I like this guy's pictures....how does he do it???

April 05, 2007 19:25

The "floating" gun without any shadows and lots of details showing of the gun without it lighting the living dayligts out of the gun....I wonder how this person takes these pics!

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=68958294

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11 comments

newtgingrich

April 05, 2007 19:31
basically you just use a solid white background and then slightly over expose the picture. then after that you can just increase the contrast in photoshop and you have the effect. also, you have to position lights in the right angles and make sure the white balance on your camera matches the light source.
if you go to a local camera shop they can sell you white sheet paper made for just that purpose
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11BravoCrunchie

April 05, 2007 19:33
That or he's also an amature photographer and has all of the light filters that's required to get proper flash illumination without the glare.
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Doc

April 05, 2007 20:00
The floating gun. Ain't that hard to do. Another ? stop of exposure would have eliminated the hint of shadow under the guns.

A white towel and a lot of exposure.

Of course, with a shiny gun the effect can get weird.
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Slow_Hand

April 05, 2007 20:06
Use a light table placed in front of a lighted background. Typical color brochure product photography.
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zipperzap

April 05, 2007 20:50
quote:Locust Fork:

The "floating" gun without any shadows and lots of details ...I wonder how this person takes these pics!

I can't believe that you've never seen 'floating guns.' before.

They float by all the time, in Alaska.[:D]
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buschmaster

April 05, 2007 21:03
he did light the living daylights out of it. then prolly fixed it with photoshop to bring back some color.

just put it on a white flat sheet in strong sunlight, you'd get better results.
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Permanently deleted user

April 06, 2007 01:38
Dont care for the photos...they dont show the gun in any detail, and it looks to "light"....dont like them at all..
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1911a1-fan

April 06, 2007 01:53
Jedi magic
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He Dog

April 06, 2007 06:29
cheap parlor tricks.
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COLT

April 06, 2007 06:40
...besides the right lighting and back ground (material, color)....ONE WORD....TRIPOD...[;)]

...if you had all the right lighting, background just right...AND a Tripod, you would still be all stressed, unhappy and biatchin...[:D]

...Them there tripods are pretty 'spensive though...a good one can run as much as, $25 bucks!...[:0][:D]
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MVP

April 06, 2007 06:41
Smoke and Mirrors?[:0]
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