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Last post: 1 year, 4 months ago | Thread started: Feb 8, 10, 3 p.m.

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• noneck

  I've got a stack of work to be shot, a D70 with a tilt/shift lens, some halogen work lights, some white and black background paper. Wifey is out of the house for the evening, and I'm looking for tips on photographing my printed work.

  Also, do you know of any examples of really well shot work from other studios?

  Feb 8, 10, 3 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  don't get too artsy and let the work speak for itself.
  I do think correct lighting and nice photographs make a difference though, beats showing the illustrator screengrab anyday

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 3:02 p.m. – Permalink

• noneck

  I should do a series of shots with topless models holding up the work.

  • i can see no downside.– bigtrickagain1/3

    cut holes in the art so you can see her boobies– scarabin2/3

    hire icu!– OSFA3/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 3:06 p.m. – Permalink

• jaylarson

  http://metagramme.com/

  • Gramme's portfolio just makes me sad about myself. :(– noneck1/8

    Me too.– MSTRPLN2/8

    Me three.– ThisIsMe3/8

    he's a cunt so I feel good.– digdre4/8

    just kidding– digdre5/8

    haha– gramme6/8

    Yep that really is as good as it can get in so many ways.– MrT7/8

    LOL that was funny... but yeah, so nice.– ismith8/8

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 3:36 p.m. – Permalink

• frase

  http://www.un.titled.co.uk check out portfolio and print.
  i think this is nice. simple and clean

  • I dig that glossy black background. I've tried that before, but find it tough to pull off.– noneck1/2

    That is nice. Get a sheet of black glass and some black paper. Keep it clean. Done.– gramme2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 3:52 p.m. – Permalink

• didee

  http://www.three60.com.au
  nicely shot work

  • that chick better get that shit checked out.– stoplying

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 5:29 p.m. – Permalink

• inkpink

  why would you shoot your work with tilt/shift?

  • Closest I can get to a macro lens.– noneck1/4

    you design jewelry or something?– inkpink2/4

    Nah, I borrowed it from a friend who's an actual photographer. He does some pretty fancy stuff with it.– noneck3/4

    no need of a macro. imo.– sea_sea4/4

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 5:36 p.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  Just make sure it's in focus and adequately lit. Any sort of non-distracting background will do. If you've done any restaurant, exhibit, or retail work, it might be good to get that stuff in-situ if at all possible.

  If you're still struggling with it, try to find someone with good still-life work in their book and bite the bullet. It's worth the investment. This is what I'm doing in the next month or two—hiring a still-life specialist. I think it's worth paying someone so you can avoid spending 60 hours in Photoshop. I immediately think of Mau's website. Great photography. Professionally shot.

  http://moamoa.org/

  • This Guy has dust on his sensor, not so hot.– ShaunM1/2

    lol. he does.– dibec2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 6:27 p.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  Oh and if you've got any small or stiffly bound print pieces, it's easier to find someone to hold open the spreads you're shooting than to tape everything down and try later to iron out all wrinkles in Photoshop. Just make sure it's shot in a way that's about the work and not the person holding the work (e.g. the held poster cliche). Non-leprous or hairy hands and black or dark gray clothing helps tremendously.

  • good tips, too often all you can see is a wolf man about to eat a book...– jimzyk

  

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  Dog-earFeb 8, 10, 6:47 p.m. – Permalink

• moldero

  "without lighting, all you have is a black picture"

  work lights are better for outdoor lighting (lighting temperature) if you have to use them, (and if you can find them) use "ultra white light bulbs" or use some kind of gel to get the same effect.

  hope that helps :)

  • the light source does not matter as long as its from one source. bounce and balance– danthon1/2

    thank god for post then huh ;)– moldero2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 11:52 a.m. – Permalink

• vaxorcist

  Custom White balance, v-flats, reflected lighting, polarizer on lens and polarizer gels over lights can fix reflections. Large black cards with small holes in lens can deal with some reflections... Bounced light off back wall and ceiling can fix some reflections. Be prepared to test alot. Lens is the least important factor. Tilt-shift may help a bit if you use shift to remove camera reflection from shiny objects so you don't read "Nikon" backwards in the shiny part...

  Amazon has a good book called "The Artists Guide to Photographing your Own Artwork"

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 1:44 p.m. – Permalink

• MrNibs

  Make sure your D70 has the latest firmware. It's noise reduction is for shite but I think the latest firmware resolves some of that. Get enough light into the shots to avoid the noise. And don't adjust based on what you see coming out of the back of the camera. Have a laptop to dump test shots and adjust that way.

  Happy shooting.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 9, 10, 2:29 p.m. – Permalink

• GRAC

  So I've looked through all the portfolios above..photographs are great, very clean. That's the effect I want to achieve. I'm shooting it right now. But I need advise. What kind of diffusers did you use. I have two bare strobes. Light is kinda harsh. I don't want it to be flat though. Anyone with experience?

  

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  Dog-earMar 14, 10, 3:41 p.m. – Permalink

• ok_not_ok

  

  

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  Dog-earMar 14, 10, 5:13 p.m. – Permalink

• Ambushstudio

  Use a white sheet to diffuse, or a white sheer curtain...

  Ours was shot with flash, thats what I would recommend, specially if you´re going to shoot details and stuff that needs to be really sharp.

  Take a look I hope it helpsÑ

  http://ambushstudio.com

  • toilet paper and paper towels work as a diffuser in a pinch.– jaylarson

  

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  Dog-earMar 14, 10, 6:20 p.m. – Permalink

• GRAC

  @ ok_not_ok hmm..I've seen it somewhere before ;)

  @ ambushstudio thanks for a link..nice.

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 6:33 a.m. – Permalink

• Ruffian

  Moa, clean that shit dust up!

  • yea! and get some decent work! ;)– OSFA

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 6:38 a.m. – Permalink

• OSFA

  my question is, why do you have to wait til your wife leaves the house to do this?? ;)

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 6:40 a.m. – Permalink

• GRAC

  she's so sexy that he can't think about anything else while she's around...perhaps.

  • hmmm pics!– OSFA1/2

    or it's his own personal project and it's easier to concentrate without anyone else around– juhls2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 15, 10, 7:32 a.m. – Permalink

• GRAC

  So let's say you want a very even background (shooting from above) but you want the shadows to remain untouched. Like this:

  

  
  

  

  Where would you place your strobes?

  • above the shooting sene, on a different direction than your camera– shoto_can1/3

    looks like they are just using one big hexagon softbox above and to the right as the shadows look uni-direction.– jaylarson2/3

    looking into it..thanks.– GRAC3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 15, 10, 1:08 a.m. – Permalink

• GRAC

  

  • i agree with jaylarson - looks like one strobe with a huge softbox attached, above and to the right.– bigtrick1/2

    I'm gona try this. thanks.– GRAC2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 15, 10, 7:18 a.m. – Permalink