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By: JohnTBall

JohnTBall — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:30:53 +0000

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By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:05:33 +0000

Its coming soon. I had a little setback with my light meter blowing up but I have it replaced and will be filming that spot this week.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:37:25 +0000

Great tutorial. When might you be posting the tutorial using flash rather than constant lighting?

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:08:23 +0000

Thanks Kerry the best tutorial I have seen in awhile for still life…

keep up the good work, Bob

By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:08:28 +0000

The 50D doesnt have an infrared remote, although I typically use a Phottix wireless remote (dead batteries). Since I am shooting most of these with a 50mm prime lens, there is no image stabilization.

By: udijw

udijw — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:03:15 +0000

Great walk through Kerry. thanks for sharing. Like Matt, I too, will go for the infra-red remote.
One thing that I've heard is that you want to to turn off any VR system you may have on the lens before doing a long exposure on a tripod. not sure if it valid or just a buzz.

On a side note – I am part of the team that makes the chips inside those nigty phones

By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:59:16 +0000

The sign of a good photographer is being able to still get the shot when things arent working right and being able to solve the problem creatively.

By: Matt Michand

Matt Michand — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:50:10 +0000

Thanks Kerry, that makes a lot of sense. We sometimes get caught up in the “schwag” were told we need to make great photographs.

Thanks again sir.

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By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:06:40 +0000

Excellent points Joseph. That was certainly a quick setup to answer a particular user's question. But yes, there is much more to it like have clothes, blowers, etc. The smallest amount of smudge or dust will show in a good hires image.

By: Joseph Hoetzl

Joseph Hoetzl — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:56:29 +0000

Technical photography bits aside – you should mention about preparing the product too – a very critical step in product photography. The screen should be free of smudges and smears, perhaps polished with a microfiber cloth. In the image, the handset cord has an little kink in it, which to me, is slightly distracting.

Back in the technical front – if you are using the timer or a release cable to eliminate the vibrations/movements, and, you have a camera without live view, mirror lock up could also be useful, especially if you are using constant lighting, and your shutter speed is getting down into and below the 1/60 range. Sure, it would be the extreme, but when doing product photography of still life, your subject isn't going anywhere fast…

By: mdowney110

mdowney110 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:04:19 +0000

I enjoyed the tutorial. I am looking forward to the one using strobe lights, as this is the gear that I currently own. Thanks again for another great video.

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By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:39:05 +0000

The meter mode I was in gives me a light reading in stops. So its not f/10 and f/11 its a scale so that an 11 is 1 stop more than a 10 reading. If I was on the normal metering mode it might have giving me f/11 and f/22. Hope that clarifies it.

By: Regie

Regie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:04:40 +0000

Nice video but I guess you have a wrong caculations on the diff of f10 from f11, that is not 1 stop diff but only 1/3 stop.

By: kgarrison

kgarrison — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:44:13 +0000

Matt,
I have an EXCELLENT answer for you. The reason I didn't use a cable release is that I normally use a wireless cable release system and the batteries were dead.

Also, I like showing people how to do things without buying additional equipment and using the timer is a solution to not having to buy a cable release. However, I do normally use one but I need to get over to Radio Shack because its an oddball battery.

By: Matt Michand

Matt Michand — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:38:55 +0000

Kerry, I love Camera DOJO have been following it for a long time now. This was a great tutorial. But I have a question, for the exposure why didn't you just use a cable release?