Sexy photos of my sexy Aspire One

So far I haven't seen too many really nice photos of the A1, so this morning I set out to do something about that.





more here if interested,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmurdey/se ... 918085289/

 

Gorgeous... I just picked up the blue 1gb/WinXPHome model, and I'm completely obsessed with it....

 

two things are clear to me now...


a. my Blue A110 has a lot of dust on it

b. your camera apparently kicks my cameras A$$


meh... about as close as it is going to get ATM...

 

Your camera is stealing Aspire One's thunder.

 

Tripods. That's all it is. No really, if only more people realised you can't take nice photos indoors without one...

 

Very nice!

 

I can do better than that using my old 2 MP Canon camera :lol:
Watch my Vid on Youtube to see my AA1 vid
It was a little hard taking a macro snapshot of the LED buttons but it came out well.
vid:

Some shots of my AA1 before the youtube video.

 

What camera did you use anyway?

 

A Nikon D40, with an old manual focus 55mm micro-Nikkor.

The EXIF stuff is available from the flickr page.

Actually ishiverwhenipee is correct, whatever you might think: if anything its easier to do this kind of stuff with a compact than it it with a dSLR. To get the depth of field with a large sensor you have to sweat blood - in the shape of really low shutter speeds - whereas a compact can do it much more easily. And compacts usually have good macro working distances, too. For uploading to the web, 2MP or 12MP wont make any difference.

- use a tripod
- set your camera to macro, if it has that option, and the lowest ISO setting.
- don't use the wide angle range of the zoom, zoom in a bit.
- clean the dust and fingerprints off your One!
- get some decent lighting, near a window or some such. Dont use the flash.
- have an attractive, creative background, or, as ishiverwhenipee did, white cardboard if you prefer.

That's if you really want to photograph your netbook, which, I realised, is kind of a questionable way to spend your time really. Still, there are people who video themselves unboxing the things, so I guess everything is fair game these days. And if you are going to photograph your netbook: 1) make sure its a nice netbook (Aspire One : check!) and 2) put a mariginal amount of effort into it (see handy guide, above)

 

Some don't consider it that important but if you're dealing with slow shutter speeds as a result of using the lowest ISO setting, you should also put the camera into delay-shot mode. Pushing the shutter button can produce camera shake (as can a shutter slap so use a good sturdy tripod if you don't have a P&S camera).

 

That's important! I forgot to mention I was using the wireless remote. Its more convenient than having to set the delay timer each time, but the end results are identical.

 

Heh. This is not a minor point, especially for the blue One!