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Fun with a New Lnes
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Cool shots. I'm curious, is that a white background the snakes are on? Are you using any ambient lighting in addition to your flash? If not, I think a couple remote lights would really make the colors pop.
Im not saying this to criticize, im just interested in photography.
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Re: Fun with a New Lnes
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Originally Posted by MikeSilver
Cool shots. I'm curious, is that a white background the snakes are on? Are you using any ambient lighting in addition to your flash? If not, I think a couple remote lights would really make the colors pop.
Im not saying this to criticize, im just interested in photography.
Yes, it is a white background . I'm not using my flash. I'm using the setup in link below with the canvas background switched for a white one and the addition of a piece of acrylic under the cloth to give a hard surface for the snakes to be placed on.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-New-Light-Kit
I underexposed the pictures a little by using a smaller aperture (f5.6 or so) in order to increase the depth of field. I could have corrected the exposure a little more in Photoshop Elements 8, but I would rather the pictures be a little underexposed than washed out. I'm just starting to get into photography and am playing around to learn more.
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Wow, that's a cool setup. Do you have everything illuminated when you shoot? For my taste, I would make sure you're getting a vibrant white from the background. You may have to adjust your ISO down or go to a lower f-stop to achieve that, the latter giving you a shorter DOF, which I understand you don't want.
Really cool project, I'm excited to see how the photos progress. :gj:
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Re: Fun with a New Lnes
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Originally Posted by MikeSilver
Wow, that's a cool setup. Do you have everything illuminated when you shoot? For my taste, I would make sure you're getting a vibrant white from the background. You may have to adjust your ISO down or go to a lower f-stop to achieve that, the latter giving you a shorter DOF, which I understand you don't want.
Really cool project, I'm excited to see how the photos progress. :gj:
Thanks. I shoot with all the lights on. I know the white is coming out a little blue, but the colors of the snakes are pretty close to the real life colors. I tried adjusting the exposure in Photoshop Elements 8 and that started to wash the pictures out and back the colors a little too bright. I also tried to add a color correction layer and set the background to white and it made the colors go way too bright. I'll keep playing with it, but I really feel that, while the back ground isn't as white as I would like it, the colors of the snakes are pretty accurate.
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So, I took these with 2 lights off on a side (I was given the advise of having a little less light on one side so as to help create a sense of depth with just a little shadow) and used the WhiBal card to create a custom white balance. I think they came out well.
2013 Male Graphite Ivory 1
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
2013 Male Graphite Ivory 2
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_1.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
2014 Female Orangebelly Mojave
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
2014 Female Super Stripe
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_2.jpg
Hope you guys enjoy!
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Took some more photographs today. Here are the 3 Ivories from this year:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_1.jpg
I am wondering if any of these 3 Ivories will turn into Graphite Ivories like their 2 half brothers from 2013.
Here are the Super Mystics that all came from the same clutch:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...2015-01-24.jpg
And a 2014 Female Super Pastel Calico
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_1.jpg
How about a 2014 Female Mystic Potion with a disappearing and reappearing dorsal stripe:
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...15-01-24_3.jpg
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the mystic potion is the best looking one, but i would love one of those congo fires :O
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Re: Fun with a New Lnes
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Originally Posted by se7en
the mystic potion is the best looking one, but i would love one of those congo fires :O
Thanks. Check out the Available Snakes photograph album on our Facebook page, you'll find those 2 and more are available.
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Re: Fun with a New Lnes
honestly your orangebelly mojave is a stunner, not saying the fire congo project you got is just the top of the iceberg;). i love your big pastel calico as well. but i can t see the caramel albino...
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