Yeah, it's formula... but it seems to work.

Doc

Trying to photograph a couple rifles this afternoon. I think I have the formula worked out. All the photos sort of look the same but at least I can get the details on the guns and the lighting looks OK. May experiment with a different color backdrop, but otherwise this system works for me.

Marc1301

I have always thought your 'full' pics looked really good.
They are far better than mine are shall we say.[;)]

I shoot pics like yours and drop a text box with all of the pertinent info. Keep them in a folder on the computer as well as print them out.

montanajoe

you chose two very nice subjects,and again,you did a great job with them. Always enjoy your photos. [8D][8D][^][^]

mark christian

I always felt that your photos were above average.

jltrent

Looks like a picture. I mean that to looking good.

CS8161

They look great, can you tell us your secret? You are not using flash on the camera, right? What kind of lighting?

Sav99

I have one these "1894-1994" .44 mags too. [8D]

Originally posted by Doc

Doc

CS8161- I use a Pentax SLR digital with a 55mm lens. The camera is capable of 14MPs but I have it dialed back to 8MPs to keep the file size manageable. I have a Pentax AF200S flash on the camera.

I back away about 12 feet and compose the rifle from corner to corner. Then I use PhotoShop to rotate it to proper landscape format, crop out extra info around the rifle, and add the text box.

Here are a couple more. Like I said, it gets a little repetitious with the same formula but this way I know I can get a decent shot.

Doc

PS: I have noticed that if I get more light the backdrop tends to wash out leaving the subject sort of floating (see the K98 shot above). Nice effect. Can't do it on demand, though.