Saturn5 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I'm loving these! If you get any suitable pics, how about some in 1920x1200? [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 20, 2009 Moderators Share Posted May 20, 2009 Here's an old radio from the collection which shows the result of careful tabletop lighting and background manipulation in Photoshop. Dirt or small creases in the background can be 'painted' out by making the entire background pure white using the paintbucket and rubber stamp tools. I don't know how you do it, every time i have ever tried to use any of those things I make a bigger mess of the picture and end up not making the changes. I do like the slight shadow in that picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Here's an old radio from the collection which shows the result of careful tabletop lighting and background manipulation in Photoshop. Dirt or small creases in the background can be 'painted' out by making the entire background pure white using the paintbucket and rubber stamp tools. I don't know how you do it, every time i have ever tried to use any of those things I make a bigger mess of the picture and end up not making the changes. I do like the slight shadow in that picture. That's where using Layers in Photoshop and using SaveAs... is really handy. ALWAYS keep your original intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I only use the best lenses, never aftermarket or off-brand lenses, I don't care how good they are.That85mm 1.4 lens was about $1k. I would love to try this Leica 50mm. It's a 0.95. Not exactly an aftermarket, but it is a bit pricey. http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/lenses/5915.html Michael - great shots and really great job on the lighting. That is what makes these images so great. Are you doing any photo jobs or have you totally given up on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 More pics! Got any of the Lowther TPA or the Voigt corner horns? Do you think you could fwd the pics taken at my house? They were really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 The Lowther is in Indy now, I think Amy posted pics of it and a LB on her blog a while back. Here's the prettiest Voigt. Iain, send me your mail addy and I'll pop a disc in the mail to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 I only use the best lenses, never aftermarket or off-brand lenses, I don't care how good they are.That85mm 1.4 lens was about $1k. I would love to try this Leica 50mm. It's a 0.95. Not exactly an aftermarket, but it is a bit pricey. http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/lenses/5915.html Michael - great shots and really great job on the lighting. That is what makes these images so great. Are you doing any photo jobs or have you totally given up on it? Thanks Bruce, man that .95 is a sick piece of glass! I have an older Nikkor 55 1.2 Nocturn, it's pretty close to that. Looks like an OWL looking at you! As to photography, my specialty was weddings. Due to the proliferation of digital camera and acceptance by the public of less than professional level posing and lighting, it's pretty kaput. In my area there are about 10x the number of 'photographers' (and I'm being kind here), and the price of weddings has dropped to about 1/4 of what it was. Couples no longer want full service with beautiful albums and framed images of their celebration, 'just the disc will do'- then they hop off to Walgreens or wherever for what small number of prints they choose to have made. It's sad really. So yeah, to your question, I've pretty much given up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 The Lowther is in Indy now, I think Amy posted pics of it and a LB on her blog a while back. Here's the prettiest Voigt. Iain, send me your mail addy and I'll pop a disc in the mail to you. Love those Voigt horns. Those are very rare. iain 42 @ gmail . com no spaces of course THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Great shots! I was hoping for a close up of the 60th K-horn pie slice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Brac, they don't have one of those at the Hope Museum, but I think I can oblige. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 or do you mean this one, with the diamond? (as applied only to 60th Anniversary Klipschorns) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 and here's a desktop I made from it long ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks Michael, thats what I was hoping for. Brac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Michael, These are awsome photos... Great Job! Maybe you need to write a book of Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Michael, These are awsome photos... Great Job! Maybe you need to write a book of Klipsch. Thanks Thump! But that would be Hunter's territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Michael, These are awsome photos... Great Job! Maybe you need to write a book of Klipsch. Thanks Thump! But that would be Hunter's territory. Well, you could take the photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrWho Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I see dust in the bass bin of the Runt Scala lol [] I dig the lighting on some of these shots....didn't know it was so "easy' [][] I actually use a black background for my wallpaper....I don't see that changing anytime soon, but I'll probably save the pics anyway. What speaker is that corner of killer dark red wood from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 H 12 S/N 162, which would be before 1958! One of the world's first center channel speakers. In that 2 1/2 day shoot, I lifted, moved, rotated, returned nearly every one of those speakers. And dusted most and oiled quite a few. Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I'm now using the Heresy w/cane grill pic as my wallpaper. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 In that 2 1/2 day shoot, I lifted, moved, rotated, returned nearly every one of those speakers. And dusted most and oiled quite a few. Whew! Awesome! The speaker gods thank you. Did you rotate the big RCA Sheerer bass horn? Did you manage to hit the Lowther TPA? It looked so dry the last time I was there. I bet that would drank the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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