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Old 08-26-2010, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by loutent View Post
That's a great picture(s) - especially since you shot it outside in his backyard. Can you provide a few details about the lighting & background etc - there are few shadows and the detail is great. I want to take some shots of some of my long guns but can't seem to come up with a good set-up.
I was lucky yesterday, since we had an overcast sky; unusual for Arizona. That's ideal for taking such pictures, even better than a shaded area. Either environment makes for taking pictures with diffused shadows. As mentioned before, I wrote a short piece on taking pictures of firearms:

Tips on making great gun pictures!
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