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[warren132]

best way for taking decent pics of a snooker cue ?
I am wanting to post some pics of my collection but i cand seem to get any decent photos of them !

can anyone help ?

[RGCirencester]

Buy an expensive camera? Take photography lessons, Use a flashgun with diffuser, i would be more help but i havent got my cue yet... I will experiment in march if you can wait that long
I would think direct flash is bad as the surface tends to be shiny as it is oiled/waxed. What kind of information are you looking for? If you are already an acomplishesd photographer with a good camera then the answer will likely be different to if you just have a small digital camera.

[warren132]

Thanks m8..defo not an expert thats for sure just got a 150 quid kodak camera but it has got all the bells and whistles on it...just wondering what to put my cues on when taking a pic of it ? seen some nice pics of cues for sale on ebay and i just thought i could do the same with my collection and post them on the forum..

[RGCirencester]

Most people sem to use a snooker table in the pics ive seen. Id personally just use a sheet or something that complements the particular cue.

[trigger666]

i would say take them to your local table turn the flash off and the brighness of the lights would be enough to get a pretty good pic

[ADR147]

its a nightmare !! - try using sunlight where possible

[RGCirencester]

If your going to use a flash you want to diffuse it as much as possible. You can buy specialty items for this but you could experiment with a large sheet of tracing paper or something, if you hold a sheet of tracing paper about an inch or so from the flash it should diffuse the light enough to stop glare. These types of things take a lot of experimentation though!

[warren132]

Thanks guys.....yeh adr its a nightmare alright !
Maybe try outside in the morning...if its dry,,,lol i forgot i live in scotland and its never dry !

[ADR147]

lol move to the other coast its not usually wet - but its also not usually sunny!

[mooneyy]

Sunlight is a good idea. Though it's almost always too bright. Especially for
shiny surfaces.

To diffuse the sunlight hang a bed sheet onto a clothesline so the sun will
shine through onto the cue behind it. That should work great.

EDIT: The sheet should be white, of course. Otherwise you'll get a nasty
tint on the pictures.

And: Use the same background for all your cues. Just for consistency in
the pictures.

[ADR147]

Sunlight is a good idea. Though it's almost always too bright. Especially for
shiny surfaces.

To diffuse the sunlight hang a bed sheet onto a clothesline so the sun will
shine through onto the cue behind it. That should work great.

have you ever been to scotland?

[checkSide]

You don't have sheets?

[RGCirencester]

Only tartan ones

[ADR147]

You don't have sheets?

no - you would be in the dark if you tried to block the sun with a sheet!

[mooneyy]

No, I haven't been to scotland yet unfortunately.

If the sun is so weak take something thinner than a bed sheet.
The tracing paper someone mentioned or whatever...

cheers