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stinky4sam
Joined: 25 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: couple questions!? |
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| Can anyone offer me some tips on photographing dogs and also jewelry? I just started my own photography business and promoted my business just this saturday and i have several bookings already. I didn't relaize i would receive such quick responses but it's been awsome! Now i just have to produce quality photos to gain and retain customers and clients. Anyway help will be appreciated!!TIA!! |
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stoppdemadness2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: couple questions!? |
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Shooting animals is a 2-person job. 1) Set up time with your friends who have pets to use them and their pet to learn. Give them prints for their trouble.2) Experiment with sounds and find out what sound makes the animal listen with curiosity; your voice, a squeaky toy, bell, etc.3) Pre-compose and pre-focus the camera.4) Using a posing table (a regular table covered with a rug secured to the top), pose/position the animal.5) Have the owner gently restrain the animal from moving as you move back to the camera.6) Make the interesting sound.7) Take the picture. Repeat.You have to take a lot of shots to get the really good ones. I think animals are harder to photography than people.Shooting jewelry without ugly reflections (also great for silverware, glassware or anything shiny):1) Buy or build a light tent (I like building my own) a) make a frame from wire, like coat hanger wire b) the frame should be cube-shaped c) wrap the cube with a white sheet on the inside so that d) the wire doesn't show e) cut a slit in the center of one face just big enough for the camera's lens f) flood the outside of the tent with light g) position the jewelry inside and shoot.For jewelry being worn by a model you simply do the same as above with a larger tent.Always shoot a lot more shots than you think you need to shoot. Your best shots will usually be among those excess shots. Happy shooting. |
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strangestorm_0001
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: couple questions!? |
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| Hi,I used to be really into photography maybe about the time you were born. I say that to let you know that anything I tell you is really dated, things like equipment and such change so much, and I don't know what you are taking pictures with. If you have a 35mm SLR then there are a lot of accessaries that are available. ONe thing that people used years ago was a "ring flash" when taking pictures of jewelry because of the soft unidirectional light, and also both for your jewelry and dogs you mentioned is an umbrella reflector for your slave flash. I was never into taking pictures of dogs myself, but i wonder if you can use the same trick that is used when taking pictures of kids. When you want to take good pictures of your kids just wait until it's time to give them new toys, and then all their attention will be focused on somewhere other than that big scary camera. I used to take pictures of my nephews and nieces all the time, and I used a short telephoto lens that had a large aperture lens to capture great candid shots of them and the shallo depth of field threw the background out of focus. I don't even know if you can get a single focus lens anymore, but I used to have a 135mm lens made by sigma that had a maximum aperture of 1.8. It was great for candid shots because if you have a black camera and don't use a flash, and can stand back about 6 feet away you can get some great shots without your subject noticing. I was the invisable photographer. When I used a flash I like to use one that would swivel so I could bounce it off a wall or cieling and get good indirest light.Anyway, I hope something here helped. |
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Straightdowntheline
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:17 pm Post subject: couple questions!? |
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| First shooting dogs and puppies are like shooting children except the dogs listen a little better. Have the owner stand near you for portraits since the dog will look at their owner, if you want side shots do the same thing have the owner to the left or right side of the animal. Using your studio flash equipment should not effect the animal as long as you do not do it to much.Shooting jewelry there are different ways, plain background style just to show what it looks like (but make sure you don't use a conflicting color). Then there is the type where you shoot it on the model but you do not show the model, just the arm if bracelet, hand ring and neck for a necklace. Last you go out in the garden, woods or around the house and match backgrounds to the type of jewelery you are shooting (a waterproof watch laying near rocks by a creek etc etc). Hope this helps,Kevin |
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