Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Darren Addy
Another thought on this employer buying camera thing. I do product photography as part of my job at work. I use my own camera and lenses. I did not have a modern flash for my DSLR and needed one for an upcoming event shoot. (The governor of Nebraska had chosen to visit our company's booth at a

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Ann Sanfedele
When I first got on PDML (back before the flood) I asked about phto'ing shiny stuff as I had to photo chocolate chips... little did I know I was shooting them in the packages til I got em. Little crinkly sacks of glare - the solution was to put polarizers on the light sources on two lights at

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Thanks for all the thoughts. Ann's thought polarizing the light source may come into play. Certainly a PL on the camera is a minimum. This will be my first career-class photo work since my studio effort in 1985. Next stop: Looking @ cameras and lenses. We'll start with used equipment.

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
These are the lights that I am requesting: http://mpex.com/interfit-super-coolite-5.html If the room were larger and better-ventilated, I'd just use shop lights. It seems these DSLRs will automatically compensate for any lighting tonality. And if not, PS and shooting raw covers a multitude of

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Underpaid N. Overpentaxed
Just a thought, will you need perspective correction for any images at all? Cheers Ecke 2012/1/10 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: These are the lights that I am requesting: http://mpex.com/interfit-super-coolite-5.html If the room were larger and better-ventilated, I'd just use

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Bruce Walker
Very likely if they are parts for imports, like Audi or BMW. Shot normally they will appear to be overpriced, but with proper perspective correction the consumer will think he's getting a bargain. On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Underpaid N. Overpentaxed overpenta...@googlemail.com wrote: Just

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Bruce Walker
I'd not rush the purchase of the polarized filter. According to the Light book, Ann's PL worked because plastics produce polarized reflections. But unless your polished and shiny metal parts are also painted, they will produce unpolarized reflections and so the polarizing filter will be useless

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread steve harley
on 2012-01-10 08:38 Collin Brendemuehl wrote And if not, PS and shooting raw covers a multitude of lighting sins. i'd think you could handle that in LightRoom, though getting the lighting right up front would be most efficient, and that you'd want to stay out of Photoshop in order to keep

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread John Sessoms
From: Collin Brendemuehl These are the lights that I am requesting: http://mpex.com/interfit-super-coolite-5.html If the room were larger and better-ventilated, I'd just use shop lights. It seems these DSLRs will automatically compensate for any lighting tonality. And if not, PS and shooting

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Re: Pick a camera Just a thought, will you need perspective correction for any images at all? Cheers Ecke 2012/1/10 Collin Brendemuehl coll...@brendemuehl.net: These are the lights that I am requesting: http://mpex.com/interfit-super-coolite-5.html

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-10 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 01:41 PM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: Re: Pick a camera on 2012-01-10 08:38 Collin Brendemuehl wrote And if not, PS and shooting raw covers a multitude of lighting sins. i'd think you could handle that in LightRoom, though getting the lighting right

Pick a camera

2012-01-09 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
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

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-09 Thread Darren Addy
Congrats on the new position! Couple of random thoughts... first, this book is highly recommended: http://books.google.com/books?id=XwKafyHW3NIClpg=PA119ots=elMk2IDh-ddq=best%20way%20to%20photograph%20polished%20metalpg=PA119#v=onepageq=best%20way%20to%20photograph%20polished%20metalf=false

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: Congrats on the new position! Couple of random thoughts... first, this book is highly recommended:

Re: Pick a camera

2012-01-09 Thread David Parsons
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.