Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the chopsticks are enough to suggest Japan. Conoisseurs will recognise them as Japanese because they have square tips. Just some dark silk behind them could be enough IMO. > From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:05:54 +1100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with studio lighting: PAW 7 > > So how would you try to suggest the Japan with out them? I did think of > out of focus geishas and maple leaves, but the material seemed the best > solution. > On 13/02/2005, at 10:50 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> I find the backgrounds distracting. They don't help to focus oin the >> pearls >> IMO. >> >>> From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:24:57 +1100 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] Help with studio lighting: PAW 7 >>> >>> My sister asked me to display some of her pearls, with a Japanese >>> flavour. Lighting pearls was harder than I had expected. Those shiny >>> surfaces bounce light everywhere, focusing the digilux 1 on a string >>> of >>> pearls was a nightmare, and keeping shadows down to a minimum was >>> tricky: so how should I have done it, and any suggestions for the >>> "set-up". >>> >>> So this week's PAW: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/Week7 >>> >>> and alternative: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Alastairs-PAW-2005/W7alt1 >>> >>> comments would be very helpful >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Alastair >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >