I read that book everyday and forget the next day...
I read that book everyday and forget the next day...
Trial and error is a hell of a lot more fun than reading how to do it. I was just looking at Jan's pics on GHW and I see he uses a gray background which really absorbs some of that excess light and makes the helmet pop out. Definitely switching to gray!
The best trick is to have a wife who is a photographer.
Tried pics with a gray background....not as happy as I thought I would be. I'll keep playing with the settings.
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I have to say I prefer the white.
I have to agree with you Glenn. I found the camera had trouble with the gray background. When I look at the small pics of the gray on the iPhone they don't look so bad but when enlarged I don't like then as much.
My wife is actually doing a shoot today for Gucci (can you believe ONE handbag will be delivered to her studio with its own security guy who will stand watch the entire time?). Anyway, they want a grey background and she is having trouble with 'patchiness' so during a test shoot last night we got some way to an acceptable quality by reducing depth of field in order to blur the background a little. Not knowing your camera capabilities, perhaps you can experiment down that path?
I just did a re-shoot of my mail home M42. The helmet looks blurry to me. Maybe it's my screens resolution, I don't know. I have also been playing with the position of the lights to cut down on the glare and reflection.
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Your new photos look pretty clear to me Todd, especially the liner shot.
Maybe your depth of focus is set too low. Either that or you just plain "shake".
Ralph.
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