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Well, you haven't lost your touch.
IPD_Mrs
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Pretty darn good.
themartaman
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You don't know how hard this 69 year old brain worked. I put those lights a hundred different ways and then I said "Ah Ha". Thanks for comments.
Boz
Member
Very nice combination of black line and white line lighting.
With no shadows. Most poeple do not have any idea how hard it is to to see and control light.
With no shadows. Most poeple do not have any idea how hard it is to to see and control light.
ctubbs
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It may have been 30 years ago, but you have not lost your touch. Great contrast between background and subject, focus is perfect end to end, lighting is excellent (no shadows from strobe) no distracting reflections on the pen. Oh, by the way, the pen is great also! You did exactly what it takes to get really good photos, move the light, look, move them again, look, ect adinfitum, till you get what you want. Very good job. Sorry to be so put down on your photo
:biggrin:.
Charles
:biggrin:.Charles
themartaman
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Setup
I know someone will ask, how. Photo is straight from camera. I used a Sharpic portable background. Folds up and the case is wood. Sofbox fluorescent lights bought on ebay. One daylight CFL in small metal reflector for background. 1/4 inch plexiglass sheet from lowes raised at back 6 inches. 3M Adhesive Putty from Officedepot to keep the pen in place. Auto white balance. Canon XS camera. 18-55 Zoom. The plexi eliminates the shadows. You could also use colored cellophane on small light to light background. A plant grow tube could provide a shaded effect. Thanks for the nice comments. Makes an old man feel good.
I know someone will ask, how. Photo is straight from camera. I used a Sharpic portable background. Folds up and the case is wood. Sofbox fluorescent lights bought on ebay. One daylight CFL in small metal reflector for background. 1/4 inch plexiglass sheet from lowes raised at back 6 inches. 3M Adhesive Putty from Officedepot to keep the pen in place. Auto white balance. Canon XS camera. 18-55 Zoom. The plexi eliminates the shadows. You could also use colored cellophane on small light to light background. A plant grow tube could provide a shaded effect. Thanks for the nice comments. Makes an old man feel good.
Rmartin
Member
Nice pen, nice photo!
I bet it would look nice with a black background too. I've seen some tablets with lights underneath for product photography and have thought about making one. Raising the background with the pen is a great idea.
I bet it would look nice with a black background too. I've seen some tablets with lights underneath for product photography and have thought about making one. Raising the background with the pen is a great idea.
IPD_Mrs
Member
Great information. Thanks for sharing!
moke
Member
Larry--
You still got it man!!! I have owned a studio for a very long time now....haven't seen a sharpic for a while now. It still does small products very well. Since digital has taken over it has destroyed the commerical world. Now, all the art directors that used to yell at you to do this or that, and stood over your view camera, are doing a good share of their own work and they do not seem to be as particular about lighting as they used to be!!! Your lighting looks spot on....and oh....you make a very nice pen too!!!
Moke
themartaman
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ctubbs
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I like the black best. It stands the pen out to its best advantage. The blue hurts my old eyes. I do not know why, but it seems to do something to my head. the white is nearly as good as the black. The advantage of the white over the black is the dirt on the white will vanish while on the black it will be highly visible. Would a color wheel work here? You could use the opposite color for a background. Three very good photos. Just my $0.02 today.
Charles
Charles
corian king
Member
Very nice!!!!!
themartaman
Member
Ctubbs, I like the black also. White reminds me of all the photos I worked on going to ad agencies to be overlaid on something else. Maybe an off white. Took me 2 days to get brain going on lighting setup. Got frustrated several times. All is well now.
themartaman
Member
This is how I do it. Came from my experience working in a commercial studio. Larry
Knucklefish
Member
Think you still got what it takes...nailed it!