Auction Photography

[Eau Rouge]

As for #1... if it's a part that someone might want NIP, I just drop it on a nice background (dark) and shoot it hand-held. Not much you can do about it, but try to avoid really direct bright lights.

For #2, you MUST shoot on a dark background. I shot this Custom Works original Enforcer nose in my booth, but the black background is key. The soft-diffused lighting helps, too, in order to keep the bright high-spots off of the lexan surface. I'm a big proponent of dark backgrounds for most shooting, as it makes the object more color rich. White backgrounds do have their strong suits, but the object sometimes tend to float in space instead of looking grounded or on a plane.

This should have probably been cleaned up better before I shot it, but you get the idea...

[LowClassCC]

necroposting to bring this thread back up. Eau Rouge i would like to thank you for the thread. my workbench was here i was taking the pics of my rc stuff. the pics never came out to my liking. florescent colors blended in with the other colors, colors were very unflattering, and while nylon parts looked horrible. go figured my workbench is white.

well i picked up a couple sheets of black foam core project boards from walmart the other night and cut them to fit in a section of my workbench. slapped my cars in it and started snapping pics. and for the first time the colors came out looking the same way as i see them. may was i impressed with the outcome.

i will post pics of the setup later. ( someone forgot to charge the battery in the camera )

[Eau Rouge]

Thanks for bumping this thread, and reminding me that I need to shoot a photo of the lightbox setup. I'll snap something tomorrow and show how it's all made. I still use it regularly on my eBay and other internet sales photos...