Lighting

Lighting greatly affects the quality of the resulting photos.

Best results can be achieved with bright and evenly distributed light, preferably daylight. On a bright sunny day, you can increase the aperture number to get a sharper picture.

Using flash and additional light sources

When using artificial lighting, use two light sources positioned so as to avoid shadows or glare.
If there is enough light, turn the flash off to prevent sharp highlights and shadows.
Important! Do not use flash when taking pictures of business cards printed on glossy paper. Compare an image with glare and a good quality image:

If the image is too dark

Set a lower aperture value to open up the aperture.
Set a higher ISO value.
Compare an image that is too dark and a good quality image: