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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2009, 08:45:20 PM »
m25 is just showing off again.......  :P
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2009, 09:23:59 PM »
I don't have a digital camera but I have a new all in one scanner/copier and scanned one of my best looking gun pics. I believe this was taken with a little Pentax 110.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2009, 09:31:28 PM »
Lighting is one concern, but background for still shots is also important. I have not figured out what the best all-around color is (suggestions welcomed).

Right now I am saving for a good Nikon or Canon. Until then I use a Fuji S3100.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2009, 09:34:21 PM »
I have red satin sheets that make a decent background for gun pics. Most of my pics are on a sheet or a carpet.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2009, 05:08:26 AM »
Neat topic!  I took this one outside and over-exposed it...a lot.  I thought it was kinda different.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2009, 08:24:02 AM »
The attached is a photo of a AR I built last month. I tried photographing it on my ceramic kitchen floor tiles which are a sandstone color. I was not able to get enough light in to really show the detail I wanted on the gun itself. One thing I was happy with (which I freely stole from Oleg Volk !) was to throw a couple of magazines and loose ammo into the picture. It brought a bit of diversity into the photo from the usual clinical shot. And to catch any criticism before hand, there was NO ammo in the mag in the gun  ;D The other mags I just loaded two rounds on top. Just enough to appear fully loaded.

Camera - Nikon Coolpix 4200 (4Mpixel)
Setting was on the pgm mode. It has settings for FINE mode also. Used built in flash and one photo bulb for additional light plus the flourescent light in the kitchen. You can see the ladder I clamped the photo bulb fixture to in the top left corner :)  (the sign of an amatuer !). This was handheld but I was leaning againist the stove so it was steadier than my normal shakey ones.  The single photo bulb in the aluminum reflector really throws a flood beam which you can kinda pick up on the floor. Clearly it needs to be diffused thru some cloth etc... I think today I might run down to home depot and try to build the light box that I posted earlier.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2009, 08:37:59 AM »
Hottrockin I really like that pic ! That has the clarity and detail I like. I think it came out damm good. The diagonal gave it some life and the close up was neat. Part of the problem I see with trying to photograph a gun is that it has at least 2 sides if not more ! So it really is like DOCUMENTING a gun. Multiple shots are really in order to get the "soul" of the firearm. :) I hope that doesn't sound to artsy fartsy....The other problem is that most guns are this incredibly dark color. Heck I have trouble sometimes reading serial numbers etc with my eyes only a couple of inches away. That is why I  think tons and tons of light are needed.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2009, 08:58:58 AM »
Quote from: m58 on March 20, 2009, 07:33:55 PM
Most of my photos are Motorola RAZR V3m.  However, that one just went in the box, and if I ever figure it out the next will be from a BlackBerry Curve.  If I can't figure the Curve out you will not be seeing photos from me.


M58 I hear ya...actually I am new to the whole digital photo thing. I am showing my age but if it doesn't smell like vinegar it ain't a photo to me ! And Kodachrome still rocks ! I have my nikon film slr sitting in the closet these days. But even with a crappy camera phone I took one of the best pics I have ever taken at Camp Perry. It was at the Viale range in the morning as the sun was coming up, slight fog rolling in from the lake, quiet as a church, a couple of early shooters heading out to the first rifle squad. It was a stunning scene...took it with my Motorola Razr 3. I lightened up the second shot in MS photo editor.
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2009, 09:57:58 AM »
Quote from: jumbofrank on March 20, 2009, 09:34:21 PM
I have red satin sheets that make a decent background for gun pics porn flicks. Most of my pics flicks are on a sheet or a carpet.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sorry Frank, please don't skin me with your K-bar.... ;D
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Re: Photographing guns
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2009, 10:25:00 AM »
...I have this one as well.  This one I put a frame around and can use it as a desktop wallpaper with room for icons.  Both my shots are with my Canon S5 IS.
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