I tried the shadow/highlight tool, too, and while it opened up the
shadows, I wondered if it lightened the front of the gear too much.
So...I tried duplicating the layer, inverting and desaturating the
duplicate, then applying a mask to the shadow inside the gear so it
looks like this...
http://studio1941.com/images/collin%27s-gear.jpg
Collin - I'll take this down in 24 hours - sooner if you'd like.
-p
On 1/31/2012 7:54 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
... and just a little tinkering with things to get it as functional as possible
...
Here is my shooting booth. Just 3 foam-core boards cut to fit together nicely, on
a white table.<$9. The CoolLite 6 units bounce off them, and have a
translucent piece of plastic on their inside edge to diffuse any stray direct
light.
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/studio.jpg
So now I can get a really shiny metal part like this without glare. Some
things shoot better in raw, others are just fine with jpg. The only
shortcoming is that black center where I am firing through. But that is easily
resolved though it is not at all critical. A little contrast makes, imho, a
little better image.
http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/70074BP800.jpg
Some may say that it is underexposed. Perhaps. It looks just a little dark on
my new Dell laptop, but looks perfect on my Samsung SA350 display. I may have
to shoot for a little extra brightness to compensate for monitor differences.
Sincerely,
Collin Brendemuehl
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