5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES
Photography Tips for iPIX Images
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Use of LightingLighting plays a crucial role in how your hemispheres look as a completed
iPIX image. Just like in traditional photography, you must be aware of
light sources. If you take a picture of a room facing the brightest light
source, a window for example, then that hemisphere will appear dark in
the area surrounding the window. The opposing hemisphere will have a
normal exposure. When you build the iPIX image using these two hemi-
spheres, the lighting will be unbalanced, with one half of the image dark,
and the other half light.
• If there is a primary light source, place it on the seam. This will bal-
ance the light between the hemispheres and keep overexposure to a
minimum.
• Always use the Exposure Lock setting to capture equal lighting
between hemisphere pictures.
• To even out the lighting on sunny days, blinds or curtains should be
closed and all room lights turned on.
• Do not turn on the flash function.
iPIX photography never involves the use of your camera’s flash. Usin g the
flash can cause uneven image exposure between hemispheres. Even if
the room is darkened, you will have more consistent results if you do not
use the flash.