How can I improve my swatches?

[ThePowderPuff]

I have a danish beautyblog called Pudderdaaserne.dk. My husband is a great amateur photographer, and he takes our pictures when we do looks at home.

But I am not happy with the pictures I take myself, when I go to the counters and do swatches. But I am not happy with our swatches, I think the pictures are crap. One problem is that the lightning is really yellow in the store, but I ofcourse can't change that. And going out into daylight is really not an option in the winter here in Denmark, when it gets dark at 3, and we have a dayjob to do.

The camera I use for swatches is really great, so I should be able to get better pictures with it. I just take it on auto settings and in macro mode without flash, but it seems I need to tweak the settings. Can anyone help with photo-tips to improve the swatches? How do I get a better exposure?

You can see swatches here: http://www.pudderdaaserne.dk/2011/01/03/mac-champ-pale-champagne-og-glimmer/

The camera is a Powershot S90 which is an excellent camera, so I should be able to get better pictures.

 

[peachsuns]

I think you should play with the white balance on your camera. If I take pictures inside under the artificial lighting, I would choose either Tungsten or Fluorescent to avoid the colors to shift to yellow. You can also play with the exposure compensation if you want your image to appear darker or lighter. Ask your husband how to change those settings. I'm sure he'll be glad to show you how.

There are a lot to learn. My advice is just keep shooting until you get the good results. Some links that may help you:

Understanding White Balance:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm

Exposure Compensation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_compensation

You have a very good camera.

 

[ThePowderPuff]

The white balance of course! That was great advice, thanks. I'l try that.

I think you should play with the white balance on your camera. If I take pictures inside under the artificial lighting, I would choose either Tungsten or Fluorescent to avoid the colors to shift to yellow. You can also play with the exposure compensation if you want your image to appear darker or lighter. Ask your husband how to change those settings. I'm sure he'll be glad to show you how.

There are a lot to learn. My advice is just keep shooting until you get the good results. Some links that may help you:

Understanding White Balance:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm

Exposure Compensation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_compensation

You have a very good camera.

 

[ThePowderPuff]

What is the best regarding lightning? I know daylight would be great, but as I said that's not possible. Should I shoot under direct light from those dreadfull lamps in order to get enough lightning? Or is it causing my problems that I do that?