just some pen pics from time to time...

[Jon Szanto]

Well-deserved, congrats!

[christof]

Thank you!

[mizgeorge]

Am I proud? Yep, I am

And rightly so!

What a lovely bit of recognition - congratulations

[amk]

Did you take the photo for Collectomania too? Lovely to see your pens are stars of the show!

[christof]

Did you take the photo for Collectomania too?

I took a picture of my Safaris on the leaflet of the exhibition. The original poster is without pens because it's an exhibition about collecting, not pens.

..but just for fun, there is a animated version also:


link to facebook: https://www.facebook.com/museumgesta...8629711075703/

link to vimeo:

[christof]

[Ron Z]

I love how incredibly crisp your pictures are Christof.

[Jon Szanto]

Christof, would you consider sharing some photos/information about your photographic setup? Maybe not so much the actual camera (though I am certain that would be of value) but your area and tools for taking all these marvelous photos of pens and objects? You seem to have settled on an excellent formula long, long ago.

[christof]

I love how incredibly crisp your pictures are Christof.

Thank you Ron!

Christof, would you consider sharing some photos/information about your photographic setup? Maybe not so much the actual camera (though I am certain that would be of value) but your area and tools for taking all these marvelous photos of pens and objects? You seem to have settled on an excellent formula long, long ago.

Jon, actually I already wrote about my photo setup once.

I just made a sketch of my setup for the pocket pics. Hope this helps.



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Link to the original post: https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...l=1#post272354


But for the most part of my pictures I use another setup which is in fact a mini photo studio:

ministudio:
Mini Studio by C.M.Z, auf Flickr




I hope this is helpful for you (and maybe others?)

[Ron Z]

The camera and macro lens do make a difference. I expected the setup of some kind from from the even, diffused lighting. Who made the ring light? Software to edit? Combined with your composition skills, the pictures are the best I've seen on the web.

[Jon Szanto]

I hope this is helpful for you (and maybe others?)

Yes, thank you very much. It isn't that there are a lot of surprises to the setup, but always helpful to see the basic parameters. I've never invested in a good camera and lens setup, but now may be the time.

[FredRydr]

I hope this is helpful for you (and maybe others?)

Yes, thank you very much. It isn't that there are a lot of surprises to the setup, but always helpful to see the basic parameters. I've never invested in a good camera and lens setup, but now may be the time.

Or just mail your pens to Christof for a professional sitting.

[FredRydr]

Here is an interesting fountain pen from my past, a German Lomo Stempelschreiber. It incorporated a rubber stamp that folded open for use. I handed it over to Richard Binder at a show maybe 13 years ago, and he brought the fountain pen end back to life and replaced the damaged nib with a 14k Warranted No. 2 nib.

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[eachan]

That's a new one to me, Fred, and a very interesting pen!

[FredRydr]

That's a new one to me, Fred, and a very interesting pen!

Yes. Before I found the photo of the instruction sheet, I was trying to recall the brand. I entered a description of the pen in DuckDuckGo and up came the original listing from which I purchased the pen!

[FredRydr]

Then there was the time when the Pelikan Cafe Creme was about to get its innards cleaned. I sucked water in through the section and squeezed! The bulb syringe burst at the seam.

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[markiv]

I hope this is helpful for you (and maybe others?)

Christof's setup has been an incredible source of inspiration and motivation. My pics are nowhere close to his but still markedly improved compared to before.

[Empty_of_Clouds]

[Empty_of_Clouds]

No special equipment required. Just a cellphone.

[Empty_of_Clouds]

Last 3 images are for those with an unbiased approach to art.