Taking Mug Shots - General Tiki

E Exoticat Member Hutikihi Island ~ near Seattle Joined: Feb 08, 2003 Posts: 481	E Exoticat Posted posted on Mon, Jul 25, 2005 5:36 PM I'm a Canon gal. Currently have a S30 but it just stopped working last week! arrggghhh So i just ordered one of the newer smaller ones today--the Canon SD400--it better be here by Friday! On the S30 there's simply a little button with the graphic of a tulip that you press--this puts you into macro or close-up mode. Very simple. You'll get a fine photo if you use the auto mode. Experiment if you have the time. I often like to shoot against a white background because I use my photos in artwork sometimes and this makes knocking out the background easier. I just use a couple of large white foamcore boards (like you find a Michaels). Sample:

I'm a Canon gal. Currently have a S30 but it just stopped working last week! arrggghhh So i just ordered one of the newer smaller ones today--the Canon SD400--it better be here by Friday!

On the S30 there's simply a little button with the graphic of a tulip that you press--this puts you into macro or close-up mode. Very simple. You'll get a fine photo if you use the auto mode. Experiment if you have the time.

I often like to shoot against a white background because I use my photos in artwork sometimes and this makes knocking out the background easier. I just use a couple of large white foamcore boards (like you find a Michaels).

Sample:

Post #174643 by Exoticat on Mon, Jul 25, 2005 5:36 PM