Bigjeff Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Here's something i saw on a FB page about modeling spaces, installed in my little pieceof heaen this PM IMO, can't beat that for under 20$!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That IS nice and neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That's a brilliant idea. quick, easy, convenient and out of the way when not being used. Thanks for sharing this with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That is a very ingenious idea indeed, I just happen to have a couple of those lying around in a cabinet somewhere, will have to dig one out, Thanks for sharing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) That's one of the best ideas I have seen for photographing models! Thanks for passing it on. But, what's with the wide whites and baby moons on a tank? Edited October 14, 2013 by Erik Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeff Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Parade dress Russian style Not done yet Edited October 14, 2013 by Bigjeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Dog Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 great tip.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 That's a forehead slapper fer sure ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) It's a great idea. The only thing I'd suggest is, if you have a choice, don't get a white one. Unless you want to get clever about "spot" exposure metering on your camera, all that white will encourage the camera to underexpose the model, which is mostly darker. You can see the effect on Jeff's photo above -- the side facing the camera is pretty dark, and if it weren't for the white "tyres" all the detail in the suspension would be lost in shadow. The ideal background is a 50% neutral grey. It won't affect the colour balance at all (the camera will not "believe" that a large area could be solid blue or cyan, so it'll try to make it more neutral, altering the colour of your model in the process), and it will make sure the "mid-point" of the exposure is half way between the highlights and shadows on your model... Of course, if you're happy manually adjusting the exposure and colour balance in your pictures, then there's no issue. bestest, M. Edited October 15, 2013 by Matt Bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeff Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Good point! I just want to point out, you're supposed to have min a light on each side and front...I only had the on on the left side on that pic. Also, using some kind of shade in front of the light will minimise glare (I use bottom of milk gallon jugs)...all in all it's far from perfect but way better than a messy bench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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