It seems so obvious now, but I just wasn't opening up my mind to think outside the box.
Bill, how much is that gradient paper? Is it durable? That looks the size of my light box. I can't find the right size on Amazon, and they are expensive... Aloha
Thank You Gerald. I will look into it.
I was just at WOW, and I wasn't sure where I had posted my question. Looks like almost the same thread about lights etc... I was scratching my head for a while...The backkground is about $40 from B&H. It is made of PVC so it is more durable than paper, but it can be scuffed or scratched so it needs to be treated gently.
You can create a custom white balance in your camera by shooting a piece of ordinary cheap copy pape as long as it isn't the bright white ink jet paper. Your camera instruction manual should tell you how to do it.
I don't like light tents because they wash out contrast and cause images to look flat. Also, white backgrounds are tough to deal with for the same reason as well as getting proper exposure of darker objects.
It looks like you read my post on WoW.
I made a big light box with the plastic sheet from Home Depot that they sell to cover shop lights. Diffuses light semi acceptable. Have to look into the white balance....The backkground is about $40 from B&H. It is made of PVC so it is more durable than paper, but it can be scuffed or scratched so it needs to be treated gently.
You can create a custom white balance in your camera by shooting a piece of ordinary cheap copy pape as long as it isn't the bright white ink jet paper. Your camera instruction manual should tell you how to do it.
I don't like light tents because they wash out contrast and cause images to look flat. Also, white backgrounds are tough to deal with for the same reason as well as getting proper exposure of darker objects.
It looks like you read my post on WoW.
Very good option! Thank you, I will measure my box and buy one. ow I have to decide what color.
Thank you Bill. I'm looking for someone to give our club a Live remote demo on photographing your work. Do you know anybody? Hmmmm....
Always go with gray because it won't distort the color of the wood. A colored background will reflect the color onto the wood the same as if shining a colored light on the wood. I would also recommend using a lighting set up like the one that John Lucas has described where he uses a single light source and a background and cards to either bounce or block the lighting ... and no tent or box. The trouble with a tent is that it kills contrast and makes an image look flat.
About 5 hours difference... We are in no rush... It's something overlooked but very important, how to photograph your work... Hope your recovery time is short and that you feel great for the SWAT!! Aloha and thank you!That sounds interesting. I'm sort of in a mess right now. My right arm is immobilized in a sling. I had the second round of rotator cuff surgery last week and as soon as I can use my arm in a few weeks, I will be having back surgery. I don't know what the recovery will be like for that, but it was terrible about ten years ago. I tell you this getting old stuff isn't for wimps, but I can't let any of these surgeries interfere with SWAT in late August.
How many hours difference from Texas to Hawaii?
I am the one that got off topic or screwed up then discovered it and deleted it within 5 minutes.