With the modest amount of work and expense in my booth, the results have proven respectable.
Image #1: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/lighting/40677-1.jpg This is a very shiny object. Though displayed horizontally here, it was shot vertically. Though I am shooting through a slot between my foam-core boards, I was able to reduce the slot reflection black spot by simply adding a bit of white cloth at the base of the slot The result was that the slot is only visible at the top end of the item, notable by the dark reflection in the center. I could get rid of that with another piece of filler cloth, and may in the near future Image #2: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/lighting/76555DK3.jpg This lighting arrangement has proven ideal for deep objects. Light fills the object without adding bright spots or harsh shadows. With the two Interfit Cool-Lite 6 units I'm usually shooting 1/40 @ f/18 - f/22. My booth: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/lighting/studio.jpg For those with the book "Light Science and Magic" this arrangement is a variation of the 6.20 and 6.31 solutions. It was intended to compensate for both round and deep objects. Since shooting this, I have added white ends, rear center, and a white partial top cover for and added volume soft light. I've left the front slot mostly open for the sake of convenience. It takes enough time to shoot that front access is beneficial. And since only a small percentage are highly reflective, it poses no noticeable lighting issues. Though we are not concerned about image perfection, my goal is to get the images as nice as possible without having to do anything more than quickly cut them out from their background. The goal of a quality image is there and, again, the customer remains uber happy. I call it job security. 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.
