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MODELLING·WHITE DWARF 456

The Model Photograph

August–September 2020·pp. 114–119

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A practical guide explains how to photograph miniatures clearly with either a dedicated camera or a phone. Neutral soft lighting, an uncluttered white background, the model’s most informative angle and sufficient depth of field lead into aperture, shutter and ISO examples, followed by advice on sending usable unedited images to the magazine.

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