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Playing with the sun... - 2/28/2007 12:18:14 PM    Flaschenjager Posts: 1183 Joined: 12/21/2002 From: Central Virginia - USA Status: offline Hi everyone - I was playing around yesterday, looking for a fast easy way to take quick, good looking shots. This is so simple 'that even a cave man can do it.'  This is what I came up with: 1.) It was so warm out... Find a window with the sun behind it and when it is high in the sky, not on the horizon. 2.) Take a large sheet of white paper (I used 8x14) and tape it (lightly) to the bottom part of the window (that opens). 3.) Open the window. This will lift the paper, covering a portion of the opening. Some of the paper will rest on the sill where the bottle will sit. 4.) Shoot away. This will give you the effects of a light box or at least close to it. Note: Without this backdrop the camera will focus on the background and the subject (bottle in this case) will be very blurry and out of focus. I also added some brightness, contrast and of course cropped it. I used a tripod, as well. This method will vary, but play w/ it and have fun. Pictured is reddish turn mold squat and a teal (hock) sample wine from Germany. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Flaschenjager -- 2/28/2007 12:24:27 PM > _____________________________ 'Meech' Our websites: http://mysite.verizon.net/flaschenjager/bottles.html Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA Editor of 'The Digger' in full color! Please support the forums with a donation or purchase! Post #: 1

RE: Playing with the sun... - 2/28/2007 7:34:26 PM    annie44 Posts: 1195 Joined: 10/27/2005 Status: offline Great photo - really shows off the colors well!  I'll have to try your technique out someday when I am off work. (in reply to Flaschenjager) Post #: 2

RE: Playing with the sun... - 2/28/2007 8:08:04 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline great idea, great picture! the reddish one looks a little pinkish and the teal one looks a little saphirey.... but still a great job! by the way nice bottles! _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to annie44) Post #: 3

RE: Playing with the sun... - 3/2/2007 9:39:35 AM    #1twin   Posts: 336 Joined: 5/25/2006 From: Biloxi Ms Status: offline Thanks for the tip man. I've been having problems with that and I will have to try it out.  Thanks,  Marvin (in reply to Flaschenjager) Post #: 4

RE: Playing with the sun... - 3/2/2007 12:19:09 PM    Tony14 Posts: 2556 Joined: 2/15/2005 From: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Status: offline Look pretty good to me. Good job! _____________________________ Looking for any Fond du Lac bottle. Also looking for any embossed wisconsin medicines. And any Carters cone inks (in reply to #1twin) Post #: 5

RE: Playing with the sun... - 3/2/2007 3:56:38 PM    CALDIGR2   Posts: 569 Joined: 6/20/2005 Status: offline I like to just throw 'em out on the dirt and click away. Mixed media, pickles and daffodils. Oops, now I see that one is covering another. Oh well, you'll get the gist of it. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Mike Dig no privy before it's time. (in reply to Tony14) Post #: 6

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