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Thanks, everyone 
This is the light tent I'm using: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0030MT2UO
I also need to get a pair of studio lamps for better results. These photos were made only with the flash in a not-so-well-lit room.
Anyway, here's one from my seaside vacation recently.
This is the light tent I'm using: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0030MT2UO
I also need to get a pair of studio lamps for better results. These photos were made only with the flash in a not-so-well-lit room.
Anyway, here's one from my seaside vacation recently.
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Nice job!
Congrats on the RX-7000 and the GX...they look great!!!
Did you use any postproduction tools or are those the pics you got directly from the cam?
I remember how much of a pain in the neck it was to take some quality photos of my boxes...I needed about a week and a lot of cursing before I finally got something I was happy with.
This was my final set-up:
The final result was quite satisfying though:
Congrats on the RX-7000 and the GX...they look great!!!
Did you use any postproduction tools or are those the pics you got directly from the cam?
I remember how much of a pain in the neck it was to take some quality photos of my boxes...I needed about a week and a lot of cursing before I finally got something I was happy with.
This was my final set-up:
The final result was quite satisfying though:
Nice setup, a lot more professional than what I did. Good lighting is definitely the key for a good setup. I need to work on that and get a pair of lights (as I've mentioned above). But I gotta say those light tents do ake good use of the light they get, with them surrounding the object you photograph.
The essential and most important thing on the digital side is to shoot RAW images - they capture a lot more information. Shooting jpgs with a DSLR is a waste. RAW images allow incredible post-production. I use Photoshop, because I'm familiar with it and it's a superb all-around image editing tool. But there are other softwares designated especially for RAW post-production - like Lightroom, also from Adobe.
RAW post-production allows you to rather easily adjust sliders for pretty much everything: temperature, white balance, exposure, contrast, black, saturation, vibrance, ... all you need.
But if you're messing with photos on your computer you should make sure your screen doesn't suck or was at least calibrated properly. Most screens lack of color range and display colors way to cold. Maybe some of you have had some photos printed professionally and noticed how they looked pretty different from what you've seen on the screen.
I actually use an LCD TV as the monitor for my desktop pc, which I have to admit is not the right tool at all. But luckily I got it calibrated properly so it's close enough. After all I'm in no need to fulfill professional standards.
The essential and most important thing on the digital side is to shoot RAW images - they capture a lot more information. Shooting jpgs with a DSLR is a waste. RAW images allow incredible post-production. I use Photoshop, because I'm familiar with it and it's a superb all-around image editing tool. But there are other softwares designated especially for RAW post-production - like Lightroom, also from Adobe.
RAW post-production allows you to rather easily adjust sliders for pretty much everything: temperature, white balance, exposure, contrast, black, saturation, vibrance, ... all you need.
But if you're messing with photos on your computer you should make sure your screen doesn't suck or was at least calibrated properly. Most screens lack of color range and display colors way to cold. Maybe some of you have had some photos printed professionally and noticed how they looked pretty different from what you've seen on the screen.
I actually use an LCD TV as the monitor for my desktop pc, which I have to admit is not the right tool at all. But luckily I got it calibrated properly so it's close enough. After all I'm in no need to fulfill professional standards.
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