OT: Tip for photographing knives and other small objects

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Folks,

I know this is OT, and I thought about posting it to the Gallery, but I thought it would be seen by more people here and that's what I'm shooting for. Recently I sold a knife here in the board and I had an awful time getting good photos of it even though my wife has a very nice camera (D70 if you are interested) that I used.

I ran across this article about building a "light tent" that seems like it would have helped me a ton. From this and some other reading I've done even the most average cameras can shoot very impressive pics using what are pretty much household items (one example requires some tissues, a wastebasket, and a couple of lamps).

Link to article:

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/19002.html

I haven't tried it yet, too many other projects, but I certainly plan to before I post any more pictures of small objects anywhere. I thought this would help out some non-photgraphy buffs like myself considering the numerous photos posted here regularly of knives.

Now back to our regularly scheduled discussions.
 
Really if you just make a decent effort to light it, you don't need an elaborate setup at all. I just have a little lamp with a 120 watt bulb that can make all the difference when combined with a piece or white posterboard and some printer paper taped to a box to reflect the light. The picture below was before I really put some effort into the setup, and while it isn't great, it's quite a bit better than you can do without an external light source.

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I know this is OT, and I thought about posting it to the Gallery, but I thought it would be seen by more people here and that's what I'm shooting for.
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You're shooting for the wrong target. The target you should be aiming for: more people who are interested.
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I should have said! Welcome to the forums, read the rules, search on topics before you post. Then you will save yourself some grief.

I once was a newbie myself, did not read all the rules and received an infraction well deserved. Hang around here and you will learn a lot from the old timers. Sorry about my original post, I edited it into this one. I have been made the subject of scorn and fun before and it was not fun for me. Hope I did not hurt your feelings too much.

Have a great day.
James
 
Cougar Allen said:
You're shooting for the wrong target. The target you should be aiming for: more people who are interested.
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Well ok, maybe so. But pictures are not limited to the Gallery, and that is really what I considered when I decided to post to General - Blade Discussion. It seems to be where the highest amount of traffic is, and as I said I was trying to reach the most people. Anyhow, no big deal, not to me anyhow. Just wanted to get the info out there and I wasn't aware of the previous thread regarding the topic. If this is the proper forum for the thread, then here is where it should be.
 
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