Ring Heart Shots

LensCap

OK so I saw the thread with the ring shots and couldn't help myself . Used a little bit of the "poster sticky stuff" on the bottom of the rings to help them stand up...

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2. Same shot, different processing...


3. Moved the flash higher and got the two shadows...

Elaine

I like the comp of the third, as you can see the reference to the Love Chapter and the seam is not dead center. The rings do seem a little lost in all the text a bit though, and I prefer the one heart shadow over the two. Just my .02! I hope I can try this sometime.

tonichelle

this is such a cool technique...

gotta go commandeer me some rings now so I can play too.

joshhuntnm

Very nice. I like the one with the warm tones best.

Cygnus Studios

An incredibly well constructed shot. It is hard to pic a fav out of the three.

Scott_Quier

I also like the different versions.

Umm - what's "poster sticky stuff"?

LensCap

Scott_Quier wrote:

I also like the different versions.

Umm - what's "poster sticky stuff"?

Staples calls it "Reuseable Adhesive"...kinda like play-doh but designed to put on the back of wall calendars or posters to hold them to the wall, where they fall down once a week and everyone gets to walk on the calendars

Scott_Quier

LensCap wrote:

Staples calls it "Reuseable Adhesive"...kinda like play-doh but designed to put on the back of wall calendars or posters to hold them to the wall, where they fall down once a week and everyone gets to walk on the calendars

Thanks - it's one more thing I'll be including in my "Let's Go Photograph a Wedding" kit.

divamum

Scott_Quier wrote:

Thanks - it's one more thing I'll be including in my "Let's Go Photograph a Wedding" kit.

Took me (literally) YEARS to find this stuff in the US. In the UK it's "Bluetac" and you see it everywhere.

I finally discovered it here waaayyy in the back of the craft store (Michaels) as "poster putty". Strangely, it's a lot less sticky than the stuff you get in Europe... I wonder why that is?!

Still great stuff, however. It can also be useful for gettting tape residue off items and a host of other unlikely things!

heatherfeather

It is called sticky tack. (You can get it in WalletMart in the office supply section)

jeffreaux2

I have always kept scotch tape in my bag. The first time I tried this it took forever to get a very flatly shaped set of rings to stand. I have now also added a scotch tape that is tacky on both sides....double sided scotch tape. It's clear, and I was able to cleanly remove it from the pages.

beetle8

Just a neat side tip,
I use that sticky stuff on the bottom of framed hanging prints just to keep them in place once I level them. It was a great solution to constantly out-of-level pictures hanging on a wall with stairs behind it.

Elaine

beetle8 wrote:

Just a neat side tip,
I use that sticky stuff on the bottom of framed hanging prints just to keep them in place once I level them. It was a great solution to constantly out-of-level pictures hanging on a wall with stairs behind it.

Me too!

glennp

I liked all 3. Each pic has it's own uniqueness. I'll have to pick me up some stick stuff as well.

glenn