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Glyph GT-062E (2TB) External RAID - Product Shot

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Kev



Registered: February 2008
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Sometimes I have nothing better to do than take product shots of my own gear. I really must get a life Smile
· Date: Sun January 30, 2011 · Views: 1190 · Filesize: 293.8kb · Dimensions: 900 x 828 ·
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Beth

Registered: May 2010
Posts: 1,601
Sun January 30, 2011 9:00pm

It looks great! Nice job.
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kdlaz

Registered: February 2010
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Mon January 31, 2011 8:51am

Great light!!! Marvellous perfomance, Kev! Congratulations! Smile
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richingr

Registered: October 2010
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Mon January 31, 2011 8:48pm

How did you do Background Kev< Looks like it is floating.
Excellent pic
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
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Mon January 31, 2011 11:58pm

Hi Rich, I have this special machine that blows hot air upwards and levitates objects in a perfect floating postion for shooting images. It's called a "BS Maximizer Luft Makina"
NOT!!!! Smile
Nah, seriously, I simply shot the product against a white background (to obtain the best colour-seperation) then created an extraction mask, added a black background layer, and also a diagonal metalic gradient layer in Photoshop. So three layers in total.
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richingr

Registered: October 2010
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Tue February 1, 2011 9:02am

Hi Kev can you photo the BS Maxiimizer luft makina Next Smile
I must ask my boss for more time off so that i can play with photoshop more.


Thanks for the reply it helps lots to find out how things like this are done.
Cheers
Richard
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
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Tue February 1, 2011 4:47pm

I used the "pen tool" to mask this subject (which is great for well-defined objects)...it took no more than 5 mins to do.
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kbirdd

Registered: October 2008
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Tue February 1, 2011 6:54pm

I STILL don't understand masking, Kev, but it looks great!
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Kev

Registered: February 2008
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Tue February 1, 2011 8:04pm

Well, there are several different terms connected to the process of masking, or layer masking. Extraction, cut-outs, isolation, etc. Plus there are layer and vector masks too.
Many images that you see today are actually a composite of several different layers (that work together...rather like a collage) to produce the final result.
Each layer contains a different part of the image, and layers are 'stacked' on top of one another in a 'transparent' type format.
Google it and you will find lots of info and tutorials on the subject. Once you can actually visualize the process...then you will understand how it works.
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