If you've never lit anything before, get Light: Science and Magic. It's required reading.
It's also a good idea to go through www.strobist.com Lighting 101 and 102. It will also help you understand how to light. Any camera will work, so you might as well use what you are comfortable with. You'll be on manual all the time anyway. Personally, I would go with studio strobes that you can use with appropriate modifiers. Softboxes, snoots, etc. On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm starting a new job this week. > It will entail both photography and web development. > The photography will entail doing hundreds/thousands of internal > engine and transmission components and indexing them for web display > and later ecommerce. > > Parts will be polished and shiny. I will need to picture each variation of > each part, noting where the oiling holes are located, etc. > > It's a new operation and my task includes choosing the camera & lighting. > Here's my thought: > 1. Cool lighting -- two fluorescent lights for a soft & even coverage. > 2. A camera with built-in HDR. > > I'm going to do some experimenting with the in-camera HDR tomorrow on a still > object with side lighting, just to see what HDR will produce. > > Of course either a K5 or K7 would be ideal. But I'll have to look @ all > makes, just to be fair to the employer. > > Any input/thoughts on this is appreciated. Tx. > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
