Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[JTastic Find all posts View Profile Close JTastic]

I'm definitely not a professional. I don't have a great camera, and I just have a homemade light box, but I just can't seem to get my pics as bright as they should be without washing them out. Any ideas?

[TheProdigalGamer Find all posts View Profile Close TheProdigalGamer]

I feel your pain. The only thing visible is the background. Maybe try one of those blue/gray or black/brown photography backgrounds?

[shanerozzell Banned Find all posts View Profile Close shanerozzell]

First up I think you're over lighting the mini's, open the f-stop up so more light gets into the lens and play around with the shutter speed until you're happy More more tip is to move the camera away from the mini's slightly, it has a focal length which if too close to the target, the lens can't focus correctly.

[Cubster Find all posts View Profile Close Cubster]

Try to use a capital 'C' more often.

Don't be too proud to click the 'Auto Correction' option on your photoshop package and see what it looks like.

[JTastic Find all posts View Profile Close JTastic]

I was wondering when someone was gonna point that out... I facepalmed when I noticed..

[shanerozzell Banned Find all posts View Profile Close shanerozzell]

Fixed it

IMO Photoshop and Gimp can only work with what's there so if you load a poorly lit, out of focus image into either package you're not going to get the results you want. Get the basic imagery sorted first then let you image app auto fix the levels and brightness.

[JTastic Find all posts View Profile Close JTastic]

I'll try a couple more shots tomorrow playing with the lighting and the fstop and see what I can do. ^^