Photography Practice 12Apr12

[bigvan]

I'm not thrilled with ANY of the photos I took today, so any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
First is a Chris Askwith Belge. The only thing I don't like about forward-canted pipes is that you can't see the bowl when you're lighting. But it's a nice, subtle blast.

A Stephen Downie Cherrywood. Again, "cherrywood" is the name of the shape, not the material. I may have shown pictures of this one before, but those photos were taken by Stephen.

This Perry White Dublin is unique in that, though it has a flat bottom, it does NOT sit. But it's a great blast. What do you think of the background? I can't decide if it's neat or just distracting.

Finally, this Spanu Billiard.

 

[tokerpipes]

I like the Perry White Dublin, and the table contrast really brings out the color of the blasting ridges. The lighting is good as well.

 

[spartan]

If you want awesome pictures you'll need awesome lights.
Super white lights to get rid of all shadow and give you crisp clean detail.

 

[terry]

You need to learn how to set the "white balance" on your camera. You'll be amazed at the results.

 

[hnryclay]

You need to adjust the levels of your pictures using a photo editor, also I applied an Unsharp mask which heightens the contrast. This does not look great because I was working with a diminished JPG, instead of the full file, but you could do a lot just learning how to edit. What camera are you using, and do you have any strobes?

 

[bigvan]

hnrycly, I'm using a Nikon P500. No strobes other than a built in flash. I'm not a fan of using a photo editor too much, probably because I don't use them all that well. I'll start playing with them though.