What's wrong with people taking pictures???

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What's wrong with people taking pictures???

Posted: 2/19/2001 12:07:32 PM EDT

WAY TOO OFTEN I see a topic that interests me, and the "Subject" indicated pictures are enclosed.

OKAY. You've got my interest. So, I open the thread only to find that you can't see the rifle / handgun in the pic.

[b] Newsflash people - a black / parkerized rifle, with either black, walnut or dark furniture DOES NOT show up well against a black backdrop.

Also, how about putting some light on the item you are photographing. If you can JUST BARELY see the pic when you are holding it in you hand, HOW THE HECK DO YOU EXPECT IT TO APPEAR OVER THE 'NET???? [/b]

Granted, in the greater schceme of things, this is a small thing to gripe about. But with a crappy pic, you only waste my time looking, and lose yourself the sale.

Posted: 2/19/2001 12:17:03 PM EDT

[#1]

GARANDMAN,
I will agree with you whole heartedly!
Lynn

Posted: 2/19/2001 12:19:56 PM EDT

[#2]

hehe,
well, if its any consolation Gman,
about 75% of the earths population have no idea how to take a good photo.

Posted: 2/19/2001 12:35:58 PM EDT

[#3]

[IMG]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=201188&a=1478926&p=38504442[/IMG]

Example of a good pic...

see, not all of us suck!

Posted: 2/19/2001 12:37:33 PM EDT

[#4]

[IMG]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=201188&a=1478926&p=22836349[/IMG]

Bambi! took picture while I was 1.5 feet away...

Posted: 2/19/2001 1:22:03 PM EDT

[#5]

The best tip I can give is that cameras are often dumber than the person pointing them [^]. The metering system - no matter if it's a 25 year old needle or a brand new "automatic zone" all seek a shade of gray - 22%.

With a black rifle at about 2-3% brightness needs to be sitting around something with enough brightness to average out the reading so the meter exposes the film properly.

I went to a fabric store (with my wife) and found that felt by the yard makes for great backgrounds. I got some lighter colored patches with a mottled apperance. [img]www.acmecity.com/wildwildwest/tarantula/431/Firearms/Long_Arms/AR-15s/Armalite/Recoil_Brake/Armalite_Brake.GIF[/img]

Another tip is to just try over exposing your pictures by a half to full stop.

A light carpet as a background works too:

[img]www.acmecity.com/wildwildwest/tarantula/431/Firearms/Long_Arms/AR-15s/Tiny_Preban_Picture.GIF[/img]

Posted: 2/19/2001 1:46:01 PM EDT

[#6]

Nice rifle. Bolt, It looks like an Oly lower to me. Bob

Posted: 2/19/2001 1:56:01 PM EDT

[#7]

looks like it says olympic arms to me also.
but then again i also have a belkin trackmaster that the 3rd button allows for magnification.
gunfighter nice pic of the deer
what were you using

Posted: 2/19/2001 2:22:00 PM EDT

[#8]

garandman, i agree, can't people see that their pic isn't very good and try again till it comes out.

the trick is, NO GLARE !!! and good light.

this is a bad pic, low resilution and off lighting, it was takin fast and not meant to be very good. and still its better than most.
[img]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1353561&a=10080308&p=39843996&Sequence=0&res=high[/img]
this is one with better lighting.
[img]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1353561&a=10080308&p=37658589&Sequence=0&res=high[/img]

Posted: 2/19/2001 2:25:07 PM EDT

[#9]

And get creative with your background. I'm sick of carpet...
[img]http://members.aol.com/bishop042/micro-car.jpg[/img]

BISHOP

Posted: 2/19/2001 2:30:32 PM EDT

[#10]

Bishop & MicroCAR....been a while since I've seen 'ya.

Posted: 2/20/2001 12:45:26 AM EDT

[#11]

How about this?

"P10 UFO"

Glare? Blame it on the s/s finish & nightime flash.

[img]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1402942&a=10482937&p=41485351&Sequence=0&res=high[/img]

Posted: 2/20/2001 4:50:48 AM EDT

[#12]

They steal your soul.

Posted: 2/20/2001 5:17:20 AM EDT

[#13]

How about deerskin?
[img]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=964387&a=6849926&p=23041710&Sequence=0&res=high[/img]

Kurt/KKF

Posted: 2/20/2001 5:28:56 AM EDT

[#14]

This is that rubber-like shelf lining material:
[img]albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=964387&a=6849926&p=23041753&Sequence=0&res=high[/img]

Kurt/KKF

Posted: 2/20/2001 5:30:13 AM EDT

[#15]

Terrible pic Kurt...too much flare.
Paul..it's 18%, not 22%
Tip of the day...Open your exposure 1 stop and place a piece of white t-shirt material over the flash to soften it.

Posted: 2/20/2001 5:56:19 AM EDT

[#16]

taking a good pic with a 35mm is easy. i am using a $200 kodak digital. glare is MUCH more of a factor with a dig cam.

Posted: 2/20/2001 6:23:53 AM EDT

[#17]

Tip #7, buy Adobe Photoshop. . . it can fix almost anything.

Posted: 2/20/2001 10:53:00 AM EDT

[#18]

How about some different angled shots too. I know I'm too used to taking just a "flat" sided picture. Like this from the FAL board.
[img]http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=642914&a=4688529&p=41521212[/img]

BMB

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