Nanite Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 How would I setup a photobooth that produces results like this: http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59397 I think the shiny black reflective floor, and the black background look amazing, but I'm perplexed. Any way I can think of doing it would catch reflections from my light sources though. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 hmmm. "meditate on this, I will." I am going to an art store today and there are photographers there I will be sure to ask! That is definitely an awesome technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 You could do it with Photoshop by using a black background and a reflected version (with graduated transparency) of the original picture on its own layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanael Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm not muchof a photo guru, but Doug's suggestion is what I was thinking. The black looks too "clean" to be just an un-retouched lightbox background. And gloss like that would reflect soooo many other things while trying to snap the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyn Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Yeah when I went to Michael's, I asked some people that work there and they basically said photoshop also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 One thing makes me think that this is NOT Photoshop, and that is the way the reflected image actually differs from the model. There is a noticeably different angle of incidence in the reflected version. Otherwise the back end of the model would not meet the same part of the model's reflection. It's got to be sitting on something shiny to do that. I'll try to set something up I think will work, but basically I'm imagining a surface of almost black smoked mirror or a thin sheet of clear glass laid over a black lint-free surface. The camera is probably shooting down at an angle of around 20 degrees or so. Rather than a light box, the photographer probably just darkened the rest of the room and used a single diffused spot light to light the model. The real key though is having a perfectly clean streak-free and lint-free surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyreos Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 That's what I was thinking, but was having trouble deciding whether or not the reflected image was different. This kind of reflection is possible, you just have to be at/above the critical angle for the camera. All that's left is to practice for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I think I got it! The dragon isn't Reaper. It's just a plastic one from Micheal's, but you get the idea. And here's how I did it..this time with the lights on. The glass surface is nothing but a foot stool upside-down with a piece of window glass laid over its feet. The backdrop is a Reaper army carrier. My "spotlight" was an ordinary US Army flashlight. All I did to take the pic was turn out the lights, spotlight the dragon from about 45* above and 45* to the right of the camera. This gives nice shadow and plenty of light without casting any shadow behind. Ideally, a larger piece of glass would be better, as would a more matte backdrop, but I was in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Wow - your photo fu in figuring that out impresses me, Spike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble_B Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Nice job Spike. I grant thee title of "Photoninja" HEEEEEEEEYAAAAAA SNAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyreos Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 congrats, that's a really cool photo tip, thanks for educating everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargrin Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Oh this is awesome spike! Next baseless critter I paint up is using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Awesome! Thanks so much Spike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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