First attempt at gun photography

[tennessee01tacoma]

These were shot with my canon point and shoot camera

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Photoshops

[Guest sL1k]

The last image looks like an Hdr pic i like it.

Edited October 10, 2012 by sL1k

[RED333]

I like the first better, brighter or my old eyes, 3rd does look like something has been done to it.

Nice shots!

[S&WForty]

One of my pro photog buddies despises vignetting , so I have to skip over number #2 and say #3 is my favorite. Hehe. But all three look top notch.

The lighting looks good, and your setting is really nice. I don't have anything cool for props. ;(

[tennessee01tacoma]

I was reading recoil magazine and it has an article about shooting gun porn. All the pictures in the article were shot with either camera phones or point and shoots. It talks about lighting and scenery etc. So our ceiling fan has little reflector lights that you can aim instead of globe lights. I figured I would try it. The first picture is just with settings on the camera like color balance and exposure, second picture has lighting effects and the third has a filter. As for my prop its a cheap army surplus bag that hooks on the back of an Alice style backpack. More to come cause I like it.

[gjohnsoniv]

Gotta say I like number 1 the best. You can see the detail in and your lighting isn't bad. The second you seem to lose some detail around the edges. Three isn't bad, but not what I personally like. Keep up the good work. (I hope I didn't come across as rude.)

[Steelharp]

I was reading recoil magazine

I won't hold that against you; the pics... 1 & 3 I love. The detail in 3 is excellent. Whatever you did to the original shot to get that balance really works.

Now, stop reading Recoil. Rumor is it's a Brady campaign child...?

[quietguy]

One of my pro photog buddies despises vignetting , so I have to skip over number #2 and say #3 is my favorite. Hehe. But all three look top notch.

The lighting looks good, and your setting is really nice. I don't have anything cool for props. ;(

That isn't vignetting.

[glowdotGlock]

Nice pics. Good background and lighting. I was playing around with one of my Glocks the other day and made a pic on my phone and played with it a little. You make me wanna get my camera out.

[Guest CCI]

Some helpful tips.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=37727&highlight=how%2Bto%2Bphotograph

[tennessee01tacoma]

Gotta say I like number 1 the best. You can see the detail in and your lighting isn't bad. The second you seem to lose some detail around the edges. Three isn't bad, but not what I personally like. Keep up the good work. (I hope I didn't come across as rude.)

A little criticism is a good thing, definitely not rude. The first photo was just using my settings on my camera like ISO and exposure and color balance. As for the second I was playing around with lighting effects on Photoshop it was my first time using them. The third is a photoshop filter it is supposed to look noisy and exaggerate the edges I thought it was a cool effect.

I won't hold that against you; the pics... 1 & 3 I love. The detail in 3 is excellent. Whatever you did to the original shot to get that balance really works. Now, stop reading Recoil. Rumor is it's a Brady campaign child...?

Really? I think that magazine is pretty sweet. I just really like the format, tactical guns and gun lifestyle and an awesome vehicle in each issue and cool how to articles like polymer stipling and shooting gun porn.

[S&WForty]

That isn't vignetting.

It's close enough for government work. Bright subject and darkened edges.

[JAB]

Personally, I like pic 1 and 2 just about equally - maybe leaning toward pic 2 just a little. Pic 2 might be something a professional photog wouldn't like, I don't know, but I like it and that is all that matters, to me.

[S&WForty]

but I like it and that is all that matters, to me.

I need to take that and add to it. When shooting for personal use/enjoyment, that is all that should matter for the shooter. For those delving into photography as a hobby, your own opinion should matter the most. It's easy to get lost in seeking peer approval. I'm guilty of that, so I speak from experience. It's also very easy to be too critical of your own work. Unless you're an absolute master (I'm not!), you the creator look at your processed piece and know where you might could have done better with more practice or using a different technique. To the casual observer, you just created a masterpiece.

There must be balance in weighing your opinion against others'.