"Critique my firearm picture" thread

**Voodoo_Man** · 05-11-17, 08:33

Originally Posted by JulyAZ

Just going for something clean.

Focus looks like it is right around the mount for the flashlight. Rest of the photo is pretty fuzzy.

Did you take this outside, while holding the camera?

Up the f/, shutter speed to about 1-2 seconds and it'll give you greater focus.

**LOBO** · 05-11-17, 11:34

**Stickman** · 05-11-17, 12:23

Originally Posted by JulyAZ

Just going for something clean.

The last thing I think of with the pic is "clean". Grunge comes to mind (in an artistic way, not junky way). I'm certainly not opposed to the picture at all, even though most of it is not in focus.

**Stickman** · 05-11-17, 12:24

Originally Posted by LOBO

Simple, clean, and good lighting.

**LOBO** · 05-12-17, 12:30

Originally Posted by Stickman

Simple, clean, and good lighting.

Thanks Stick!

**wct097** · 05-26-17, 08:02

I took a couple pictures when I finally got around to ordering the 12.5" 'kino' upper for my PSA build. The intent was to show a few friends the new 12.5" 5.56 build alongside the older 8.2" suppressed 300BLK build. A "cheap" and "expensive" build side-by-side. I took them outside at my old place to get better lighting after I kept getting shadows inside. Not being a photog, but being a big fan of gun porn on the various gun forums, I was very pleased with the outcome. For some reason, that crappy worn out deck that the new owners were quick to replace appeals to me as a backdrop.

They would probably look even better with some editing and if I actually knew what I was doing with the camera.

**Stickman** · 05-27-17, 21:28

Originally Posted by wct097

I took a couple pictures when I finally got around to ordering the 12.5" 'kino' upper for my PSA build. The intent was to show a few friends the new 12.5" 5.56 build alongside the older 8.2" suppressed 300BLK build. A "cheap" and "expensive" build side-by-side. I took them outside at my old place to get better lighting after I kept getting shadows inside. Not being a photog, but being a big fan of gun porn on the various gun forums, I was very pleased with the outcome. For some reason, that crappy worn out deck that the new owners were quick to replace appeals to me as a backdrop.

They would probably look even better with some editing and if I actually knew what I was doing with the camera.

The blacks are off and the angle of the shot is off a tad as well, but the overall feel of the picture is good. In general, I think this works nicely.

**BrigandTwoFour** · 05-29-17, 16:33

Rather standard B&W photo. I've gotten more hesitate to do the "cluster of gear" shots because they end up not really having a focus for the photo, just a bunch of "cool stuff" thrown together. For this one, I think the rather harsh lighting ended up emphasizing the white stripes on the flag patch, which draws the eye there rather than the rifle, but I think it still tells a kind of story. In hindsight, the mag leaning against the scope is kinda dumb.

**Stickman** · 05-29-17, 23:46

Originally Posted by BrigandTwoFour

Rather standard B&W photo. I've gotten more hesitate to do the "cluster of gear" shots because they end up not really having a focus for the photo, just a bunch of "cool stuff" thrown together. For this one, I think the rather harsh lighting ended up emphasizing the white stripes on the flag patch, which draws the eye there rather than the rifle, but I think it still tells a kind of story. In hindsight, the mag leaning against the scope is kinda dumb.

I agree. There is no point in the extra mag, but the eye goes right to the flag, and that is never a bad thing.