DeathProof
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Depends on the colour of the subject, but generally my vote would be for a white or black.
Photography Thread
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DeathProof
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Tabletop Photoshoot :: MachineCraft Replicas (PIC HEAVY)
As mentioned, here are the photos from the tabletop shoot of Dakota's aluminum pieces.
Since his business is just starting out, I thought that it would be a sweet idea to put together a logo for him as well as a watermark. So I whipped together this little graphic for his Facebook Page and added it to all the pictures.
The issue I had most with this shoot was the cloth background (I rented this lightbox from my local camera store). You can clearly see the threading of the white backdrop. I took all the photos into Photoshop to brighten up the background, making it white, but the more I cut off the threading, the more it didn't look realistic because the shadows were missing. No many other adjustments were made aside from sharpening and colour balance for the metal (some images turned out more cool/warm than others).
All in all, I think it still went very well for a very small setup! Dakota is uber stoked and I will be shooting the remainder of the pieces for him.
Remember: this is only with a lightbox, one flash, and daylight to balance. Shutterspeeds were around 160-250 with apertures around 10-14. ISO was around 1600-2500. To photograph helmets (which I will do at some point) a much larger lightbox is needed, plus one or two more lights. But the general setup remains the same.
As mentioned, here are the photos from the tabletop shoot of Dakota's aluminum pieces.
Since his business is just starting out, I thought that it would be a sweet idea to put together a logo for him as well as a watermark. So I whipped together this little graphic for his Facebook Page and added it to all the pictures.
The issue I had most with this shoot was the cloth background (I rented this lightbox from my local camera store). You can clearly see the threading of the white backdrop. I took all the photos into Photoshop to brighten up the background, making it white, but the more I cut off the threading, the more it didn't look realistic because the shadows were missing. No many other adjustments were made aside from sharpening and colour balance for the metal (some images turned out more cool/warm than others).
All in all, I think it still went very well for a very small setup! Dakota is uber stoked and I will be shooting the remainder of the pieces for him.
Remember: this is only with a lightbox, one flash, and daylight to balance. Shutterspeeds were around 160-250 with apertures around 10-14. ISO was around 1600-2500. To photograph helmets (which I will do at some point) a much larger lightbox is needed, plus one or two more lights. But the general setup remains the same.
Amazing, Aaron.
I can't believe I just stumbled onto this thread. I felt the need to chime in and comment: this is a great resource of free and well written information! Take note, Fett fanatics. This is good stuff. Following these tips can really help you get those pictures you see in your head appear on the back of your camera's LCD screen.
And nicely done on the Machinecraft pics and logo. I was wondering if Dakota took those impressive pics. Of course it turns out to be a Fett-building professional photographer.
Strong work.
I can't believe I just stumbled onto this thread. I felt the need to chime in and comment: this is a great resource of free and well written information! Take note, Fett fanatics. This is good stuff. Following these tips can really help you get those pictures you see in your head appear on the back of your camera's LCD screen.
And nicely done on the Machinecraft pics and logo. I was wondering if Dakota took those impressive pics. Of course it turns out to be a Fett-building professional photographer.
Strong work.
DeathProof
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Anytime guys! I'm looking forward to getting my hard stuff - I will do a studio setup on photographing helmets, armor, jetpack, etc.
Daft Aider
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Where did this thread appear from???... this is awesome stuff, very interesting!!!
My wife has passed her City in Guilds (UK qualification) level 1 in photography with a distinction and is about to commence her level 2.
Can't wait to show her this thread and get her to take some shots of my Boba stuff. Great work guys!
My wife has passed her City in Guilds (UK qualification) level 1 in photography with a distinction and is about to commence her level 2.
Can't wait to show her this thread and get her to take some shots of my Boba stuff. Great work guys!
