Nikon D300 User Manual page 473

Finding a Subject for the Dust-Off
Reference Photo
First, we need to select a featureless subject to make a
photograph for the
to use a material that has no graininess, such as bright-white,
slick plastic or a white card. I tried using plain white sheets of
paper held up to a bright window, but the resulting reference
photo was unsatisfactory to Capture NX2. It gave me a
message that my reference photo was too dusty when I tried
to use it.
After some experimentation, I finally settled on three
different subjects that seem to work well:
▪ A slide-viewing light table with the light turned on
▪ A computer monitor screen with a blank white word
processor document
▪ A plain white card in the same bright light in which your
subject resides
All of these provided enough light and featurelessness to
satisfy both my camera and Capture NX2. The key is to
photograph something fairly bright, but not too bright. You
may need to experiment with different subjects if you have no
light table or computer.
Now, let's prepare the camera for the actual reference photo.
Here are the screens and steps you'll use to create an
Dust Off ref photo
Image Dust Off ref
(see Figure 5-22):
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photo. The key here is
Image