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    Re: Just dabbling

    Wow very nice pictures my favorite is the first laptop picture!
    Did you make that light if so what did you use?
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    Very nice. Thanks for including the how to photos. One of the things I hope to do this year is learn better studio techniques. I'm afraid it will include more expenditures though.
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    Re: Just dabbling

    Nice shots - Apple always has nice (official) product shots I've noticed. Good idea about using a background stand to hold a mono directly above.

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    Re: Just dabbling

    Wow. 1 and 4 are my favorites. It is amazing what you can do with a nice simple set up!
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    Re: Just dabbling

    Those are some great shots, 1 and 2 are excellent. Heck, they look like offical apple product shots. Clean, simple, to the point. Love 'em!
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    Re: Just dabbling

    Hey! You're looking good. Did you get new glasses? Something's different....
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    Re: Just dabbling

    Quote Originally Posted by @lex
    Wow very nice pictures my favorite is the first laptop picture!
    Did you make that light if so what did you use?
    Thanks Alex. What light are you talking about? If it's the glow from the screen, that was just dragging the shutter. I fired the flash and used a slow shutter speed (0.6 second) to let the glow burn in. For it to work the room had to be totally dark or ambient light would have affected the exposure and the color. If you're asking about the softbox, no, that's a store bought item.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Timer
    Very nice. Thanks for including the how to photos. One of the things I hope to do this year is learn better studio techniques. I'm afraid it will include more expenditures though.
    Thanks OT. You can relax though, you can get the same results with a P&S, a shoot-through reflector, some hot lights and some black posterboard to control light spill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by adina
    Hey! You're looking good. Did you get new glasses? Something's different....
    The hair grew back...? I dunno.

    Funny that you commented on that though. That shot was taken by Trevor at Red Fish, my wonderful girlfriend threw me a surprise birthday party there earlier this month.
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    Everyone else,

    Thank you for taking the time to comment.
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    Good stuff

    I really liked the first two, but all of them are really clean. Thanks for also showing everybody how you did the lighthing, and how one light can really do good stuff. Doing good sports and product photography seems to be natural for you.

    Good work.

    Thanks again for your help with the flash...

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    Quote Originally Posted by racingpinarello
    I really liked the first two, but all of them are really clean. Thanks for also showing everybody how you did the lighthing, and how one light can really do good stuff. Doing good sports and product photography seems to be natural for you.

    Good work.

    Thanks again for your help with the flash...

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    Thanks Loren, I appreciate it.

    No problem on the flash. Just glad to be able to help anyone make sense of the damn thing.
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    Nice. Just two questions...

    Seb, cool shots, but I'm curious...

    One, what is that crap you're photographing? ;)

    And two, why isn't this thread posted in the Studio & Lighting Forum?!?!?

    Ah, jus' kidding. Feliz Ano Nuevo!...
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    Re: Nice. Just two questions...

    Quote Originally Posted by Asylum Steve
    Seb, cool shots, but I'm curious...

    One, what is that crap you're photographing? ;)

    And two, why isn't this thread posted in the Studio & Lighting Forum?!?!?

    Ah, jus' kidding. Feliz Ano Nuevo!...

    Sigh...

    Now you die.

    Is there a way to just copy this over to the studio and lighting forum? I was actually going to send you an email asking about that.

    Seriously though, you're so dead. For realz.
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    Re: Nice. Just two questions...

    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian
    Is there a way to just copy this over to the studio and lighting forum? I was actually going to send you an email asking about that...
    Who do I look like, Photo John? Muntz is the top dawg in this forum. Go ask him... ;)
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    Re: Nice. Just two questions...

    Quote Originally Posted by Asylum Steve
    Who do I look like, Photo John? Muntz is the top dawg in this forum. Go ask him... ;)
    Nevermind, made a new thread.
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    Re: Just dabbling

    I am watching you... ;)

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    Re: Just dabbling

    Quote Originally Posted by another view
    I am watching you... ;)
    Eeeeeew...creeeeeepy... ;)
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    Re: Just dabbling

    WOW...great shots...I love them all especially the ones showing your setup...It's something we don't get to see to often and it really fascinated me. Keep up the great work!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ken1953
    WOW...great shots...I love them all especially the ones showing your setup...It's something we don't get to see to often and it really fascinated me. Keep up the great work!!!
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    Glad you liked them Ken.
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    Re: Just dabbling

    I donno man

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    Re: Just dabbling

    Did someone get some new toys for Christmas? I get busy for a couple of days and all sorts of fun posts appear. I'm getting paranoid.

    Nice setup.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drg
    Did someone get some new toys for Christmas? I get busy for a couple of days and all sorts of fun posts appear. I'm getting paranoid.

    Nice setup.
    Actually, yes! But I bet you wouldn't have guessed what is new.

    The only new items that made this possible are the superclamps I bought on Thursday. Everything else I've had for years.
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    Re: Just dabbling

    You are a freak and a stroker ;)

    That dining room studio is strokey as all ....

    That avatar is way freaky too!

    HMMMM .. I always wanted horns and you never know I may dye my goatee red some day ;) I will always be a TOYS-R-US KIDS
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