digital still life
Bruce Byers
them on the web but wants to also make a printed catalog of them later.
I was thinking 4x5 view camera and then just scan them. I was also
thinking shoot digital but need to know if anyone has done this and what
size file you ended up needing for printing. For the web I know small
but I want to only shoot once and They don't want to pay for the scans
from film.
Please no digital pros and cons I am just trying to determine if it
would be cheaper to shoot digital and how much longer or less time it
takes.
bruce
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Subject: digital still life
I have a client who wants to shoot 50 to 60 products and wants to put
them on the web but wants to also make a printed catalog of them later.
I was thinking 4x5 view camera and then just scan them. I was also
thinking shoot digital but need to know if anyone has done this and what
size file you ended up needing for printing. For the web I know small
but I want to only shoot once and They don't want to pay for the scans
from film.
Please no digital pros and cons I am just trying to determine if it
would be cheaper to shoot digital and how much longer or less time it
takes.
bruce
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Bruce & list
I have just completed some digital product shots with an Olympus D340L at
1280 x 960 res. Excellent results both digital AND in print I might add. For
reproduction larger than 4X6 you might want to shift to film but the results
were more than acceptable for my client.
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work VERY well. You set up, preview & shoot & view it right on the monitor.
Check your histograms & tweak a touch if necessary(or change lighting a hair
& re-shoot) and you have it saved to disk so you can go right to print with
a good publishing house.
No film, no processing & few hassles. Quality is excellent and you can check
all you want by using an Epson 700/750/1200 to print out the page layout
straight from the camera using Quark/Pagemaker or whatever & know just how
it will look before you walk away from the setup.
The quality can be stunning-as good as film for the catalog size. One big
advantage is that you have no holders, go straight to zip or CD. Even ship
some images to an off site art director by e-mail for approval on the spot
if needed.
Yes, it is feasible and is done each day across the country. A lot of
major catalogs are shot this way with significant savings in time,
processing costs and headaches.
Dan Smith