Ammo

what is the background? is it a backdrop??
or just a white wall or somethign?

Backdrop would describe it best. Its a 19x24 piece of paper (bristol board) bent up to form a curve (seamless background).

ive answered these kinds of questions a whole bunch.......so here is a pic of my entire studio (it'll be easier than describing it each time)

My Studio

haha that's great - looks like my studio I use cloth too sometimes - I just go into a cloth store and buy 1, 1.5 meters of nice velvet or satin when I happen nearby. The sales girls always look funny at me and say "The wife will be mad - you can't make anything out of that little material"

That was an awesome idea with the cardboard.

i get red x's :(

i never thought of amking it outof satin or velvet.... wouldnt a flash get a flare off that because they are shiny material?

flash would indeed - off of satin - velvet is not shiny - in any case - studio pics don't use flashes - if you look at rodder's pic you will see indirect lighting from lamps....professional studios have bigger lights with shaders and lightboxes and diffusers... - hence - no glare...and no fugly amateur shadows
And anyhow - the reflexes from satin bounced light are sometimes good when you take photos of stuff made of uniform metal - it provides highlights....takes from the blandness .... and so on and so forth....

dUDE THOSE ARE SOME TIGHT FLICKS THERE......I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE MY CAMREA BETTER.. I HAVE A NIKON 5000 AND IT KINDA SUCKS WHEN I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE IT ALL THE WAY .... I GOTTA STUDY THE MANUAL ....ANYONE THIS SAME CAMERA ?

Learning how to take photos is a priority over mastering a camera (and no, I do not mean how to push buttons).