Good thing they're not top-loading!Very nice! Really looks like it's in another world rather than on top of the dryer.
Your first two pics you posted look very good, but these four pics look a little grainy especially the last picture. Could it be the program you are using?I think my ability to photograph bonsai is improving. I've been using a software called "Capture NX" that came with my camera about 14 years ago. It gives me the chance to light or dark areas of my pics, instead of using different lights. It's a fantastic tool. Shame it hasn`t been avalaible in the market for the last ten years. Some examples of the performance of this software: (the light setup and background was the same in all pics)
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Thanks @Pitoon. The last picture was a failure in the shooting. It was very underexposed. I was a bit lazy to make it again so I forced a bit the exposure in processing. That's the reason of the grainy and dullnes of it. The software has been the same in all the pics.Your first two pics you posted look very good, but these four pics look a little grainy especially the last picture. Could it be the program you are using?
As simple as it gets. A cloth hanging in my laundry room, no ligths. A 80-400mm zoom lens... (I had to reread the manual after 8 years unused)
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Nice photos, capture NX is Nikon exclusive freeware, so thats why not many people use it. I think its great and while not as feature rich as photoshop or lightroom, its free and I don't have to pay a subscription to use it. It also doesn't bog your memory down like a lot of the programs out there do.I think my ability to photograph bonsai is improving. I've been using a software called "Capture NX" that came with my camera about 14 years ago. It gives me the chance to light or dark areas of my pics, instead of using different lights. It's a fantastic tool. Shame it hasn`t been avalaible in the market for the last ten years. Some examples of the performance of this software: (the light setup and background was the same in all pics)
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Fidur... WOW... this is really good looking!As simple as it gets. A cloth hanging in my laundry room, no ligths. A 80-400mm zoom lens... (I had to reread the manual after 8 years unused)
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I've been testing different kind of cloths and also vinyl. The vinyl backdrops are very cheap (2$ each), but they are also the worst (light reflective and not easily setup). The printed cloths are better, but they are also a bit reflective. And the best cloth is the not printed, black, velvet-like and non reflective.Question... what kind of cloth are you using? These two photos have this kind of light/dark play that I love. Is this how the picture originally was taken or you added some spin to it through software?
I usually place my subject about 20cm (or less) away from the backdrops, but I have zero lights in front, so I get no shadows against the backdrop. I use a room light, and a lamp I can move to enhace whatever makes the tree beautiful...How far do you have your subject from the backdrop?
When I tried to use my washer and dryer, I found that my subjects sat too close to the background and it cast some strange shadows.
Also, how many lights do you use for this?
I have been using only two (plus room lights) and I have been thinking about getting a third to sit behind me to soften the shadows cast by my two-light set-up.
14 years back I used to be a good user of lightroom to develope my raw files, but capture NX is hands down the "best" you can use for NEF Nikon pics.capture NX is Nikon exclusive freeware, so thats why not many people use it. I think its great and while not as feature rich as photoshop or lightroom, its free and I don't have to pay a subscription to use it. It also doesn't bog your memory down like a lot of the programs out there do.
As for lighting you would be amazed by what a few lamps around the house can do to eliminate shadows