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http://bit.ly/pp_156_3STEP 1 PROP UP THE PAPER
The trick is to curve the paper down the
wall and across the table so that you get
the pattern repeating in the backdrop.
How much of the pattern ends up being
recorded is down to the depth of field
(DoF). Even a small aperture like f/16 will
give a shallow DoF when shooting macro,
so you may want to set a higher f-number.
Here, f/51 was used; we didn’t set f/51 on
the camera, but choosing the smallest
available aperture (f/32) and focusing the
lens at 1:1 resulted in the smaller aperture
being listed in the EXIF data.
Exposure: f/16, 1/5 sec, ISO100 and
f/51, 1.6 secs, ISO100STEP 2 NEVER MISS A BEAT
Be careful with non symmetrical patterns
as these will appear upside down if you lay
the paper down the ‘correct’ way, facing
the camera. Instead, flip it around so it’s
backwards, the reflection in the spoon will
then be the correct way up as shown in the
image here with our colourful heart
wrapping paper. Although eye-catching,
this heart patterned wrapping paper was
made from a very thin tissue paper. To
keep it looking clean and bright, we laid
down a sheet of white A3 paper below it to
stop the brown table showing through.Kit needed: Wrapping paper, macro
lens, tripod, creative camera
Exposure: f/16, 0.5 sec, ISO100f/51 - narrow DoF f/16 - shallow DoF
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