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Re: Other: Taking great boat/boat building picture
By:Paul Montgomery
Date: 12/5/2015, 6:34 pm

I've always wished I had someone else to photograph my hands at work. It would focus the viewer in on what is important.

With SOF boats there is a lot going on with the boat itself, so clutter in the background really detracts. To alleviate this I sometimes photoshop by slightly blurring and darkening the background.

http://paddleandoar.com/notebook/yukon/images/skinning-StapledAndBasted-med.jpg

The thing that I think is important to view is not always what is important for someone else. It is difficult to take a shot broadside of a kayak and have anything descent to look at. There's just not much detail. For that reason I shoot at an angle from the front a lot. I also don't try to show everything in one shot, but instead just show parts of the boat.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--FiDpYZpfyY/VcjrOo2wm7I/AAAAAAAAEIc/kdhhaHO9Xqk/s800-Ic42/20150206_155716.jpg

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Other: Taking great boat/boat building pictures
Dan Thaler -- 12/5/2015, 5:25 pm
Re: Other: Taking great boat/boat building picture
Paul Montgomery -- 12/5/2015, 6:34 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 12/6/2015, 9:22 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/6/2015, 5:39 pm
Strobe vs. lighting
jaybabina -- 12/7/2015, 9:03 am
Re: Other: Taking great boat/boat building picture *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 12/7/2015, 9:35 am
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Dan Thaler -- 12/7/2015, 6:13 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/7/2015, 6:36 pm
Re: Other: Taking great boat/boat building picture
Edward -- 12/9/2015, 6:33 pm