shaun2097 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 just a general enquiry...i have the oppertunity in the next few days to take some decent pics of some fruits. a friend of mine is a manager at a local arcade, and hes happy for me to take some pics (even with the machines switched off if required) as long as i dont take the piss, hes ok with it (within reason. his bosses can still see him on CCTV) i see DAD is doing astras party fruits ATM, and this is one of the machines they have.....(top box..1 pic or 2 to stich?) so heres my question...what size of photo is prefferd for you design wizards!? (pun intended ) 16:9 or 4:3? i will be using a samsung note 8 as the camera. (no flash obviously) there are mainly only new games in the arcade nowdays (i hadnt even been in the place for 8yrs+) but there are a few REFLEX games and an adams family, bullion bars and lots of BAR X, MAGIC 7 etc. these and party fruits will be my first targets..... also...i intend to take pics of the machines as a whole and close ups of all glasses...any suggestions you can give me so that you layout designers can get the best possible pics from me would be welcome. im just trying to throw a bit back into the community.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Great question - you are going to bloody hate my answer tho ! How about both ? If you've got permission to do this then storage costs nothing on phones, so do both. When I take pictures on my camera, I usually take the shot twice if possible to account for a mistake. Gone are the days where we would post the film off to Kodak and pray that it would come back ok... If you showed this to the kids of today, it'll be WTF is that ! "What do you mean I can't see my pictures for a week or so ?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun2097 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 i had already intended in taking as many repeat pics as possible. ive got 60gb to burn up. taking them in multiple sizes is also no problem. ill ask where to post them when the need arises. in referance to you kodak camera pic...i have 2 stepsons, 19 and 22. i dug out some old vinyl records last week and they both asked what they were....lol. thanks for the reply Reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Any size will do so long as they’re nice and sharp and free as possible of reflections. My party fruits WIP isn’t going that well due to the piss poor photos I took so i’m really looking forward to seeing what you can get. much appreciated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) This is what I usually work with, if I am creating a layout from photos. 1 x left hand top glass 1 x right hand top glass 1 x left hand bottom glass 1 x right hand bottom glass 1 x full top glass with cab in view 1 x full bottom glass with cab in view Pic of reels if possible Taking left and right shots cuts down on flash burn, the pics can be stitched and made square in photoshop. Main rule is make sure the quality is there, the most important part of producing a good quality DX, especially now that MFME supports large scale layouts. J Edited April 5, 2018 by A:E 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun2097 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 thanks for the replys guys. DAD...im hoping to get them tomorrow, time permitting. ill get the best images i can. A:E...thanks for the advice. ill let you all know how i get on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectra666 Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks in advance shaun,. Without the guys like yourself obtaining these photos, flyers etc there'd be no dx,s Good luck!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Forgot to say, and you did mention it in your initial post, so just to confirm... ideally the machines need to be switched off for DX purposes. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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