Swagtronic
I don't have many freebies lying around, so my choice was pretty limited – which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when it comes to MMs :) In fact, my two possible subjects were a red RFID-safe envelope for credit cards and the cap of an old all-metal ballpen. Since neither the material (regarding its surface texture) nor the imprint on the RFID envelope looked interesting in close-up, my "choice" was an easy one this time – aka the best choice sometimes is no choice ;)
The pen cap I've photographed for "Swag" is lacquered in a very beautiful, shiny, deep blue tone, a hue between dark and royal blue, and the company's name is printed onto the cap in thin golden letters. It says "Knorr Alarm und Elektronik GmbH" (which I probably don't have to translate for you; the English equivalent for "GmbH" is Ltd.). The company Knorr is specialised in key and lockout services and all kinds of security/safety technologies such as locks, alarm systems, smoke detectors... You name it, they've got it.
The part of the pen cap and clip you can see in my photo is about 3 cm / 1,18 inches long which also is the width of the frame. It's a single shot, and the most tricky part here was to get the angle of view so that only a small part of the lettering is legible and the rest dissolves into nice bokeh. I focused on "Alarm" simply because that word is similar (or identical) in many languages and doesn't need a translation. Processed in DXO PL6, Lightroom with a little bit of Color Efex magic as a finishing touch.
HMM, Everyone!
Swagtronic
I don't have many freebies lying around, so my choice was pretty limited – which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when it comes to MMs :) In fact, my two possible subjects were a red RFID-safe envelope for credit cards and the cap of an old all-metal ballpen. Since neither the material (regarding its surface texture) nor the imprint on the RFID envelope looked interesting in close-up, my "choice" was an easy one this time – aka the best choice sometimes is no choice ;)
The pen cap I've photographed for "Swag" is lacquered in a very beautiful, shiny, deep blue tone, a hue between dark and royal blue, and the company's name is printed onto the cap in thin golden letters. It says "Knorr Alarm und Elektronik GmbH" (which I probably don't have to translate for you; the English equivalent for "GmbH" is Ltd.). The company Knorr is specialised in key and lockout services and all kinds of security/safety technologies such as locks, alarm systems, smoke detectors... You name it, they've got it.
The part of the pen cap and clip you can see in my photo is about 3 cm / 1,18 inches long which also is the width of the frame. It's a single shot, and the most tricky part here was to get the angle of view so that only a small part of the lettering is legible and the rest dissolves into nice bokeh. I focused on "Alarm" simply because that word is similar (or identical) in many languages and doesn't need a translation. Processed in DXO PL6, Lightroom with a little bit of Color Efex magic as a finishing touch.
HMM, Everyone!