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Showing posts with label improvised. Show all posts
Showing posts with label improvised. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

D-SLR - Improvised Studio Shots Part III



This was a shot I took a relatively long time ago, over the summer. I wanted to do a shot similar to the type you'd find in advertisements. After several takes, and 2 milk cups later (I had to drink the milk, I didn't want to waste it), I finally got the shot below.


This set up was pretty basic. After a painstakingly long search for an acorn that still had its cap attached to the main body, and hasn't been chewed out by a squirrel, I decided to bring it home to have a better controlled environment to take my shots in.


I set up a black bristol board, and used my tripod and some artists tape to keep it up. I then took my shots, which you can see below..


Saturday, July 24, 2010

D-SLR - Improvised Studio Shots

Recently I've been practicing more and more with my D-SLR, and I realized that a lot of my subjects would be a lot better and well framed if I had a studio to work with, to choose backdrops and to change lighting around my subjects with. But since I'm not interested in buying any professional grade equipment any time soon, nor do I have the means to, I decided to settle with an improvised low-cost studio that I easily set up in my own bedroom.

Pretty much what my studio was.

I took a couple of practice shots with my new ability to change backdrops, but since my space is severely limited in my apartment, I doubt I'd be able to provide backdrops to anything larger than what would usually be considered macro or small subjects. Below are a few shots I gleaned from my short time with this small studio.






The last one was a bit more abstract, and even a hint morbid almost, but I'm sure it won't ruin anybody's day. It's a portrayal of electronic life, how the plug is "hanging" itself with the wire, and you can make many different messages from this picture. I hope it's thought provoking for you too.