Something Completely different

THORHAMMER · Feb 28, 2007

This company that makes rails and accessories/monopods needed full size
shots with their monopods attached. This sucked to coordinate as the guy
dropping off the guns had a 9mm holstered to his waist.... Kinda makes you nervous..

These 2 arent going to be used, so I can safley show them... I think these are prob not the best of the bunch, but they are still interesting. The best ones are lit a little better and more sharp...

They needed lighting that was very dramatic and envoked a sense of emotion, urgency etc.and some regalness....

I chose angles and lights that would do that. All the colors you see were done in setup and with lights not photoshop.
I still have a lot to learn for a complicates setup like this, .. but I had a lot of fun "shooting" this and learned a lot doing it !!!!

Getting a look with these thats NOT clinical looking is not as east as it seems it would be. Lots of playing....
thanks for looking...

Sw1tchFX · Feb 28, 2007

The lighting works, but the soft focus just "shoots it down" for me.

neea · Feb 28, 2007

I like them alot! So would my bf. haha

I like #1. I'm a little confused about the lighting though. The background and ammo are red yet the gun is blue. Is this studio lighting or did you change this in photoshop?
Either way I like the red highlights on the bulletts.

For #2 I like the association between all the props.

Aquarium Dreams · Feb 28, 2007

THORHAMMER said:
They needed lighting that was very dramatic and envoked a sense of emotion, urgency etc.and some regalness....

I chose angles and lights that would do that. All the colors you see were done in setup and with lights not photoshop.
I still have a lot to learn for a complicates setup like this, .. but I had a lot of fun "shooting" this and learned a lot doing it !!!!

Getting a look with these thats NOT clinical looking is not as east as it seems it would be. Lots of playing....
thanks for looking...

Check for drama, emotion, urgency, etc. These are spectacular. Delicious use of color, and all in camera. Fantastic. I don't have any critique, just wanted to show my appreciation. Also, I've salivated on this thread twice today.

craig · Feb 28, 2007

Excellent photography on these. The blood red background in the first is effective.

fmw · Feb 28, 2007

Nice work, Thorhammer. I really like them both. Excellent.

THORHAMMER · Feb 28, 2007

thanks guys... I enjoyed the comments.

If you want extra kicks look at the exif, how is that Exposure time possible? It will tell you how I did the colors so cleanly on the first shot.

Stevedevil · Feb 28, 2007

This might sound weird but we in UK could not SHOOT these sort of shots,

We would get Shot just handling one!!

fmw · Feb 28, 2007

Stevedevil said:
This might sound weird but we in UK could not SHOOT these sort of shots,

We would get Shot just handling one!!

Unfortunately, we Americans are working our way in the same liberal, socialist direction. Hopefullly, we'll come to our senses before it is too late. I doubt it, though.

THORHAMMER · Feb 28, 2007

OMG, dont get me started... lol

Everytime I shoot w/tripod in an industrial area I find helicopters and police cars swarmign around spots I was just in 5 minutes ago.. (I walk fast)

This really ****ers me off . The people who call the cops really need to stop watching movies or TV shows if they dont understand the real world....

Nowadays I have a 3 cell maglight in my back with the handle hanging out of a spot I can grab it if I have to...I have been forced to constantly be on gaurd because of misplaced emotionally security guards and the like.

I wish we had a forum just for this sorta conversation here....

Goran Katic · Mar 2, 2007

Nice photos, second is much better - more details like bullets and surroundings..
on first try to have more light on barrel, in this setup I cannot see the front of gun(to dark).

JIP · Mar 6, 2007

I think the second one illustrates the product better but I like them both.

newrmdmike · Mar 21, 2007

was it a lightpainting?

THORHAMMER · Mar 21, 2007

newhdrmike you are correct !!!!!!!!!

I guess the exposure times give it away.. lol

I was mentored into photography by a guy who pionered the use of light painting commercially in the us back in the 80's, he used to use fiber optics and a HB medium format , this has influenced a lot of what I shoot .....

I looove light painting !!!!