Saudi Saifs

estcrh · 7th September 2015, 07:08 PM

Lee, thanks for sharing your sword, great photography, I learned some things from your post, the details of the fittings are amazing, someone put a lot of time into it. Any photography tips would be appreciated.

Lee · 18th September 2015, 03:58 PM

A. alnakkas, Jens, estcrh - thank you for your kind comments on my evolving photographic technique.

The greatest step forward came a few years ago when I invested in a Canon 5D which gave me a fairly fast sensor and a finely detailed image.

For the first couple of years I would take pictures on overcast days in my driveway - this gave a nice diffuse light, but usually the sessions would be cut short by the raindrops.

The driveway operation became untenable as I needed to photograph Lew's collection during winter and so I cobbled together the below studio around an old copy stand:

Jens Nordlunde · 18th September 2015, 04:07 PM

Lee,
You not only have a beatiful home, you also have a very good photostudio.
Thank you for posting the picture, and please add it to the thread - How to photograph - or whatever it is called. It may give others good ideas of how to make a studio.
Thank you very much
Jens

18th September 2015, 03:58 PM	#2
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 912	Slowly getting there A. alnakkas, Jens, estcrh - thank you for your kind comments on my evolving photographic technique. The greatest step forward came a few years ago when I invested in a Canon 5D which gave me a fairly fast sensor and a finely detailed image. For the first couple of years I would take pictures on overcast days in my driveway - this gave a nice diffuse light, but usually the sessions would be cut short by the raindrops. The driveway operation became untenable as I needed to photograph Lew's collection during winter and so I cobbled together the below studio around an old copy stand: Attached Images

7th September 2015, 07:08 PM	#1
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,497	Lee, thanks for sharing your sword, great photography, I learned some things from your post, the details of the fittings are amazing, someone put a lot of time into it. Any photography tips would be appreciated.

18th September 2015, 04:07 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Lee, You not only have a beatiful home, you also have a very good photostudio. Thank you for posting the picture, and please add it to the thread - How to photograph - or whatever it is called. It may give others good ideas of how to make a studio. Thank you very much Jens