Having some difficulty with glare, backgrounds, and focus. May devote some time to building a whitebox, but anybody have general tips on getting good photos? Cell phones? Cameras? Tripods? Etc.
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Jeff
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Jeff
Need Advice on Taking Good Handgun Photos
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I used to have an old table outside on the north side of the house.
Shot many handgun photos there and some were published in
magazines with names you would recognize.
Since the old spool table fell apart I shoot pics inside with light
bounced off the ceiling and guns laid out on a folding table.
Sometimes use flash, sometimes the natural light setting on the digital camera I use now. Put them on my computer and pick the best to
send out. Still getting them published now and then.
Shot many handgun photos there and some were published in
magazines with names you would recognize.
Since the old spool table fell apart I shoot pics inside with light
bounced off the ceiling and guns laid out on a folding table.
Sometimes use flash, sometimes the natural light setting on the digital camera I use now. Put them on my computer and pick the best to
send out. Still getting them published now and then.
Natural sunlight is the easiest. I lay a piece of 100+ year old chestnut barn siding on my driveway in the shade to take most gun pics. If you have a glare or see yourself in the finish, just move the lens a little bit till you get the look you want.
Sometimes I'll take what I call my floating gun look pictures. I clamp a drill press vise to a bar stool with a piece of brass rod in it. Slide the barrel over the rod, and move the gun around to get the best angle. I light it with a studio light in a 30x60" softbox on a boom arm directly over the gun. Took these for a friend that wanted to show his engraving work.
Sometimes I'll take what I call my floating gun look pictures. I clamp a drill press vise to a bar stool with a piece of brass rod in it. Slide the barrel over the rod, and move the gun around to get the best angle. I light it with a studio light in a 30x60" softbox on a boom arm directly over the gun. Took these for a friend that wanted to show his engraving work.
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Natural light is the BEST.............
Indoor works but you need a good angle to the light/lights to
help prevent glare on the subjects.
A flash can work but needs to be tested for brightness and "Washout".
A tripod or brace is great if you have shaky hands. I rest my camera hand on a pop bottle , tennis ball etc. to get the lens to be still.
Now I have to take several pictures, to make sure the Micro is in focus, centered and not blurry.
Good luck.
Indoor works but you need a good angle to the light/lights to
help prevent glare on the subjects.
A flash can work but needs to be tested for brightness and "Washout".
A tripod or brace is great if you have shaky hands. I rest my camera hand on a pop bottle , tennis ball etc. to get the lens to be still.
Now I have to take several pictures, to make sure the Micro is in focus, centered and not blurry.
Good luck.
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As stated above outside, not direct sunlight. A steady hand helps but with a cell phone it shouldn't matter.
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Don't know if this counts as a tip, but I'm lucky in that I can put my subjects on the floor a few feet from the wall, between two windows, and use natural light to come up with what I think are decent pictures. Definitely not pro-quality.
Still have some glare issues, though. I suppose I could alter the positioning, or maybe put something in the way to block direct light from my windows.
It would seem that controlling the lighting would be a signficant factor in taking good photos.
Still have some glare issues, though. I suppose I could alter the positioning, or maybe put something in the way to block direct light from my windows.
It would seem that controlling the lighting would be a signficant factor in taking good photos.
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Indirect natural light. Use a T-shirt or something for background. Take the pix from variety of angles so that the lighting changes. Throw out the 95% that did not turn out as nicely as the 5%.
I find having the gun posed at an angle, diagonally, is more appealing to my eye. There is an editing function in my iPhone that lets me rotate the picture until I get an angle I like.
Crop to taste.
Mess around with the editing software and filters in your smartphone/computer until you get something you like:
I find having the gun posed at an angle, diagonally, is more appealing to my eye. There is an editing function in my iPhone that lets me rotate the picture until I get an angle I like.
Crop to taste.
Mess around with the editing software and filters in your smartphone/computer until you get something you like:
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I thought this was a "notable" thread aka sticky?? If so, I know not where it is.
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