![]() I’ve started the retouching by removing the wire, using a mixture of Inpainting Tool and Healing Tool. The last image we shoot just uses background lighting, this is to get a silhouette to create a mask layer for post-production. Then it’s just a case of working on the lighting to get shape and dimension. Once the shoes were suspended, I removed all the apple boxes and table, leaving the space free for placing the lights. This allows me to re-adjust the fishing-wire if needed. I pass the other end over the net and use crocodile clips to hold the wire. One of the ends has a loop that attaches the wire to the net. When they are in place, I use two fishing-wires passed under each shoe, to keep the shoe stable when suspended, and to allow me to rotate or reposition as needed.Ībove the set, I used a frame with a custom-made net to hold all the fishing-wires. The method I have devised is to use apple boxes, or other solid objects to roughly position the subjects, in this case, shoes. When shooting suspended objects, one of the most difficult aspects is to get all the elements in the right position. When I felt I had all the info I needed, I started working on a specific image, which was achieved with this shoot. After that, I decided to do some research and try out several ways of achieving these types of images. I did a similar shoot a couple of years back, and at the time it was very time consuming to get the shoes in position and have the proper lighting. This particular shoot was a personal project and not a client brief. Of course, the ideas are matured along a larger period of time and I’d been thinking about shooting this image for several months. Setting up the shoot, lighting and capture, around three hours, and retouch another three hours. Preparation, research and testing took four hours. Time takenĪll the work took around 10 hours. Capture One for tethered shooting, BronControl to remotely control the lights. ![]() Software: Retouching done with Affinity Photo. ![]() Large softbox (150×75) on top for general lighting, 60圆0cm on the sides, a P65 reflector with a grid to light the soles of the shoes and background. Lighting: I used 5 Broncolor SIROS 800 S with a variety of softboxes and reflectors. This time-lapse video shows the whole project from start to finish – prepare to be amazed!Ĭamera: I used a Phase One camera with a P65+ digital back, mounted on a FOBA stand. There’s a lot more to taking professional product shots than meets the eye and in this article, Fernando reveals the magic behind photographing one of his personal projects − suspended shoes and talks us through his retouching process in Affinity Photo. It’s now the only software he uses in his retouching process. ![]() It comes packed with everything you need to make quick corrections, professionally retouch portraits, apply non-destructive effects, work with raw files, paint digitally, import and edit Photoshop files and write back to PSD – making it easy to import and edit existing work and collaborate with others.Īn early adopter of Affinity Photo, professional product photographer Fernando Martins Ribeiro has worked with many well-known brands including Finlay & Co, FORA eyewear and Luis Mercader sunglasses, photographing products for their commercial projects and advertising campaigns.įernando has always been keen to try out new software and after discovering Affinity Photo several years ago, he has never looked back. Affinity Photo offers the complete solution for modern image editing and retouching, and after winning a plethora of prestigious awards including a TIPA Best Imaging Software Award and being crowned Apple’s App of the Year in 20, it’s fast becoming the go-to app for professional photographers, retouchers and digital artists around the world.Īvailable on Mac, Windows and iPad, Affinity Photo combines lightning speed and incredible processing power with a huge toolset specifically engineered for creative and photography professionals. ![]()
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