Firearms and Photography Hints

[Sir Henry]

If you have any hints or techniques please post them here.

My tip is to remove all fingerprints from the firearms/scopes. Here is a before and after picture. I shot this 9422M today and you can see where I touched it. I use a paint brush and FrogLube. It works great for protecting the finish from finger grim and dust/debris. You often don't notice the fingerprints in person but in a glamorous picture the light you often use highlights the finish and whatever is on the finish.



I didn't see the small amount that I didn't get the first time around. I redid it and eliminated it but didn't redo the picture.


I could have removed the dust from this shot had I brushed it. I'll be posting this picture in another thread and talking about it.

[Henry88]

Can't see the pics right now, but I chuckled at the thought of "glamorous pictures" of guns. I know I don't have any that call for a "Glamor Shot"

Maybe my P-38, if Roger Moore and not me where holding it

[albin25]

There, I dusted it for ya...

[ditto1958]

Hey. Photochopping is like lip syncing!

[Deadwood Dutch]

Thanks for the information. I have taken pictures of my guns and after I posted them I wished that I had wiped them down so the smudges and fingerprints had not shown.

[Sir Henry]

There, I dusted it for ya...

What program do you use? I use PhotoImpact Pro and can do the same thing but its time consuming. Thanks.

[albin25]

I switch back and forth between 2 programs, sometimes 3, Print shop,
Paint and MS Photo Editor (the old version only found as an option on Office 2000).
I have used the newer programs but I prefer the greater flexibility of the old ones.

It took maybe 10 minutes to render the dusty barrel picture. If it wasn't a spur of the moment thing at 1:30am, I would have
spent up to an hour or two to make a cleaner job. If doing a paying job (more of a hobby) it can take several days and combine 3-5 or more separate pictures into one.

I tend to spend a bit more time on my own stuff.
My personal taste runs to a warmer, slightly softer focus that still retains texture/detail,
and less towards the hard focused, commercial brochure look.


Beretta 86 Cheetah 380

[Sir Henry]

Nice composition. I like to change the highlights and posterize a picture. Most computers display at 256 colors but here I've reduced it to six. In a way it almost makes them look like a cartoon.

[CT_Shooter]

...Most computers display at 256 colors ...

There was a time... But now, computer displays and graphic cards render a dazzling spectrum of millions of colors. I use Adobe Fireworks CS4 and have for a long time.

[Sir Henry]

...Most computers display at 256 colors ...

There was a time... But now, computer displays and graphic cards render a dazzling spectrum of millions of colors. I use Adobe Fireworks CS4 and have for a long time.

I was thinking that after I posted.