Just a test.. New camera..& Light Box..

If you're a guitar player, you may have seen the big color coffee table book by Gibson "The Beauty of the Burst." It's page after mouth-watering page of vintage 50s and 60s sunburst Les Pauls. It makes me wonder why someone hasn't done that with all the awesome guns I see on this forum. Print On Demand book... calendar... something. Put it on Amazon and make some money. You guys are so good, and you have the cream of the S&W crop in your safes -- share the love! Start with the N frames... Among other things, complete packages -- boxes and papers, grips, tools, etc. -- will be recorded for posterity. Who knows what screwdriver came with what gun? Gold box or blue? You guys know, and you'd be doing the gun loving world a favor. Just my opinion.
 
I have to agree. As great as the SCSW is, it needs more photos to back up the print. This forum is great and I love some of our "ultimate" threads like the Highway Patrolman and Combat Magnum threads.
 
brokenprism said:
If you're a guitar player, you may have seen the big color coffee table book by Gibson "The Beauty of the Burst." It's page after mouth-watering page of vintage 50s and 60s sunburst Les Pauls. It makes me wonder why someone hasn't done that with all the awesome guns I see on this forum. Print On Demand book... calendar... something. Put it on Amazon and make some money. You guys are so good, and you have the cream of the S&W crop in your safes -- share the love! Start with the N frames... Among other things, complete packages -- boxes and papers, grips, tools, etc. -- will be recorded for posterity. Who knows what screwdriver came with what gun? Gold box or blue? You guys know, and you'd be doing the gun loving world a favor. Just my opinion.
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I did a Blurb photo book on all my firearms. Came out great! Problem is; 1-I only show that book to certain folks due to security concerns, and, 2-It's too darn expensive to vanity print up enough copies in order to try and sell them (cost would be nearly $40 per book, nutty).

Rich
 
Since there are so many amazing pics on this forum, it might not be a bad idea to have a section devoted for "ultimate" type threads. Right now it makes sense they way they are setup for the various generations, but the great models have spanned the generations and it isn't right to not include them in the right "ultimate" threads. Just some food for thought if a mod reads this.

I'm itching to go home and add a real update to this light box issue. If the full spectrum just isn't the right light for photo taking then I have a package of "daylight" bulbs to try. But they are only 60w... Back to the Home Depot for more money spending...
 
Maximumbob54 said:
Since there are so many amazing pics on this forum, it might not be a bad idea to have a section devoted for "ultimate" type threads. Right now it makes sense they way they are setup for the various generations, but the great models have spanned the generations and it isn't right to not include them in the right "ultimate" threads. Just some food for thought if a mod reads this.

I'm itching to go home and add a real update to this light box issue. If the full spectrum just isn't the right light for photo taking then I have a package of "daylight" bulbs to try. But they are only 60w... Back to the Home Depot for more money spending...
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If you take your photos in RAW then you could use just about any light source you wished and correct in post processing. RAW is not as tough to use as most people think.

Rich
 
Maximumbob54 said:
I'm itching to go home and add a real update to this light box issue. If the full spectrum just isn't the right light for photo taking then I have a package of "daylight" bulbs to try. But they are only 60w... Back to the Home Depot for more money spending...
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The type of bulb you use is not as critical as having your camera set to "match" the type of bulb you are using. If you don't want to get in the weeds too much, I would suggest using a neutral background color like white, gray or black - then your camera may be able to give you more realistic color.
 
Ditrina has put me on the right path. And thank you, by the way... :D

The fancy pants full spectrum bulbs are 5500K and the daylight bulbs are 5000K. But either way it makes a huge difference. I fiddled with my Fuji's white balance settings for a while and didn't get much of a change until I put in the daylight bulbs. I didn't have 100w daylight bulbs but I have 60w bulbs to at least try:

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At least the red background hides that she needs a new red ramp...

I can tell the daylight bulbs are the way to go. Now to step it up to 100w bulbs!!! MORE POWER!!!
 
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Still getting the hang of it:

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She developed a frame crack and had to go back to her birthplace for some surgery. She is still madam turn ring, but no more crack. This is her good side since she still has her beauty mark on the other side... So she only allows me to take pictures of her good side:

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So as you can see, I'm still getting the hang of it, but it's just a matter of tweaking the angles and reflections now. I'm very pleased. Thanks to all who helped! :D
 
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I built a homemade light box and documented all the materials I used on this forum in late January of 2010.

A light box and soft, diffuse multiple lighting is a good way to go when one is wanting to shoot shiny, rounded and curved metal objects . . .

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There's a learning curve you must go through but it isn't hard. Mastering color balance and other post photo processing adjustments can and will get you the results you want that will make your photos "pop" too! It just takes practice.

Keep up the good work and repeat after me . . . "Photoshop is my friend, Photoshop is my friend . . . " LOL

Tom
 
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And now tonight I'm having trouble all over again. I left the camera settings alone, I checked them again today, I'm still using the daylight bulbs, I waited for them to come to full temperature, and I'm making washed out pictures again... I know I need to invest in a new camera, but why the heck would they turn out pretty darn good last night and now tonight I want to just smash the whole setup into splinters.... grumble, grumble, grumble...

A little Photobucket editing with the Sony Cyber Shot doing most of the work:

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I get a decent pic and then a garbage pic... This is as voodoo is reloading and casting...
 
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