the goal was to produce a shot with very soft shadows. the light in this shot was directly above the product with a soft box to soften the light. i began the shoot with a 50 mm, but was rather bored with the 3/4 shot and decided to move in for a close up and swapped to my new 24 mil. this shot got some compliments from classmates. the reason i like it is because it shows the perspective while maintaining the vertical lines on the box - something other students tried to accomplish. i was also pleased with the gradient background (completely non-intentional).
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Showing posts with label detail. Show all posts
Saturday, June 23, 2007
larger than life
so it's been a while since i've added to my online portfolio here. part of the reason is because my last course ended but i've been taking photos since then, and i've started yet another course. in this photo shoot, we were asked to bring in a box the size of a cereal box. of course, i don't eat cereal, so the next best thing - software!
the goal was to produce a shot with very soft shadows. the light in this shot was directly above the product with a soft box to soften the light. i began the shoot with a 50 mm, but was rather bored with the 3/4 shot and decided to move in for a close up and swapped to my new 24 mil. this shot got some compliments from classmates. the reason i like it is because it shows the perspective while maintaining the vertical lines on the box - something other students tried to accomplish. i was also pleased with the gradient background (completely non-intentional).
the goal was to produce a shot with very soft shadows. the light in this shot was directly above the product with a soft box to soften the light. i began the shoot with a 50 mm, but was rather bored with the 3/4 shot and decided to move in for a close up and swapped to my new 24 mil. this shot got some compliments from classmates. the reason i like it is because it shows the perspective while maintaining the vertical lines on the box - something other students tried to accomplish. i was also pleased with the gradient background (completely non-intentional).
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
all in the details
ok, since many of you have been deprived, i'm writing another one today. i'll start off with a detail shot from a vehicle as per our assignment.
in this photo, we were to take a picture of a detail of a vehicle and omit the rest of the vehicle and any other distracting details. i naturally used my 50mm lens for this shot. i should note that the water droplets were staged. originally, it was raining out but i didn't like how the droplets formed on the car. i wiped it dry and used a spray bottle to "replace" the droplets.
this photo was to demonstrate how to adjust the exposure for a scene that was lighter than average. normally a shot like this will be darker as the camera will try to average out the scene to 18% grey. since both the subject and the background are white, the camera would use a faster exposure to "darken" the scene. by manually adjusting the exposure (and using a grey card) i got the proper exposure.
and this photo is a dark on light photo. the key here is to make sure the background doesn't overpower the dark subject and vice versa. by using the same exposure as above, i was able to get a shot of the wine bottle along with the details.
ok, that's it - i'm hoping that a 24mm lens will be in my future as the 50 mil is a bit too long for close range shooting.
in this photo, we were to take a picture of a detail of a vehicle and omit the rest of the vehicle and any other distracting details. i naturally used my 50mm lens for this shot. i should note that the water droplets were staged. originally, it was raining out but i didn't like how the droplets formed on the car. i wiped it dry and used a spray bottle to "replace" the droplets.
this photo was to demonstrate how to adjust the exposure for a scene that was lighter than average. normally a shot like this will be darker as the camera will try to average out the scene to 18% grey. since both the subject and the background are white, the camera would use a faster exposure to "darken" the scene. by manually adjusting the exposure (and using a grey card) i got the proper exposure.
and this photo is a dark on light photo. the key here is to make sure the background doesn't overpower the dark subject and vice versa. by using the same exposure as above, i was able to get a shot of the wine bottle along with the details.
ok, that's it - i'm hoping that a 24mm lens will be in my future as the 50 mil is a bit too long for close range shooting.
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