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Bathtub picture

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When trying to take pictures I am always looking for either an interesting yet not distracting backdrop or just highlighting the subject.
The bathtub gives an interesting semi-reflective background and tends to diffuse a flash fairly well.
A bright light source from above with a diffuser might also help.
This was taken with only a flash.

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The rubber duckie is a nice touch! :mrgreen: Car looks great!
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If it wasn’t as shiny it almost resembles a light box. Good idea, except my tub is always too dirty to pull this off. Single guy life......

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radioactivity wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:32 pm When trying to take pictures I am always looking for either an interesting yet not distracting backdrop or just highlighting the subject.
The bathtub gives an interesting semi-reflective background and tends to diffuse a flash fairly well.
A bright light source from above with a diffuser might also help.
This was taken with only a flash.

Chuck
Great idea Chuck, will try this, as I'm always looking for a better way to photograph my cars (no room for a light box)...

romulus22 wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:12 pm If it wasn’t as shiny it almost resembles a light box. Good idea, except my tub is always too dirty to pull this off. Single guy life......
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Alex, just please for our sake make sure you're not in the tub with the car at the time... :P :mrgreen:
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THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:28 pm Alex, just please for our sake make sure you're not in the tub with the car at the time... :P :mrgreen:
I'm just shocked I posted on this thread before you, mate.... expected you to be all over it!

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Stupid work getting in the way of my fun!! :?
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THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:33 pm Stupid work getting in the way of my fun!! :?
Work will do that... looked on eBay, still nobody selling more time....

I just realised that you did post before me..... I guess the shock was more that the response was not adult content.... :roll:
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Yeah, I wasn't feeling very creative. The rubber ducky caught my eye though!
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Thanks for input guys…
I’ll tell you I thought for a while before titling the post.
And the duck, well he is probably a better driver than I am.

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I didn't even noticed the ducky till I read it and scrolled back :lol: Pic is actually good. never would have guessed its in a tub.

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Great idea... I expected to see a tub full of parts in full scrub! LOL

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Ha! Hadn’t seen the duck.

As you said, moving the flash away from the camera and applying a larger diffusing surface to the light should improve the lighting drastically.
A white sheet across the top of the tub over the car and the light source above.
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