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By Martin Bailey, on June 30th, 2009
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Just under a year ago, in Episode 151 of this Podcast, we looked at my Speedlite studio lighting, and I gave some tips on how I handle that gear etc. Today we’re going to take a look at a simple way to light products to shoot only with ambient light. There’s nothing really amazing or difficult about how I set these things up, and I’m sure there are lots of people with other ideas about the right way to do this sort of thing, but I personally find that most of the time this works for me, so I just thought I’d share my simple set up with you today.
So, here’s a photo of my simple ambient light studio setup.
Ambient Light Product Shoot Studio
Literally, this simple setup is, as you can probably see (above), my [...]
By Martin Bailey, on June 28th, 2009
You might remember a couple of Podcast episodes that I released last year, in which I covered two photography assignments that I’d done for a client in Paris. The first assignment was to photograph a Lacquer Gatherer, in the Iwate Prefecture, way up north in Japan. This was a four day assignment, including travel. The second assignment was to shoot a Maki-e Craftsman. This was a one day shoot, involving studio lighting etc.
I also licensed four of my images that represent the Four Seasons, as the book was laid out showing Namiki fountain pens, each with beautiful Maki-e art, and as with most things Japanese, the art can be directly linked to the four seasons. I also commissioned a Japanese calligrapher to create almost 60 pieces of art, each consisting of one or two Japanese characters that represent the four seasons, and then one for each pen presented in the [...]
By Martin Bailey, on June 24th, 2009
I hate having my photo taken!! Or do I?
This Sunday I had to set up a black screen to do a quick video for someone, and decided that it was time to update my self portrait photograph. I know it’s a very newbie thing to include your camera, but having seen Michael Reichmann have a daguerreotype portrait taken holding his beloved camera in the Luminous Landscape Video Journal, and also then seeing my friend Landon Michaelson’s incredibly cool self portait, I figured I wanted to include my camera.
I got out my Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III camera and my Canon EF 300mm F2.8 L lens, and stuck them on the top of my Gitzo Tripod with the Really Right Stuff BH-55 ball-head. Why not? I asked myself. I love my gear like the children I never had, so I don’t really care if some people think [...]
By Martin Bailey, on June 22nd, 2009
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There’s no doubt, that patience is a virtue. I can be very impatient with things that I can control. But, once I decide that I “need” a piece of gear for example, as long as I can budget for it, there’s little that can stop me from buying it. I’ve been burned with this a number of times too. Let me recall a story from some 7 years ago, which was when I found myself teetering at the top of a long slippery slope that I feel as though I’m actually still slipping down at break-neck speed.
Having shot with a film SLR for over ten years, I’d bought a Canon PowerShot S10 point and shoot in 2000. From the moment I bought it, I’d used the compact digital for most of my photography, though I still took the [...]
By Martin Bailey, on June 17th, 2009
I recently ordered a Lensbaby Composer, and after spending almost a week in the current very crowded Tokyo customs facility, it arrived today. Excited like a little kid, I left the office as early as possible, and then ate dinner itching all the time to open the little package to my right. After clearing the dishes away, I finally got the nod that I could open my new toy. Yes!
Lensbaby Composer with case and aperture rings etc.
The first thing that struck me when I opened the box is that the Lensbaby Composer is big and heavy. I don’t mean heavy like a big L lens, but it’s got a good weight. Then I realized that it has a metal mount, which I should have noticed from the pictures I’ve seen of it, but hadn’t. This was another great surprise. Overall, the build just feels great, right down to the [...]
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