[Leica] IMG: M8 does some closer stuff

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Geoff,I think that George successfully explained what a gobo was/is.
 However, if you will think about adding or subtracting light with a dark
card either in the path of the sun or the reflection from the other side of
the tent then you can control how the object looks; the roundness and shape
of an object is determined by shadow and highlight.

If it will help you to visually see the effect of the light modifiers, then
use something larger than jewelry, say a medium glass bottle or some other
highly reflective object.  With a little tape and some artfully cut pieces
of paper blocking the light you can begin to see the change in definition of
your subject as you change the shadow pattern.

For and advanced course, try using coffee beans or black beans as the
substrate and use some very careful light from below to trans illuminate
your subject.  We could start a Friday studio shot perhaps.

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Geoff Hopkinson
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>wrote:

> Folks, I just had my first try with some jewellery shots, learning to use a
> light tent. This is just bright daylight diffused by the white fabric.
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> M8 and the superb 75 Summicron ASPH. Stopped right down in this instance.
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> Three variations starting with this one.
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> <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/102971727>
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> Opinions and suggestions are very welcome.
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> Cheers
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> Geoff
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