Ridgerunner
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I have the same issues with getting good photos. Part of that is my lack of any artistic ability, I think getting a good photo is often more art than science. Also my camera isn't that good. It's a self-focusing and sometimes it focuses on the wrong thing. That makes it really rough if I'm trying to get shots of blooms or pods. For dried beans I try different colored/textured backgrounds, that can make a difference with different beans, getting it to focus right. On occasion I may put something of a different color with the beans to get it to focus on it. And I take a lot of photos from different angles to get one good one.
I turn the flash off too, otherwise I get a glare or they are too shiny to see detail. I normally try in my workshop with the overhead lights on and the window and door open ion a bright sunshiny day. Occasionally I take them out into the sunlight, I can sometimes get better detain that way, but you have to watch for shadows and glare.
So yes I sympathize. I'm often not proud of the photos I post on here.
I turn the flash off too, otherwise I get a glare or they are too shiny to see detail. I normally try in my workshop with the overhead lights on and the window and door open ion a bright sunshiny day. Occasionally I take them out into the sunlight, I can sometimes get better detain that way, but you have to watch for shadows and glare.
So yes I sympathize. I'm often not proud of the photos I post on here.