Matt and I spent Thursday afternoon shooting a few photos.
Our client had some product samples arrive and needed them shot immediately in order to be included in their upcoming catalog.
We didn't have time to set up a normal studio session with proper lighting and equipment.
So we decided to rig something up in Matt's backyard.
One staple gun, 1 queen size bed sheet, 2 bricks, 1 roll of twine, 2 - 500 watt lights, and 1 USB extension cable later, this is what we put together. The photos turned out well - the catalogs will be printed in a of couple weeks.
We set up the sheet first and waited all afternoon until the sun was directly behind it to use as our main source for diffused light - at which point we had about an hour to shoot everything before the sun set completely.
Some will see this as another instance of our relentless resourcefulness. Others, snotty professional photographers for example, may view it as a case of ridiculously substandard working conditions. I like to think that the whole thing was sort of MacGyver-ish but I sort of see the pro photographers' point of view as well.
