John, thanks; you have given me some confidence. I'll let the list know how I
got on ... if I consider it interesting enough ;-)
John Petrush wrote:
> Chris Barker <cbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > <.......snip........>I have been asked by a couple who are trying to start
> a
> >ceramics business to photgraph their collection so far. I was going to use
> >available light by a window with a reflector, but I might try my T32 (on
> camera
> >with OmniFen diffuser) and my Vivitar 5500FD (off camera with TTL lead) as
> >well.
> >
> The first thing I would consider is the size of the ceramic objects. I was
> shooting very small items, 2-4 cm in height. For items larger, I think
> natural window light and a bright reflector would be outstanding. The
> advantage of the twin T-28 is not as much in their flash - T-32's are much
> more powerful, but rather in the use of the modeling lights to get a very
> good preview of the final result. With window light there is very little
> guessing.
>
> For a background, I used my color inkjet printer to print a medium grey web
> page background. Worked just fine. I prefer solid colors, slightly dark,
> to give good seperation with the subject. I try to position the object far
> forward enough, and curl the background paper up as far back as I can so
> there is enough distance to play with the light falloff for whatever effect
> I want.
>
> Select a piece with many curved surfaces and try a variety of lighting
> methods on only that one item. Then compare the results and review the best
> of those with your friends. Let them choose which result they like best.
> Just take good notes on what you did <g>.
>
> John P
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