How do you photograph a rig?

[Statik]

Hey guys,

 

So for starters I'm not really into photography, nor do I really have the equipment/software for professional quality photos. But some people post some amazing pictures of their rigs, and I'm wondering what you use to achieve such nice photos. Not so much in the way of hardware, but as for how you take the photos of your rig, and what you do to edit them after?

 

Thanks!

[Akira Shimazu]

RGB. turn of light. From front photo or form side tilted above a little.

same goes with daylight if your rig near windows with amazing lsunlight.

[Guest]

I use a Speedlite and Flash Bender 2 reflector for my shots. I edit them in Lightroom and Photoshop as I have a certain theme with all of my build pics.

[Tech_Dreamer]

Proper Lighting(day time photography under bright sunlit space seems to look nice) & a Good quality camera. 

[Mark Kaine]

Best done with a real camera where you can set exposition manually...

Dark room

all RGB full power 

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Profit 

 

 

 

I suppose?  Because I only have an ultra trashy phone camera where you don't have any of the basic options a normal camera would have...

[harryk]

It's all about the lighting. The interior of the case, especially if it dark colored, needs to be thoroughly and evenly lit. If there's RGB components, their intensity needs to be balanced with the rest of the lighting either by turning down the RGB or increasing the external lighting. Don't photograph anything with RGB in a dark room unless that's all you want to see.

 

If you've got a camera that can shoot RAW you can use editing software to adjust the exposure as needed for various parts of the image. This can really help bring up the details in the shadows and dark areas of the case.

[YellowJersey]

Composition and lighting are the keys to everything so long as you get a usable exposure.