Hi Joe and thanks! Yes, I have a Luna-Pro I use for shoots like this. I
also have the color head for it for adjusting color-correction filters.
I'll probably shoot on a tungsten based slide film with studio lights -
that's what I used many years ago and it worked out very well. That saves
me the rental cost on studio strobes! Since I come from a motion picture
background, I'm more accustom to lighting with halogen lights rather than
strobes.
I appreciate all the great suggestions and comments!
Jim C.
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Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 9:50 AM
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Subject: RE: [OM] thoughts on catalog photography 3
At 2:17 PM +0000 2/9/02, olympus-digest wrote:
>Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 01:18:23 +0000
>From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [OM] thoughts on catalog photography
>
>At 23:32 2/7/02, Jim Caldwell wrote:
> >Sorry if this is off-topic.
> >
> >I haven't done assignment photography in some time, but I have a job a
> >company wants me to bid on. They are putting together a web-based
catalog
> >and want all their products photographed (well over 100). The products
> >range in size from cookie-size boxes to a large oven. The job entails
> >shooting the products, digitizing and removing the backgrounds in
Photoshop,
> >burning to a CD.
> >
> >I have no idea where to begin to price a job like this. I plan to shoot
35mm
> >slides (with my OM4t, of course!). I would appreciate any advice any
pros
> >out there wish to share!!
>
>Have you given any thought as to lighting and film?
>
>Most catalog work requires highly accurate color rendition, and high
>consistency across the products. Kodak makes Ektachrome EPN (ISO 100) for
>this type of work. Some like it and some don't. Although very accurate in
>color rendition, it appears to be somewhat "flat" for general purpose
>use. This might be ideal for catalog work if photographs of the product
>need to closely match them. Even though E100S has more saturation, it
>lacks color accuracy. I haven't tried EPP (also ISO 100), but am wary of
>its higher saturation compared to EPN. You might also explore Fuji Astia
>(also ISO 100) to see if that is suitable.
>
>Those that are finicky about catalog work will calibrate lighting and film
>for very exacting color rendition and work only within a single emulsion
>lot number.
>
>If this is stuff you already know, then disregard all of the above.
I think John is correct that more accurate film is better for catalogs.
To John's comments I would add one more: Use only incident-light metering,
and put the OM-4T in manual mode. Reflected-light metering and automation
will drive you nuts, as each picture will look a bit different, and it will
be glaringly obvious when all those photos are published together in the
catalog. It'll look like the photographic equivalent of a ransom note.
Joe Gwinn
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