Tag: tabletop photography

Product Review – ProMaster RL100 LED Ringlight

https://promaster.com/Product/1888 Disclaimer:  ProMaster did not ask me to do this review and I am not affiliated with them. After several years of use for macro or tabletop photography I loved this product so much that I felt the need to write a review for it. I actually can’t remember when […]

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Vintage Books – Shakespeares Complete Works, c.1915

Shakespeares Complete Works, 10 volume, published by McKay c. 1915 This volume of books was published about 109 years ago and, in my opinion, was worthy of a photograph.  Because the covers and bindings were fraying so badly with considerable signs of deterioration I wanted to make sure that I […]

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Product Shot – Bottle of Wine

An image of a Colorfast, vintage 2021, bottle of wine and glass. The image was photographed in a studio setting using (3) lights, some with red/blue colored output. This background was created from 8.5 x 11.00″ white paper sheets which were folded into the shapes you see and attached together. […]

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Creating art with a slinky.

The shot was created in studio using a multi-colored plastic slinky. The budding flower was added in post process. Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 90mm MACRO f2.8 G OSS lens. 2.5 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE, lens attached ring light at 5600K.

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Reflections of a Slinky

This was a plastic slinky I purchased at the local Dollar General store for about $1.00. This proves even senior citizens can enjoy a slinky. Perhaps in a different way than a five year old but I got my dollars worth out of it. (smile) Photographed with a Sony A7RII, […]

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Studio Shot – Vintage Phone Booth

This is an approximately 18″ lantern from my house. It had a candle inside which I removed. The intent was to replicate a vintage phone booth. The top had been doctored and the words “PHONE” were added. I set this shot up in a pitch dark studio light painting it […]

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Macro Photography – Whisk

This image was created by using a whisk I found in my kitchen cabinet. Initially photographed without colored lights and it didn’t work so I added blue and red gels. I tried different positions and found the most interesting to be a close up shot of the very end of […]

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Macro Photography – Potato Masher

Used a simple potato masher I got out of the kitchen cabinet. The shot didn’t work without lighting. So I added blue light coming in from the back, a red light from the left and a blue light from the right. The shot then had some depth and character. I […]

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