Can't miss what you never knew existed. Unfortunately there is some problem shipping aerosol cans, ground delivery only...will have to find dulling spray locally somehow.
Thanks Feroze graywolf wrote: > Don't know how you ever got along without plastic ice cubes <grin>. > > Feroze wrote: > >> I don't know where you got the idea that you don't have much to >> contribute, but thats a load of crock. >> I've shot film for a long time and only went digital last year December. >> I've thrown out nothing that I've know about photography just because >> there's no film in the camera....there's lots of things that you've >> probally forgotten about photography that some of us never even knew >> existed...so for the newbies like myself please keep on... >> >> Will contact Calumet's for a catalog, I like the ice cubes so far....its >> going to be an expensive month.... >> >> Feroze >> >> graywolf wrote: >> >>> Thanks, your reply makes me feel good, because I do not feel like I have >>> much to offer since this became a digital list. >>> >>> Probably the best thing I can tell you is get Calumet's full catalog it >>> has all kinds of things in it for the product photographer you did not >>> know existed. Probably have to call them, I think if you order it off >>> the web they will just send you the flyers. >>> >>> You might want to see if you can not find a good book on "Product >>> Photography", unfortunately I do not know of anything currently in >>> print. Not saying there is not, I just have not been keeping up. Seems >>> like there should be something for this digital age out there. >>> >>> -graywolf >>> >>> >>> Feroze wrote: >>> >>> >>>> That has to be the coolest thing I've seen so far for products, thanks. >>>> What other pearls of wisdom can you pass on.... >>>> >>>> graywolf wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Studio types us what is called dulling spray. Here is a link: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/BR1115/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Feroze wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Don, >>>>>> >>>>>> Shiny gold and silver are even harder :) My main problems at the moment >>>>>> are eliminating the reflections of the light stands, the camera, me on >>>>>> very shiny gold bands, hence the light tent. Please explain how you set >>>>>> the WB from the fabric. WB is my bug bear at the moment. Its driving me >>>>>> nuts. As for composition, I have a pair of 150W studio lights and just >>>>>> use the modeling lights to check for shadows. However I am not carrying >>>>>> around all this equipment, I have to look at these florescent lights >>>>>> >>>>>> Feroze >>>>>> >>>>>> Don Sanderson wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Feroze. >>>>>>> I too use the EZ-Cube with 3 cheap compact florescents in white >>>>>>> reflectors. >>>>>>> These bulbs were $15.00 US for the 3 and last a very long time. >>>>>>> I set manual WB once from the white material of the cube and haven't had >>>>>>> to reset it in well over 2 years. I shoot strictly jpegs for eekBay >>>>>>> stuff. >>>>>>> Daylight balanced bulbs are a bit more money but would allow you to >>>>>>> shoot >>>>>>> with a preset, rather than manual, WB. Auto WB has never worked well for >>>>>>> me in this application. >>>>>>> The biggest advantage to this (vs flash) is being able to see, and >>>>>>> eliminate, >>>>>>> shadows before exposure. Since my items are all different colors, >>>>>>> shapes and >>>>>>> sizes, this saves me a LOT of time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The results are consistently very good, here's an example of a difficult >>>>>>> 'subject': >>>>>>> http://www.donsauction.com/PDML/Super-A.jpg >>>>>>> Shiny, all black cameras with just a bit of chrome are very hard to >>>>>>> shoot. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >>>>>>>> Feroze >>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:17 PM >>>>>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>>> Subject: Light Tent / Box >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I've bought this : http://www.ezcube.com/. I'm trying to build a little >>>>>>>> portable kit where I can go to the customer and shoot his jewellery, >>>>>>>> some of their insurance dose not apply off the premises and some are >>>>>>>> just to valuable to move around (I don't want to take the risk). Would >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>> normal flash (I have one fgz360 so far) be suitable as a light source >>>>>>>> for this? Daylight bulbs are very hard to get here, and I'm really >>>>>>>> struggling to get a proper WB on my K10D so I'm trying to avoid >>>>>>>> florescent or other light sources. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can't test it as its still in transit, tought I get the rest of the >>>>>>>> stuff together.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Your advice and past experiences is highly appreciated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Feroze >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
