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Engraved Metal Photography
Jul 27, 2015 13:01:48 #
I tried my hand at photographing engraved metals and had a great time with it (I almost exclusively do nature and landscape photography). I used a Canon 7D, 28 -135mm kit lens and a tripod. Besides increasing my DOF, what are some pointers/suggestions you could give a newby? CC appreciated.
Jul 27, 2015 13:06:25 #
Birdwatcher804 wrote:
I tried my hand at photographing engraved metals and had a great time with it (I almost exclusively do nature and landscape photography). I used a Canon 7D, 28 -135mm kit lens and a tripod. Besides increasing my DOF, what are some pointers/suggestions you could give a newby? CC appreciated.
Very pretty gun, I think I would include some close-up's of the engraving for more detail, I really like the set-up of the second image! That's one pretty knife as well, did you do the work on the knife and gun?
Jul 27, 2015 13:09:54 #
Thank you! I did get some closeups, as well.
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Jul 27, 2015 13:10:14 #
Lighting. Use huge softboxes or umbrellas and mix in point sources if you want specular highlights. Work with angles to control the effects.
Jul 27, 2015 13:17:09 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Birdwatcher804 wrote:
I tried my hand at photographing engraved metals and had a great time with it (I almost exclusively do nature and landscape photography). I used a Canon 7D, 28 -135mm kit lens and a tripod. Besides increasing my DOF, what are some pointers/suggestions you could give a newby? CC appreciated.
You might want to try a big soft box or a tent. It depends on what kind of highlights, or the lack of them, you want. DOF can be done by stacking different depths of field if the subject cannot be properly rendered by your lense's DOF. I think the pictures you have presented are very good for a first try.
Jul 27, 2015 13:38:08 #
Good pictures Birdwatcher, but hard to critique without getting closer to the pictures. You should have checked the
(store original) box so we could have a closer look.
(store original) box so we could have a closer look.
Jul 27, 2015 13:47:40 #
ebbote wrote:
Good pictures Birdwatcher, but hard to critique without getting closer to the pictures. You should have checked the
(store original) box so we could have a closer look.
(store original) box so we could have a closer look.
Thank you! I think I fixed it.
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Jul 27, 2015 13:52:42 #
Excellent pictures, I can't find much wrong with them.
Birdwatcher804 wrote:
Thank you! I think I fixed it.
Jul 27, 2015 16:20:40 #
ebbote wrote:
Excellent pictures, I can't find much wrong with them.
Thank you very much!
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