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I've noticed your pictures and I must say I'm very impressed. Aside from the quality work though... might you explain your photographic technique?
I was asked this in another thread. Since it was a bit off topic for that thread I thought I would answer it here.

My technique is painfully unrefined. It is all about the lighting and getting it as cheaply and easily as possible. I do not use any special lights or a nice camera. I just use what I have around the house and an old Canon Elph digital camera.

If I have no natural light at all I will go into the garage and use an old t-shirt stretched over a wooden frame I threw together. I just us a couple old porcelin sockets for light.
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This is a sample with the crude light box and lightbulb set up. It is a nice white light but can look a little "cold" and it turns the colors a bit grey.
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If I have some natural light I will make use of it by going upstairs to the guest room. I will just augment it with some bedside lamps from the house to soften shadows.
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Here is a sample of the "mixed light" photos. The combination of sunlight mixed with dim incandescent bulbs gives a very "warm and glowy" feel.
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Sometimes I have enough natural light that I do not need anything else. In that case I just throw the posterboard on the guest bed and take the pics. I do have mirrored closet doors on the other side of the bed from the window so the light gets reflected back to fill in shadows. I will often remove one of the doors from the runner and lean it right against the bed on the opposite side of the guns from the window.
SimpleSetUp.jpg

I think the "all natural" light gives the best results. It is bright and crisp but not too reflective or cold. The colors are more true to life too.
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That first post covers set up. After that the most important thing is making sure to get the guns lint free before taking the pics and NEVER use a flash. Always use a tripod and a timer for your shutter release. That way you can use a nice long exposure and you will not blur it by shaking the camera by holding it or by pressing the shutter release. :)
 

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