Copycatting Ain't Easy at All
I saw this still on Dirk Topp's page and it just hit me that I hadn't thought of this before, especially since I have an old Bible and some spectacles from my Army days. So I went about setting this up with my limited studio supply. And it wasn't as easy as I had thought, not easy at all. First problem was that I could not isolate the Bible from the surface or background. Anything I tried for background was too bright, too reflective or uneven. So I ended up suspending the book with another tripod and shooting it in a dark room in the evening, trying various light sources, LED flashlight, iPad and iPod with Flashlight Apps. Many were just too bright. The best result came with the iPod with an App called Moods. This App is fantastic as one can adjust hue, saturation and brightness of the default white screen. I used a medium bright, light grey tone to paint the light.
Overall I like the outcome and am satisfied that the full-spectrum GX1 does a very decent job without any filters when there is no infrared light source.
If I would do this over, I would place the spectacles better, so that the title letters are not obstructed.
Thank you Dirk, for the inspiration and if you sue me for plagiarizing [seems to be trendy nowadays] I'll counter-sue for some of your new toys. ;-)
Copycatting Ain't Easy at All
I saw this still on Dirk Topp's page and it just hit me that I hadn't thought of this before, especially since I have an old Bible and some spectacles from my Army days. So I went about setting this up with my limited studio supply. And it wasn't as easy as I had thought, not easy at all. First problem was that I could not isolate the Bible from the surface or background. Anything I tried for background was too bright, too reflective or uneven. So I ended up suspending the book with another tripod and shooting it in a dark room in the evening, trying various light sources, LED flashlight, iPad and iPod with Flashlight Apps. Many were just too bright. The best result came with the iPod with an App called Moods. This App is fantastic as one can adjust hue, saturation and brightness of the default white screen. I used a medium bright, light grey tone to paint the light.
Overall I like the outcome and am satisfied that the full-spectrum GX1 does a very decent job without any filters when there is no infrared light source.
If I would do this over, I would place the spectacles better, so that the title letters are not obstructed.
Thank you Dirk, for the inspiration and if you sue me for plagiarizing [seems to be trendy nowadays] I'll counter-sue for some of your new toys. ;-)