T-Max a Portrait

sulhan · 21st October 2004

Hiee...

Just trying out some shots with the T-max cans....

rgds,
sulhan

Drudkh · 21st October 2004

Brilliant, Sulhan!

I like both of them very much, just curious on how was the setup for pic #1 like?

sulhan · 21st October 2004

Hi Drukh....

The setup is as follows.....(was on MC yesterday so got the morning to play)
The setup was using a old frying wok with rusty base. This is aimed to give the rock base feeling when filled with water....

A wire arm used to hold the empty film can over water held in place at the base of the WOK. I wrapped the arm in black tape so that that area will not glow with flash - for easy removal in Photoshop...if glowing then a little difficult...

A morning light lighting was used for the left - A forward ratio fill from the camera on boardflash and a stronger right side to give enough light to give reflection on to the water.....
Ripple - Right on timer mode, i actually shake the WOK to creat the roundish ripple terminating right at the base of the film roll...as if its the one creating it....

Final image was edited in PS for Black and white...

Here is the diagram......kekekeke!!!

Please ignore the spelling errors.....kekekek....

rgds,
sulhan

benedium · 21st October 2004

wow... beautiful shot...
and thank you so much for sharing the technical details...
really helps us beginners alot

Drudkh · 21st October 2004

Hope you've recovered. Very creative idea for the setup, yet simple.

ndroo · 21st October 2004

thanks man. very creative shots ... and the setup info is very helpful

bigfatfish · 21st October 2004

#1 is really very nice

thanks for sharing

scubasimon · 22nd October 2004

WOW!!! Very cool!!!

bigbluesky · 22nd October 2004

kewl...

so smart!!

DaNi3L · 22nd October 2004

Brilliant, I've tried some setups but never thought about that! Really fresh idea, thanks!

sammy888 · 23rd October 2004

Originally Posted by sulhan

Hiee...

Just trying out some shots with the T-max cans....

rgds,
sulhan

Conceptually it is very impressive. The photo technique is in the right direction and almost on the mark if not for abit more smoother wave rings. Were you tapping on the rim of the bowl continuously or you timed each singe tapping to the shutter trigger.

The touching up of the wire need to be further worked on as it can still be seen or at least I think you left out the wire's shadow on the right side of the picture from the top corner till mid-way of the right side.

#1 pic's exposure for the film roll is pretty balance between available lighting and flash. I like the way that is done.

#2 pic is almost like a poster layout that fit this product well. And since you are using photoshop to touch up, you might want to burn in the 100 Tmax lettering on the left of the film roll more to compensate for the over exposure to that region.

Nice shooting....

sulhan · 23rd October 2004

You guys are great.....!!!!

Great inputs man!!!.....i'll see what i could do with the shadow......i dont really like to PS such shadows as i'l trey next to see how a nother directional diffused ligt could clear it off....first time...

BTW.....i tapped on the rim of the WOK........in repetition at which i get the desired ripple frequency....couple of trials and gor the rythm coupled with the right shutter speed....

rgds...
sh

hellrock · 23rd October 2004

now that's a beautiful product shot....

deslim27 · 1st November 2004

Hmm.. totally missed out these beautiful poster-like pictures.. well done, Sulhan!

21st October 2004	#3
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	Okay Don......here is the setup....a rough one Hi Drukh.... The setup is as follows.....(was on MC yesterday so got the morning to play) The setup was using a old frying wok with rusty base. This is aimed to give the rock base feeling when filled with water.... A wire arm used to hold the empty film can over water held in place at the base of the WOK. I wrapped the arm in black tape so that that area will not glow with flash - for easy removal in Photoshop...if glowing then a little difficult... A morning light lighting was used for the left - A forward ratio fill from the camera on boardflash and a stronger right side to give enough light to give reflection on to the water..... Ripple - Right on timer mode, i actually shake the WOK to creat the roundish ripple terminating right at the base of the film roll...as if its the one creating it.... Final image was edited in PS for Black and white... Here is the diagram......kekekeke!!! Please ignore the spelling errors.....kekekek.... rgds, sulhan Last edited by sulhan; 21st October 2004 at 10:57 AM.

23rd October 2004	#12
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	Thanx...for the inputs... You guys are great.....!!!! Great inputs man!!!.....i'll see what i could do with the shadow......i dont really like to PS such shadows as i'l trey next to see how a nother directional diffused ligt could clear it off....first time... BTW.....i tapped on the rim of the WOK........in repetition at which i get the desired ripple frequency....couple of trials and gor the rythm coupled with the right shutter speed.... rgds... sh

21st October 2004	#1
sulhan Advertiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 4,051	T-Max a Portrait Hiee... Just trying out some shots with the T-max cans.... rgds, sulhan

21st October 2004	#2
Drudkh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,019	Brilliant, Sulhan! I like both of them very much, just curious on how was the setup for pic #1 like?

21st October 2004	#4
benedium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upp Thomson Posts: 1,188	wow... beautiful shot... and thank you so much for sharing the technical details... really helps us beginners alot

21st October 2004	#6
ndroo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: www.fuzzyeyeballs.com Posts: 6,720	thanks man. very creative shots ... and the setup info is very helpful

21st October 2004	#7
bigfatfish Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 998	#1 is really very nice thanks for sharing

22nd October 2004	#8
scubasimon Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Holland Village, Singapore Posts: 371	WOW!!! Very cool!!!

22nd October 2004	#9
bigbluesky Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: bukit batok Posts: 138	kewl... so smart!!

22nd October 2004	#10
DaNi3L Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NTU Hall 4 Posts: 584	Brilliant, I've tried some setups but never thought about that! Really fresh idea, thanks!

23rd October 2004	#13
hellrock Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Next to Hell - Westside Posts: 227	now that's a beautiful product shot....

1st November 2004	#14
deslim27 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: SG Posts: 2,603	Hmm.. totally missed out these beautiful poster-like pictures.. well done, Sulhan!