Chestnut lidded box (white backdrop)

The backdrop is pure white, but is tucked inside of a cardboard box to give the graduated effect as shown in my photo booth posting in the Tools & Equipment Gallery.

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kengrunke

Registered: November 2004
Location: La Farge, SW Wisconsin USA
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Date: Wed June 15, 2005
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Keywords: chestnut lidded box white backdrop

Comments

Chris Wright

Another good photo, but I definitely like the grey backdrop better for this piece.

#1 Wed June 15, 2005 4:37pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Isn't it amazing what nature provides us for free? 8)

#2 Wed June 15, 2005 4:46pm

kengrunke

I definitely agree, Chris--actually, with a more neutral, lighter grey, the foreground can be made to look almost white given the right lighting and exposure. And the backdrop would likely end up being just as dark, to give an even more radical gradiation from light to dark. My theory, anyway.
Rev, what I appreciate most from nature in this case (besides the wood) is the perfect lighting, on an overcast day Smile

#3 Wed June 15, 2005 5:01pm

Gil

Very good-looking box, Ken!!
Comparing the to background colors, I like the darker gray better in this case. The photo tent is a true masterpiece.
What does the overcast sky do for the lighting, other than diffusing it?

#4 Wed June 15, 2005 5:37pm

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

That's what I was talking about, Ken. Yes the wood is nice, but I refering to the lighting.

#5 Wed June 15, 2005 6:35pm

kengrunke

Gil, since there's no point source of light in an overcast sky, you don't get the shiny hot spots of glare on a glossy turning. Also, blue sky tends to color the shadows blue in a photograph, which can be fairly unattractive.

Gotchya, Rev--I had a feeling that was what you meant Smile!

#6 Wed June 15, 2005 7:43pm

Gil

Thanks Ken, I knew about the hot spot part, but had not thought about the blue sky adding a measure of cold or harshness to a picture.

#7 Fri June 17, 2005 3:12am