Comments on: Fake It ‘Til You Make It http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fyiguyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-7936 fyiguy Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:31:17 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-7936 Nice Job! Now all you need is a rotating turntable! :) I tried a pop up kit like that once, but my camera picked up all the wrinkles in the tent and created shadows bumps,etc that table shots do a good enough job. Setting up a tent takes a bit of time. If you want really good shots a huge roll of white paper or black paper from a craft store mounted on a back drop setting stand or homebrew PVC pipe setup with the paper suspended from 90 degrees to a flat surface gives great results with no creases. Most people use the same process for keyframing green/blue screen work. With the proper lighting it looks great. Remember light is your friend in photography and it looks like you have more than enough now! Just be careful those lights get really hot. Let them cool before handling. Also I use quick release straps on my camera from Tamarac. It allows me to switch to wrist support, backpack clips, to neoprene boomerang neck straps quickly and take them off for tripod use without getting in the way. Makes for better portability as well as reducing the "camera dork" factor. :) My wife loves using the N-15 wrist support one. More info here: http://www.tamrac.com/g_camerastraps.htm :) Happy shooting, can't wait to see the new pics!!! Nice Job! Now all you need is a rotating turntable! :)

I tried a pop up kit like that once, but my camera picked up all the wrinkles in the tent and created shadows bumps,etc that table shots do a good enough job. Setting up a tent takes a bit of time.

If you want really good shots a huge roll of white paper or black paper from a craft store mounted on a back drop setting stand or homebrew PVC pipe setup with the paper suspended from 90 degrees to a flat surface gives great results with no creases. Most people use the same process for keyframing green/blue screen work. With the proper lighting it looks great.

Remember light is your friend in photography and it looks like you have more than enough now! Just be careful those lights get really hot. Let them cool before handling.

Also I use quick release straps on my camera from Tamarac. It allows me to switch to wrist support, backpack clips, to neoprene boomerang neck straps quickly and take them off for tripod use without getting in the way. Makes for better portability as well as reducing the “camera dork” factor. :)

My wife loves using the N-15 wrist support one.

More info here:

http://www.tamrac.com/g_camerastraps.htm

:)

Happy shooting, can’t wait to see the new pics!!!

]]> By: Girls Gone Mobile » Finally took the plungehttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-7397 Girls Gone Mobile » Finally took the plunge Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:04:28 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-7397 [...] After admiring some of Judie’s photos using her new kit, I went ahead and ordered myself a softbox/lighting set off eBay (I must keep up with the Joneses, after all! ;P). Nothing too extravagant – I thought I’d get my feet wet with an el cheapo unit from China. Once I outgrow that, I’ll get a ‘proper’ (read: expensive) set. I’m assuming that, as with other tech, you get what you pay for? [...]

]]> By: Kismethttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6153 Kismet Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:52:41 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6153 That's one helluva kit, can't wait to see the amazing results it'll produce. That’s one helluva kit, can’t wait to see the amazing results it’ll produce.

]]> By: Judie Hugheshttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6028 Judie Hughes Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:42:39 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6028 Rich, I just got done looking at your site and I am blown away! I've been admiring your pictures on Flickr for ages...but your site's tutorials are FAB! Thanks for sharing; I've added you to Gear Diary's links. :-) "P" setting soon...must master the green box, first. ;-) haha Rich, I just got done looking at your site and I am blown away! I’ve been admiring your pictures on Flickr for ages…but your site’s tutorials are FAB! Thanks for sharing; I’ve added you to Gear Diary’s links. :-)

“P” setting soon…must master the green box, first. ;-) haha

]]> By: LeggNethttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6023 LeggNet Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:21:11 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6023 Congrats Judie on the new rig. Good choice in going with Canon :) I've got a few brief photography and Photoshop tutorials on my site you might want to check out: <a href="http://www.leggnet.com/labels/tutorial.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.leggnet.com/labels/tutorial.html</a> Your first step away from the "GREEN BOX" mode would be to go to PROGRAM (the P setting) mode. This will still be fully automatic but give you some more control. Cheers, Rich Congrats Judie on the new rig. Good choice in going with Canon :) I’ve got a few brief photography and Photoshop tutorials on my site you might want to check out:

http://www.leggnet.com/labels/tutorial.html

Your first step away from the “GREEN BOX” mode would be to go to PROGRAM (the P setting) mode. This will still be fully automatic but give you some more control.

Cheers, Rich

]]> By: Girls Gone Mobile » Judie’s new photography kithttp://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6013 Girls Gone Mobile » Judie’s new photography kit Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2007/03/12/fake-it-til-you-make-it/#comment-6013 [...] Judie from Gear Diary has recently acquired a Canon EOS 400D - the exact same model that I bought a few months ago. Only she’s done it the right way by buying an external flash and light kit to take good product photos with. Colour me green with jealousy! (But dang that SpeedLite is expensive!) [...] [...] Judie from Gear Diary has recently acquired a Canon EOS 400D – the exact same model that I bought a few months ago. Only she’s done it the right way by buying an external flash and light kit to take good product photos with. Colour me green with jealousy! (But dang that SpeedLite is expensive!) [...]

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