.

Finally, I like to use Google Picasa to straighten the cell and crop out just the image.

It may take many pictures to get a nicely focused picture, but you will have beautiful pictures to share.

Applecore said:

I am not certain if any other of you folks have tried this, but for those still wanting to know how to get the best pics possible of your PODM scenes, here is an EASY method.

Open Word or some other program on your computer. Place your cell against the screen, focus, and click. If you are using a desktop, just put something under your pin to prop it up to screen height. On a laptop, just set it down and let it lean against the screen. Using Word gives you a nice, bright white background with a light source which is non-destructive to the film inside the pin.

Simple, huh?

ENJOY!

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Thank you! This will make trading so much easier! Here's mine...

Applecore said:

And we now see one of the millions of reasons why she is aptly named Psycho...lol

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Speaking as the Psycho's husband I can attest that there are many reasons that she is Psycho. However in this one case ummm what she said is what I did for my first PoDM pictures. however she forgot to mention that I also used a wireless flash to bounce more light off the background.