ralph plastino Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hoping you all can give me a hand... I need to shoot a fishing lure, close crop on white for a commercial application. What would be the best(bronica etr) lens to let me fill the frame while keeping me far enough back to not block my light. Lighting, another thing. any tips for lighting this tricky litle guy, considering the sheen as well as the feather? Much appreciative of your time... Cheers. ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks short Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Ralph, Depending on the size of the lure, I'd use a 120mm or 150mm lens to get some distance vetween the camera and the lure. You may need an extension tube or close-up lens. As far as lighting, you can't go wrong with a softbox overhead and a fresnel spot from the side. The soft box will give you nice diffused highlights by lighting every single hair/feather. The spot will create some shadow to define the shape of the hard parts of the lure. I have a sample of exactly what you're looking for on my PhotoNet page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 for shooting small items like this, it is often very convenient to build a light box around the item with diffusion material and then light it in the round. there was a very good article on this technique several months ago in shutterbug. it produces a nice floating effect and gives you great control over lighting levels. just make sure you get a glint!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger c Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 A short telephoto and a close up lens or extension tube (more expensive) will do the job. I find a +3 CUL on the 135mm is good, but it's not so impressive on the 75mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychophoto Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 If you can get in close enough, about the best way to get good, even, attractive lighting on something small like that is with a small shooting 'cone' or whatever you want to call it. Get some Trans-Lum, vellum, or other material like that, and make a cone that goes around the end of the lens down to the subject. Alternatively, you can punch the bottom out of a fairly big styrofoam cup and do it that way. Aim a strobe at the cup and voila, really easy, very effective lighting. For a little more 'sparkle on the object, punch a few holes in the cup or cone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave schlick Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 polaraid back really helps out..gets lighting and exposure and focus and depth of field together a lot faster.before the final shots.. . dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Take a sheet of clean clear glass and rest the ends on some books or short pieces of 2x4 lumber on edge. Put your lures on the glass. Any background shadows will be extremely diffuse and out of focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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