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Here's a shot from my how to book that I'm particularly proud of. I think that my editor will stop telling me that I need to hire someone with a medium format camera to shoot the chapter lead shots when he sees the 8x10 print I send him next week. Sorry about the copyright across the picture, but I am selling it.



Here's the unprocessed photo:



Let's not forget the fabulous studio (uh, garage...) that I labored all night in:



This shot was taken at 3:00 AM. I was getting a little punchy. At 4:00 I went to bed. I started shooting again around 9:30. The final selection came from one of the last setups I did. I finally got the right amount of separation from the top of the shock and the back of the swingarm without losing the depth of the swingarm itself.

Comments appreciated.

Evans
 
evansb2 said:
Here's a shot from my how to book that I'm particularly proud of. I
think that my editor will stop telling me that I need to hire
someone with a medium format camera to shoot the chapter lead shots
when he sees the 8x10 print I send him next week. Sorry about the
copyright across the picture, but I am selling it.

Let's not forget the fabulous studio (uh, garage...) that I labored
all night in:

This shot was taken at 3:00 AM. I was getting a little punchy. At
4:00 I went to bed. I started shooting again around 9:30. The final
selection came from one of the last setups I did. I finally got the
right amount of separation from the top of the shock and the back
of the swingarm without losing the depth of the swingarm itself.
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Nice work, Evans. Just shows to go, you don't always need a lot of expensive studio equipment. You were using your creativity!

I'll bet your editor looks at your work in a whole new light ;-) after this one. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi,

I really like it and the setup shots are very helpful.

Thanks,
evansb2 said:
Here's a shot from my how to book that I'm particularly proud of. I
think that my editor will stop telling me that I need to hire
someone with a medium format camera to shoot the chapter lead shots
when he sees the 8x10 print I send him next week. Sorry about the
copyright across the picture, but I am selling it.



Here's the unprocessed photo:



Let's not forget the fabulous studio (uh, garage...) that I labored
all night in:



This shot was taken at 3:00 AM. I was getting a little punchy. At
4:00 I went to bed. I started shooting again around 9:30. The final
selection came from one of the last setups I did. I finally got the
right amount of separation from the top of the shock and the back
of the swingarm without losing the depth of the swingarm itself.

Comments appreciated.

Evans
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TonyK
 
markE said:
Nice work, Evans. Just shows to go, you don't always need a lot of
expensive studio equipment. You were using your creativity!
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Yeah, but I would have killed for some flags and stands to use to hold up a few more reflectors. ;-) I started to laugh when I resorted to placing the cardboard box that holds one of my grids on top of the flash lighting the background!
markE59102 said:
I'll bet your editor looks at your work in a whole new light ;-)
after this one.
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I sure hope so.

Thanks for your comments.

Evans
 
I have to be honest Evans;

That is one of the coolest most creative things I have seen in a long time!

Very impressed!

What is that for? Looks like a mountain bike or Motocross accessory.

Good Job!

Ayrow
TonyK_in_Texas said:
I really like it and the setup shots are very helpful.

Thanks,
evansb2 said:
Here's a shot from my how to book that I'm particularly proud of. I
think that my editor will stop telling me that I need to hire
someone with a medium format camera to shoot the chapter lead shots
when he sees the 8x10 print I send him next week. Sorry about the
copyright across the picture, but I am selling it.



Here's the unprocessed photo:



Let's not forget the fabulous studio (uh, garage...) that I labored
all night in:



This shot was taken at 3:00 AM. I was getting a little punchy. At
4:00 I went to bed. I started shooting again around 9:30. The final
selection came from one of the last setups I did. I finally got the
right amount of separation from the top of the shock and the back
of the swingarm without losing the depth of the swingarm itself.

Comments appreciated.

Evans
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TonyK
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Ayrow said:
That is one of the coolest most creative things I have seen in a
long time!
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Thank you. I pondered the shot for a couple months before doing it. Now, I've got to come up with nine or ten more in a similar format for the rest of the chapters. I have some ideas, but I'm stumped on a couple of the chapters.
Ayrow said:
What is that for? Looks like a mountain bike or Motocross accessory.
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The parts are all for a Kawasaki ZX-6R sportbike, but you're right, dirt bikes use a similar shock design. The shock and the gold linkage are both aftermarket pieces. If you want to see how to install them on a bike, you'll have to buy the book (or at least thumb through it) next year when it's in the stores. =)

So much work to do...

Evans
 
evansb2 said:
Here's a shot from my how to book that I'm particularly proud of. I
think that my editor will stop telling me that I need to hire
someone with a medium format camera to shoot the chapter lead shots
when he sees the 8x10 print I send him next week. Sorry about the
copyright across the picture, but I am selling it.



Here's the unprocessed photo:



Let's not forget the fabulous studio (uh, garage...) that I labored
all night in:



This shot was taken at 3:00 AM. I was getting a little punchy. At
4:00 I went to bed. I started shooting again around 9:30. The final
selection came from one of the last setups I did. I finally got the
right amount of separation from the top of the shock and the back
of the swingarm without losing the depth of the swingarm itself.

Comments appreciated.

Evans
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--Evans,

This is a work of art! Thanks for sharing this with us. Looks like a lot of work involved here!
Carlton
 
For god sakes, I said "nt". Doesn't anybody believe me?
 
Sorry, but that's the honest assessment of your pic. Too dark an exposure. Uneven... Your shot tells me nothing about the product or want to buy one. It screams amateur.

But, keep at it. You'll get better.
 
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