Post your best toy photos

[William]

Glad to.

[freelanceshots]

Here is one that I finished tonight. Looks amazing at full res on my Mac 27" screen. Trying to look for more product photography work so this is good practice.


5D2, 100mm IS macro, 2 Alienbee 800's, ISO 100, f/8, shutter 1/20



RC truck by freelanceshots, on Flickr

[Ade]

Dont know if I should admit to this but here are some of my toys, when I say my, I obviously mean my nephews.....;


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[freelanceshots]

Awesome Ade! Do you photograph the images for fun or do you sell them? Are you a collector?

[Ade]

Thanks,


Just playing, not a collector or seller, just a few bits and bobs we had kicking around, thought i

[freelanceshots]

Here is my toy Camaro that came out better then I expected. I love my macro lens.


[View:http://community.the-digital-picture...neric/utility/ toy camaro by freelanceshots, on Flickr:550:0]

[William]

Now that

[Bill W]

Dog's toy after 5 minutes


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[freelanceshots]

I was excited with this shoot as It came out better then I expected. One thing that I've noticed while using the 5D2 with the 100mm IS macro is that it always seems like I can't get enough DOF. On the car shot I was at f/16 where just a hint of the car was in focus. I did not want to go higher on the f-stop this time (last few insect macros where f/18 - f/20) because of the IQ loss caused by lens diffraction. When I mention the word hint I mean the front bumper portion closest to the camera was sharp where the opposite side of the bumper was getting OF. To get a somewhat in focus image I had to shoot 3 images with the camera focused on the front, middle, and rear of the car and there was still out of focus portions. Easier said then done because when the 100mm IS lens changes focus the car's size would change in the frame so they no longer simply fit together. Solution re-scale the 3 images in Photoshop so that they fit on top of each other. Once I got them rescaled close enough I blended the three layers together erasing the portions that I did not want. The end result was a more in focus car. I've had this toy for about 10 years so I had to also do a lot of small touch ups as there were many small wear marks from having to put it in packing boxes from moving 5 or 6 times to different apartments and homes. Overall the yellow paint was good but anything chrome needed major work. I had fun with this project where it was a learning experience and good practice.


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[neuroanatomist]

To get a somewhat in focus image I had to shoot 3 images with the camera focused on the front, middle, and rear of the car. Easier said then done because when the 100mm IS lens changes focus the car's size would change in the frame so they no longer simply fit together. Solution re-scale the 3 images in Photoshop so that they on top of each other.

Check out Helicon Focus (one feature is the automatic resizing of images during the focus stacking process).