New Photo Box Setup

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

I've made a new photo box,,, & just testing it out. The new box measures 20" high, 20" deep, & 24" wide. The backdrop cloth was somewhat of a surprize. It's as white as I could tell, as I was picking it out,,,, But,,, when using the so called "Full spectrum" "Reveal" bulbs,,, all the pictures would have a deep yellow cast over everything. I switched to some 6500K "Daylight" bulbs, & the pictures are a lot better. The pictures have a slight Blue tint,,, but it's slight enough that it can be edited out,,, mostly. I made a bigger size, because the last one I had was just too small. Here are a few pictures using the new box.

Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

P.S.,,, please don't look at the tooling too close, as I'm dealing with a broken big knuckle, on the middle finger of my right hand. That makes it VERY difficult to use a swivel knife.

[bison]

HI Ed,

nice looking work and good looking photos!

I don't know what kind of camera you're using, but most have several settings you can choose from when shooting in a variety os environments...indoor, outdoor, etc. I'd try the outdoor setting for the "daylight" bulbs to get rid of the blue tint. The outdoor setting counters the blue color of sunlight with an orange filter so you get truer whites. That way you spend less time trying to correct it in Photoshop later.

I have always enjoyed your color pieces, by the way. You are a real artist.

Dave

[BearMan]

Thanks Dave,,, I'll give that a try! Ed

[amuckart]

The other thing you can do is include a calibration card in your picture somewhere it can be cropped out that has white, black and 50% grey squares on it then use that in your photo software to set the white balance.

[Northmount]

If your camera has a manual white balance setup, place a white card, poster board or similar "white" material in the tent under the lights you are using, then set the white balance.

Photoshop type software often has a function to remove a color cast. As long as there is a grey, white or black object in the photo somewhere, sample it to remove the color cast due to the lighting you are using.

Playing with the contrast and mid tones can improve the aparent color depth of your leather, making it appear warmer.

Experiment and have fun.

[CowboyDon]

If your camera has the option to shoot RAW - you can eaily adjust the white balance in the file.