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T O P I C R E V I E Wspace1I have revised some photos of artifacts on my web site, and added a few new ones as well. For some time I have been trying to figure out a way to improve the artifact images, but could not settle on an approach. Many thanks to Sputnik (ref http://collectspace.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/000410.html) for his exquisite watch artifact images which gave me the needed inspiration. His results exceed my efforts. But I hope I have improved the presentation of the artifacts.I have only just started to photograph the artifacts using this new setup, but I wanted to share the results so far. With the new images I hope to add an appreciation for the artifacts on several levels - for their workmanship, the technology they represent, their beauty, and their art potential.So please enjoy the revised images. You can spot them by the black backgrounds in the menu photos here: http://www.space1.com/Artifacts/Apollo_Artifacts/apollo_artifacts.html So far two pages have been revised among the LM artifacts here: http://www.space1.com/Artifacts/Lunar_Module_Artifacts/lunar_module_artifacts.html ------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com LT Scott SchneeweisJohn...hopefully you will reveal some of your photography techiques (was the process as sophisticated as the results imply?)...also great find on that CSM Block I Panel (#25)!R/Scott------------------Scott Schneeweis URL http://www.SPACEAHOLIC.com/[This message has been edited by LT Scott Schneeweis (edited May 10, 2006).]space1Thanks, Scott. I have actually had the Panel 25 for a long time. Just now getting around to displaying it.The photographic technique has a few basic principles: use a diffuse main light source placed slightly behind the subject; use a diffuse fill (reduced intensity) light source in front of the subject. I also used macro focusing extensively. So to get similar results your camera should be capable of using external light sources (flash), and have macro focusing.The diffuse light sources could be studio lighting (which I used), or something simpler such as a flash pointing at a large white card.Definitely lots of fun.------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com Matt TVery nice work John, the quality of the images is excellent.Cheers,Matt------------------ www.spaceracemuseum.comspace1Thanks, Matt. At times I felt as if I were photographing landscapes with mountains and twisting roads, or jewelry. ------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com Robert PearlmanSome of your angled detail shots could easily double as art, John. They remind me of tech magazines' "what is this?" features where they present only a small detail of a large object, but to the contrary yours share more information about the artifact than less. Very impressive.space1Thanks, Robert. It's fun interpreting these as "art"ifacts.------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com
I have only just started to photograph the artifacts using this new setup, but I wanted to share the results so far. With the new images I hope to add an appreciation for the artifacts on several levels - for their workmanship, the technology they represent, their beauty, and their art potential.
So please enjoy the revised images. You can spot them by the black backgrounds in the menu photos here: http://www.space1.com/Artifacts/Apollo_Artifacts/apollo_artifacts.html
So far two pages have been revised among the LM artifacts here: http://www.space1.com/Artifacts/Lunar_Module_Artifacts/lunar_module_artifacts.html
------------------John FongheiserPresidentHistoric Space Systems, http://www.space1.com
R/Scott
------------------Scott Schneeweis
URL http://www.SPACEAHOLIC.com/
[This message has been edited by LT Scott Schneeweis (edited May 10, 2006).]
The photographic technique has a few basic principles: use a diffuse main light source placed slightly behind the subject; use a diffuse fill (reduced intensity) light source in front of the subject. I also used macro focusing extensively. So to get similar results your camera should be capable of using external light sources (flash), and have macro focusing.
The diffuse light sources could be studio lighting (which I used), or something simpler such as a flash pointing at a large white card.
Definitely lots of fun.
Cheers,Matt
------------------ www.spaceracemuseum.com
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