Yes, it is inside a homemade lightbox.
It is tricky getting rid of all the glare.
The lights shine in through the fabric on the box not directly on a the car.
Originally posted by pcody:
The first one is nice. The highlights on the second one are a little much. Did you use something to diffuse the light for that one?
I find it very hard getting the perfect balance win these shots with the white background. I can create a mask and adjust it in photoshop but I did not want to do that unless I have to. It seems to be a fine line with having to much light and not enough light.
My question is:
Is it wrong to have any gray in the background? or does it need to be perfectly white?
You said these were your kid's toys, so take this with caution, but, have you tried spraying down the cars with an artist matte spray that can be washed away and that is non-toxic? That would allow you to use the bright light without getting the harsh reflections. Maybe check benfranklin or other craft stores for something.
Otherwise, if you create a duplicate layer and use screen mode you should be able to brighten up the whites. Adjust levels before you duplicate the layer to darken it up.
i think all of those are excellent!!
i have shot some stills with white background/shadows etc..and I think you have done a wonderful job with this
i loved the blue one too!
That is an idea.
But then I would lose the nice shine on the cars.
I gave them all a gentle bath with a very mild soap and detail brush.
I guess I'll just have to settle for some reflection on the white background and also try a different color background.
Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments and suggestions :)
Originally posted by pcody:
You said these were your kid's toys, so take this with caution, but, have you tried spraying down the cars with an artist matte spray that can be washed away and that is non-toxic? That would allow you to use the bright light without getting the harsh reflections. Maybe check benfranklin or other craft stores for something.
Otherwise, if you create a duplicate layer and use screen mode you should be able to brighten up the whites. Adjust levels before you duplicate the layer to darken it up.
But when I zoomed in to check the resolution and pixels on the blue
metalic finish I noticed it was throwing the camera off and it did not look at that great close-up.
I was think about uploading them for DPCprints and that is why I was checking it so close. My son may enjoy having copies of these when I finish.
Originally posted by rll07:
i think all of those are excellent!!
i have shot some stills with white background/shadows etc..and I think you have done a wonderful job with this
i loved the blue one too!
