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 05/11/2007 09:10:07 AM · #1
I need to set something up to take decent looking pictures of large industrial equipment (from 4' x 4' x 4' to 10' x 10' x 10' or so). These are gonna be freshly painted usually a single glossy greyish color. I don't want to get any high end equipment; just a background, some lighting stuff, etc. Any advice to point me in the right direction is a greatly appreciated.
 05/11/2007 10:01:26 AM · #2
What are the pictures being used for?

Are you taking them of installed equipment?

If so, why use a background aside from lighting what's there?

Are they just sheet metal boxes or are there interesting parts too?

The smaller one would not be a problem on a standard 12' background, but the larger size won't fit.

The biggest question is: what does the client want?

I've been on jobs like this, and, especially on site, you will usually need a lot of lights and gels to make dull industrial gear and the environment it's in look visually interesting.
 05/11/2007 10:45:13 AM · #3
The pictures will be taken inside a large manufacturing shop with overhead lights (which can be turned off if needed) and windows (which can be covered if needed). They will be used for a vareity of things like online catalog, operation and mainteneance manuals, to show the customer what they're getting, maybe some presentations, etc.

The equipment will not be installed and can be moved around.

The shape will include a bunch of flat surfaces, some cylinderical stuff, motors, pressure gauges, tubing, etc.

Right now we're just taking these pictures with a simple point and shoot camera, but want to set up a "studio" in the corner of the shop (doesn't have to be portable or even movable, there's plenty of space).
 06/08/2007 01:46:14 PM · #4
Bump. If someone could point me in a direction of some good guides, I'd really appreciate it. Most of what I can find are about photo studios to take pictures of small stuff and portraits.
 06/08/2007 01:47:56 PM · #5
The best "guide" I can think of is Bear_Music. He has a lot of experience (retired architectural photographer) and is a virtual wealth of knowledge... drop him a line and I'm sure he'll be able to point you in the right direction.
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