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Originally Posted by PURIN
Wow
so you dont use any of those professional flashes (those huge white umbrella's)
Everything you did is from the camera?
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Yes, these images are done only with this camera. To be honest, it doesn't matter what camera. As long as it has full manual exposure and you can improvise on the fly, these images are possible.
I have some photos from "behind the scene" in case it helps illustrate how I made these.
What i like to do is construct a background which I can place the object. In this case I have some old networking equipment which I though would give a cool technology feel. I then use some off-camera flashes which are covered with different colored gels to provide a blue and amber lighting effect.
The flashes are triggered by my G5 wirelessly (which is a big reason I love Canon). Before, I used to have to carry large strobes and lots of cable...but no more
I also drop in white pieces of cardboard to help fill in some highlights of the foreground and soon-to-be placed PSP.
So with this said, I get a background which looks like this:
As you can see, the blue lighting is a good contrast to the amber background, which is what i was hoping for.
Now, the final step is to place the PSP in this scene. To get the correct exposure, i need to meter the LCD image of the PSP, and then dial-down the intensity of the flashes so that the flash exposure matches the light output of the PSP screen. I also position the PSP screen to avoid reflections from the white-fill cards I placed in front of it:
For the other images I posted above, I used similar techniques to get the results. The trick is to carefully direct the lighting as the PSP is very shiny, and to meter the flash expsoure accurately to match the PSP screen. Doesn't look as cool this way, huh:
I use a lot of paper to provide bounce light to highlight the PSP.
In the second shot, I construct a cardboard structure which i then place a flash on top of, with a slit cut on top covered with white paper to act as a make-shift soft-box. Working with small objects is great because you don't need much material to create a good lighting scenario:
Not to say the G5 isn't a great camera (it is), but I hope these pictures will inspire anyone who would like to take photos like this. It doesn't matter what equipment you have, rather just try different things and be creative with what you have
For example, I am using flashes, but you can also use standard clip-lights you plug in to act as a light source. Just do a white balance for them and you have instant lighting equipment. Youc an then get creative with cardboard to make soft-boxes and what not. It's really a matter of your imagination.