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HP - 28 Mar 2006 00:18 GMT

Anyone have experience doing indoor shots of
furniture, kitchens, etc.
Kitchen Cabinet designer wants me to take photos of installed work.
Things to deal with are, window light, narrow kitchens, shiny surfaces, etc.
Appreciate any help.
Thanks.

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Colin D - 28 Mar 2006 00:46 GMT

> Anyone have experience doing indoor shots of
> furniture, kitchens, etc.
> Kitchen Cabinet designer wants me to take photos of installed work.
> Things to deal with are, window light, narrow kitchens, shiny surfaces, etc.
> Appreciate any help.
> Thanks.

I mean this kindly, but if you have to ask questions like these, perhaps
you should decline the job. There are a lot of things that you haven't
said, like, is this a paying job, is the designer a friend or relative,
or is he after a cheap or freebie set of photographs, will there be
trouble if your shots don't meet his approval?

Working in tight spaces, selecting a viewpoint to minimize perspective
distortion, dealing with uneven lighting, avoiding distracting detail
seen through windows, avoiding converging/diverging verticals, and other
problems all conspire to making this sort of photography more difficult
than you might think, if you want the results to look professional, or
at least not amateur.

You may be capable of doing this level of work, but you haven't given us
any idea of your experience.

Colin D.

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HP - 28 Mar 2006 01:36 GMT

I have a friend at church who is a small kitchen contractor.
He can't afford a pro, so we talked and decided I would give it a try
just because I have done a lot of photography, weddings, landscapes,
seniors, etc. and have some equipment. I have a Nikon D100 and several
lenses, tripods, flashes, softboxes, etc.
Could be that I won't be able to pull it off, just trying to help him
out. I am retired and just wanted the challenge.
I may be paid if the pictures are good enough, but it is not the objective
of the project.
Thought I might get some pointers here.
Thanks.

> > Anyone have experience doing indoor shots of
> > furniture, kitchens, etc.
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> Colin D.

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philo - 28 Mar 2006 02:20 GMT

>I have a friend at church who is a small kitchen contractor.
> He can't afford a pro, so we talked and decided I would give it a try
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> Thought I might get some pointers here.
> Thanks.

I'd think you should be able to do it using bounced or diffused flash

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Stan Beck - 28 Mar 2006 02:26 GMT

In a situation like this, why not a trial run in your home. From camera to
computer, the feedback is almost instant, any you will know what needs to be
adjusted.

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>I have a friend at church who is a small kitchen contractor.
> He can't afford a pro, so we talked and decided I would give it a try
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HP - 28 Mar 2006 03:13 GMT

Thanks. I tried some at my house and they were ok.
My cabinets are very dark and the window is on the north so no
direct sunlight...etc.
thanks for the feedback.

> In a situation like this, why not a trial run in your home. From camera to
> computer, the feedback is almost instant, any you will know what needs to be
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John Fryatt - 28 Mar 2006 11:46 GMT

I think it would be good to find a book on this subject and study it.
Any answers here are likely to be fairly short and are not going to
cover the subject in much detail.
Stan's remark about trialling at home seems like a good idea. I think
you'll need some kind of lighting, ideally studio flashes but smaller
units might work (with stands so you can position them). Window light
could create problems with contrast, if you have strong sunlight beaming
through windows, so I would tend towards using your own lights on a more
overcast day.

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