How do I get sharper images? NX1100

jennyrae wrote:

good to hear you figure out the various white balance daylight setting on your own.

if you want to reduce reflection, you have several options. you can bounce lighting off wall (indirect light) rather than lamp focused on product (direct light). use a polarizer on the lamp or cover it with it. or use a light tent for your products.

a polarized film cost about $5 and a light tent is $10-$15. consider these options if you want to go further on learning and improving your product's pictures for your website in the future.

also, it is nice to hear you appreciate camera and willing to learn and use it's capacity at it's fullest. seldom that I see smart people like you that is willing to learn and improve picture taking ability and I appreciate that. I guess that is difference when you use camera for a living as opposed to some that are novice hobbyists or gadget-focused individuals that blame equipment for their own incapacity or even as ridiculous as finding fault in camera that has nothing to do with photography.

with the right mindset and acquired skill, you can bring out the best out of the camera and most importantly, yourself.

Thank you for your suggestions.

Bouncing light off a wall sounds interesting, but my landlord painted all the walls in colors.

What does putting a polarizer on a lamp do?

As for the light tent, I tried that, and it made the beads look odd.  They need some light reflections from direct light in order to show that they are shiny.

Yes, I'm growing happier with the camera the longer I have it.  Samsung seems to be using good design sense in the features they build into their cameras (well, except for the new flip-up selfie screen).  Before finding this camera, I had to return a Nikon camera that blocked the screen with symbols and camera settings for 3-4 seconds after every shot, and there was no way to defeat it.  I'm not finding stupid things like that with this camera.  And the menus are easy to use.