"Critique my firearm picture" thread

[SteyrAUG]

My biggest challenge is needing a flash (because I no longer have white tile) but making sure it doesn't wash out / glare over the subject itself.



I also no longer have a proper "studio floor" with surrounding lighting vs. single overhead light that pisses me off most of the time.

[SteyrAUG]

I always liked this one because the Protech and P7 (unintentionally) almost match.



This was also my dress carry because I was staying at Boca Beach Resort.

[HKGuns]

I always liked this one because the Protech and P7 (unintentionally) almost match.

This was also my dress carry because I was staying at Boca Beach Resort.

What finish is that? It looks almost matte, brushed nickle? Nice pistol(s) and knife as well of course.

I like the one above as well as it shows a nice broad timeline of development.

[SteyrAUG]

What finish is that? It looks almost matte, brushed nickle? Nice pistol(s) and knife as well of course.

I like the one above as well as it shows a nice broad timeline of development.

Tripp Research Hard Chrome. The saddest thing about P7 carry guns is holster wear, especially on all the hard corners, in that beautiful blue. So when those $400 HK P7s were surplussing in with very little actual use I bought one that had some holster wear and did it in Hard Chrome. Really durable finish and looks very nice. Did a matte / satin so I didn't have a shiny carry gun. This also allowed me to keep my near mint P7s mostly near mint. I was also looking at a matte black option another company had and I wanted to grab a couple "purple" P7s and have them redone, but I simply had too many other things going on.

Was my intention to also do a few SIG P6 /225s but I just never grabbed extras before the supply dried up. That would have also made a nifty little 9 for hard carry.

[HKGuns]

Tripp Research Hard Chrome. The saddest thing about P7 carry guns is holster wear, especially on all the hard corners, in that beautiful blue. So when those $400 HK P7s were surplussing in with very little actual use I bought one that had some holster wear and did it in Hard Chrome. Really durable finish and looks very nice. Did a matte / satin so I didn't have a shiny carry gun. This also allowed me to keep my near mint P7s mostly near mint. I was also looking at a matte black option another company had and I wanted to grab a couple "purple" P7s and have them redone, but I simply had too many other things going on.

Was my intention to also do a few SIG P6 /225s but I just never grabbed extras before the supply dried up. That would have also made a nifty little 9 for hard carry.

Ah, gotcha makes sense. Yeah, my M8 mostly stays in the safe these days, although I did shoot some IDPA with it but quickly learned the capacity was a handicap in that game.

I picked up one of the $400 trade-ins and it already had a "T-25" finish on it, which is just like NP3, (It may even be NP3 for all I know) so I never did anything with the rest of the pistol.

[Stickman]

My biggest challenge is needing a flash (because I no longer have white tile) but making sure it doesn't wash out / glare over the subject itself.


I also no longer have a proper "studio floor" with surrounding lighting vs. single overhead light that pisses me off most of the time.

It shows, and I don't mean that in a bad way, it is just a matter of fact. I think you will be very challenged to show of three pistols and get decent lighting on all of them.

One of the things I did when I didn't have studio lighting available was to use a shower curtain. You can take that shower curtain outside and throw it over the gun (and yourself!) and suddenly have a great big light source flooding in from almost every angle. I also made up a few to use as scrims with PVC frames. They were cheap and worked shockingly well for use with or without strobes.

[BigDog]

A canopy bed with a white fabric canopy and a bounce flash works wonders too, if you happen to have them…

[SteyrAUG]

It shows, and I don't mean that in a bad way, it is just a matter of fact. I think you will be very challenged to show of three pistols and get decent lighting on all of them.

One of the things I did when I didn't have studio lighting available was to use a shower curtain. You can take that shower curtain outside and throw it over the gun (and yourself!) and suddenly have a great big light source flooding in from almost every angle. I also made up a few to use as scrims with PVC frames. They were cheap and worked shockingly well for use with or without strobes.

I'm here to learn, wouldn't have posted in this thread if I came to get my feelings hurt.

Never even thought of the "cloudy day" thing so I have a new trick to try.

[Stickman]

I'm here to learn, wouldn't have posted in this thread if I came to get my feelings hurt.

Never even thought of the "cloudy day" thing so I have a new trick to try.

I've shot loads of catalog, ad and other print work using a cloudy day as my light source. The cloudier the better, and a foggy sort of light is almost magical.

[SteyrAUG]

I've shot loads of catalog, ad and other print work using a cloudy day as my light source. The cloudier the better, and a foggy sort of light is almost magical.

I've seen lots of your stuff on this forum. I know you know your stuff. One day I'll learn how to shoot my DSLR as intended rather than a point and click like I'm currently doing.