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Mikko Saari
Finland
http://www.lautapeliopas.fi/ - the best Finnish board game resource!
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I built a lightbox for shooting component photos. It's a simple cardboard box, with windows covered in baking paper to get soft light and a white paper to give a smooth, solid background. Then just add light, put stuff in it and shoot!
Here's some photos I took for my review of Chromino:
Building the box was easy and it sure helps taking nice component photos. The white background makes the components pop out. I also have a black paper, but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. A black background might make colourful components stand out even more.
Some folks might find these photos a bit boring, but I like crafting them. How should I represent the game in, say, three photos?
These are also fairly simple to shoot, as the situation is very controlled. The light is easy, I have a tripod so I can use long exposures to make sure I can use smaller apertures to get things as sharp as I want... Getting a really good result takes some post-processing, where I can adjust the cropping, make sure the whites are white (camera can get almost correct, if I adjust white balance by shooting an empty box first, but it's easier to just shoot and adjust on computer) and the colours are tasty and so on.
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