mattograph
2nd of May 2008 (Fri), 12:52
At my day job, I work in sales. We sell consumer electronics, and do our own photography in house. We manufacture the products, so all images originate with us.
Our graphics department has set up a small studio in house. The studio consists of a continuous monolight into a large softbox, a Rebel 400 with kit lens, and a big shooting table done all in BLACK!
Initially, we were advised to do everything in black by the graphics department because we do some wood speakers, and the black helped "bring out the grain." That made some sense to me. But now I just watched a photo shoot where they did five point n shoot cameras, all in black plastic. I asked them, out of curiousity, how long it would take to get the images back. They told me it would take about a "day or two in photoshop".
Now, I am no PS expert, but I do know how to light a still life. I could light these suckers and shoot them so they were pretty much usable right out of the camera -- these aren't lifestyle shots.
Am I crazy, or are these guys making things harder than they have to be? Am I missing something?
Our graphics department has set up a small studio in house. The studio consists of a continuous monolight into a large softbox, a Rebel 400 with kit lens, and a big shooting table done all in BLACK!
Initially, we were advised to do everything in black by the graphics department because we do some wood speakers, and the black helped "bring out the grain." That made some sense to me. But now I just watched a photo shoot where they did five point n shoot cameras, all in black plastic. I asked them, out of curiousity, how long it would take to get the images back. They told me it would take about a "day or two in photoshop".
Now, I am no PS expert, but I do know how to light a still life. I could light these suckers and shoot them so they were pretty much usable right out of the camera -- these aren't lifestyle shots.
Am I crazy, or are these guys making things harder than they have to be? Am I missing something?