"Critique my firearm picture" thread

[Stickman]

I'll play. Here's my Noveske 14.5 Lo-Pro and Colt Rail Gun. I don't have much for a photography setup, so the best I can do is usually the concrete driveway for a background. I like that the lighting was cooperative enough and the background uncluttered for this to be one of the better gun pics I've taken. I also think I did a good job keeping the sling out of the way, using it to prop up both guns, and having it look natural. The sling also gives the rifle a 'complete' look, IMO. As far as what I don't like, well both guns are all black so there's nothing in particular to draw the eye except the Vickers sling but I suppose that isn't a photography problem.




ETA: I should also share this. This is a Star Model BM 9mm pistol I had a few years ago. This has always been one of my favorite pictures, though it may be for sentimental reasons because I was extremely fond of this pistol and unfortunately I only owned it for a couple months before it was stolen.

Personally, I would have had both weapons facing the same way. With the 1911 up near the stock, the perspective would have worked better (to my eye). The lighting could have been a bit better, but it certainly isn't bad.

Try to remember that when you are setting up a picture, that everything in it becomes a "photography problem". When we are the ones doing the layout, we are the ones getting the credit or blame. It is slightly different when we are capturing events, but in a case like this it is all on us. I think the sling works in this example, and while it doesn't add much, it is a nice plus. In that same vein, the shadowing in the upper right adds nothing, and only detracts from the image.

Overall, this is a good pic.

[Stickman]

I-phone on a deer hunt last week.

Miserable dusty and the Hot H2O heater shot craps at the ranch house.
Cold showers, hard H2O, soap don't work- f'ng grubby all week.
Gotta love it.

It is a quick snapshot that tells a nice story, I like it. I would have liked to have seen a little less perspective, and to have the weapon shown a bit more direct instead of looking down on it, but not a big deal.

[Stickman]

Decided to take some more pictures of my new 12.5 on my way back from testing the new port size.

As suggested by Stickman, I didn't include other rifles / uppers.

These are so much better than the last series I saw from you, that you should be slapped if you ever post anything which is of lesser quality. All four of these are quite the lookers, and qualify as legit, no BS, good looking shots. Nicely done, you do not suck even a little with this new evidence!

[dentron]

These are so much better than the last series I saw from you, that you should be slapped if you ever post anything which is of lesser quality. All four of these are quite the lookers, and qualify as legit, no BS, good looking shots. Nicely done, you do not suck even a little with this new evidence!

Thank you for the compliments! I will try to avoid being slapped for future photos .

[contax_shooter]

Unfortunately I didn't come across an epic deal on the new Sony RX100 MKV during Black Friday time frames so I'll stick to my iPhone until I cough up the cash for an old A7 setup to use some of my legacy lens. All details lost on various areas such as the magazine.

[El Pistolero]

Personally, I would have had both weapons facing the same way. With the 1911 up near the stock, the perspective would have worked better (to my eye). The lighting could have been a bit better, but it certainly isn't bad.

Try to remember that when you are setting up a picture, that everything in it becomes a "photography problem". When we are the ones doing the layout, we are the ones getting the credit or blame. It is slightly different when we are capturing events, but in a case like this it is all on us. I think the sling works in this example, and while it doesn't add much, it is a nice plus. In that same vein, the shadowing in the upper right adds nothing, and only detracts from the image.

Overall, this is a good pic.

Thanks for the kind words, I'll keep everything you said in mind next time I do some gun pics.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

Took this without flash in my garage the other night using my old Nikon DSLR. I think it came out really well, but my camera does not take very clear photos without the flash anymore. What do you think Stick?

[conspiro agnew]

When you play journalist, you play by those rules. When you clock out, you play by commercial rules.

The blue mag isn't your fault, nor is him flying the flag on his chest backwards.

The change that I would have liked to have seen in it personally is in closer, and shooting wide angle from lower. I totally understand that isn't always an option when you are supposed to stay out of the way and play JAFO.

JAFO - Story of my life. Thanks for the feedback, sir.

Here's one I shot of my wife's SBR:



What I like: the rifle itself, having built it for her (cut down a DD M4A1 FSP RIS II rail to make a "roll your own" MK18 FSP rail) and I like the way the rattle can job came out as well. I like the rifle isolated against the white, though obviously this is nothing new by any means, so it's not really original or anything.

What I don't like: need something better for the background than throwing down a white sheet, and should have brought more lighting home with me when I wanted to shoot this, because I had to edit out some shadows in the sheets, though there are still traces of them. Fill lights would have made it a better lit image, and I can only attribute that to me being lazy and not bringing my full kit home with me when I decided I wanted to shoot a couple of photos of this project.

[dentron]

JAFO - Story of my life. Thanks for the feedback, sir.

Here's one I shot of my wife's SBR:



What I like: the rifle itself, having built it for her (cut down a DD M4A1 FSP RIS II rail to make a "roll your own" MK18 FSP rail) and I like the way the rattle can job came out as well. I like the rifle isolated against the white, though obviously this is nothing new by any means, so it's not really original or anything.

What I don't like: need something better for the background than throwing down a white sheet, and should have brought more lighting home with me when I wanted to shoot this, because I had to edit out some shadows in the sheets, though there are still traces of them. Fill lights would have made it a better lit image, and I can only attribute that to me being lazy and not bringing my full kit home with me when I decided I wanted to shoot a couple of photos of this project.

That is one sweet rig there

[Stickman]

Took this without flash in my garage the other night using my old Nikon DSLR. I think it came out really well, but my camera does not take very clear photos without the flash anymore. What do you think Stick?

The leaves aren't adding anything to the image, and the dark mags blend with the forearm. The picture itself isn't bad, but a change in layout would make it much better.