Rifles

[MrBeta]

Originally Posted by LANCE B.

I've use mud occasionally but it really doesn't work well because it leave a grease smudge on the prop and background.

Forgive my ignorance but is mud something special or is it the mixture of dirt and water?

[David_3]

I just set it it on a piece of white foam core/poster board/paper, and start shooting.

[MrBeta]

David, do you have any pullback shots? I'd love to see your setup.

[David_3]

Originally Posted by MrBeta

David, do you have any pullback shots? I'd love to see your setup.

I don't, but the set up is very simple. Since I don't have a large sheet of seamless paper, I use several pieces of white poster board and foam core board, and just lay them out on my living room floor, and then lay the rifle on top of them. I have even used a few sheets of ink jet paper, to fill in any few gaps. The windows provide natural light, and I "feather" the venetian blinds until I get a nice soft lighting effect. I don't use a flash at all. I use a good tripod, stop down for max DOF, and use long exposure times. Then during post processing, I clone out any seams that are visible in the white paper. And that's it.

It's pretty easy, really. If I can do it, anyone can.

[MrBeta]

Thanks, I'll have to give it a shot. *Pun intended*

[CaptainTom]

K.I.S.S. keep it simple....

mine were done with a simple umbrella shot into a corner for a light box effect.

Don't try to complicate things by adding extra flashes, etc. just get enough light on the subject and shoot. Nice thing about a rifle is that it doesn't get tired, doesn't make faces, and shows up on time.

[mediaspin360]

great advises. I will definitely try the 10 - 12 lbs fluorocarbon. I did try with regular fishing lines but I think the lines were so visible in high resolution that it obstruct the top grid lines when I was shooting the top view of the riffle. I guess there is going to be a lot of Photoshop involved.