Digital Picture On Glass

[adydb]

Can anybody please help advise me.

I want to take a picture of an image on a glass background (it is a fruit machine glass). Now, with my Digital camera the flash insists on flashing to get a well coloured image. I tried turning the flash off but the image then hasn't got the correct colours it looks fairly dull,so I tried a tripod with the same result ..Finally I took a pic at an angle to deflect the flash and used photoshop to straighten it up, but as good as PS is it still looks odd.

So please does anybody have a solution, straight on pic taken with a digi camera where I can get the true colour without a flash.

Forever in you debt---Honest!!! (pulling my hair out here)

[JOEYSHABADO]

Either use another lighting source, ie lots of different lamps around it, and turn the flash off on the camera. Or else, use the tripod and turn the exposure up. I used the former this very day, and worked treat it did.

[adydb]

Thanks a bunch Joey..............I'll leave it 'till daylight tomorrow now and try the lamp idea.

[JOEYSHABADO]

YW! Good luck!

I had to take a bunch of shots again today cos I tried to use the sunlight in my conservatory, but it came out funny, kind of glowy, cos my camera was set to 'tungsten'.

[meta]

If using the extra lamps doesn't work to well try covering the actual bulb with white paper or a thin sheet.  This should soften the light and stop the intense glare from the bulb.  (Obviously don't get the paper or sheet to close to the bulb as it's a fire risk!)

[Hammer]

You need to diffuse the light from the flash. White paper in front of the bulb is a good idea. The light will still go through but will not reflect as much. You could also lengthen the exposure time if you can work out how.