karan_agarwal

<p><em>Thank you all for your responses!! This site really helps a beginner grasp the basic concepts of photography all thanks to the valuable inputs of esteemed members of this community such as yourselves.</em></p> <p>http://imgur.com/D9yyUTY<br> This is my latest effort. As per the suggestion of Matt Laur , I have taken this at f11 ISO 100 and Shutter 0''4. I am using overhead yellow (Tungsten I think) lights for this right now and used the relevant WB mode in my camera. (I will be switching to standing hot lights soon, not directly aimed at the rug ). To my eyes, the picture looks a little yellowish but it can be easily corrected in PS. I am yet to have the background for it, as, as per Craig Shearman's suggestion I will be using grey paper and am waiting for it to be delivered. <br> That being said and set aside, can you please critique this picture. As in what are the shortcomings which I can improve. Are all areas of the picture properly in focus , is everything properly exposed, etc <br> Again thanks a lot for your help !<br> Karan</p> <p>P.S. @ Craig Shearman - Yes, there are duplicates and also same design/colour combo in different sizes, but the rug business is such that every rug is a little different. It is a handmade product and there are subtle variations from piece to piece due to several factors, which adds to the product's desirability as every piece is truly one of a kind. So I will have to photograph each and every piece. <br> Taking pictures of all 2500 rugs together will be challenging and will take me anywhere between 15-20 days but once done it will be done. We keep getting new pieces almost every day so even if I call a professional this one time, I can't keep calling one every week or every 15 days. And I would very much like consistency in my photos so having a pro do this shoot and I doing the rest will not look good overall . <br> @Ali Baba - Yes, using 2/3 different colour backgrounds as a frame is an interesting idea. I will experiment with it and see how it turns out. Thank You !</p>

<p>Hi,<br> I have a small business of manufacturing oriental rugs and now I am trying to sell them online on Ebay as well as Amazon. To do that i must have great pictures but sadly my pocket does not allow me to hire a professional. (Total number of pieces exceed 2500)<br> I have thought of the following setup to take pictures of rugs at my office :-<br> Cannon 1100D (Cheap DSLR which I proudly own)<br />A tripod<br />4 point diffused hot light system at an angle to the rugs<br />Thermocol sheets to reflect the light back to the rugs<br />Hang the tripod on the ceiling so that the camera is directly above the rugs<br />Use florescent paper as background so the background can be erased easily and make the rugs appear as if they are hanging in the air<br> I took the first sample shot at f20, Shutter 10'' and ISO 100 (Hope this is correct) without the hot lights and reflectors. Also the camera is on the ground right now, the result is in the following link<br> http://imgur.com/BEN8nQ6<br> I have several questions on how to improve this picture, but my first and foremost concern was when I tried to remove the background using the magic selection tool , it left out quite a bit of the background unselected which kind of defeats the whole purpose of using the background paper. How do i overcome this problem.. any ideas ?<br> 2.) How can i adjust the white balance on my camera ? Any home solutions will be greatly appreciated vis-a-vis expensive equipment<br> Thanks a lot,<br />Karan</p>