Yep ... happens to me all the time.
We need Marc to hold is a how-to seminar.
Color is a real prob too.
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Yep ... happens to me all the time.
We need Marc to hold is a how-to seminar.
Color is a real prob too.
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Shoot them in strong shade, outdoors, late day. Strong shade meaning there's a high lumen value in it, but no direct sunlight. E.g. you're in the shade of one wall but sunlight is reflecting through that shade from another wall to pump up its light value.
This results in a good, natural color with no exaggerated seam or bump shadows.
This is the dead-opposite of the marcL strong-flash technique which blasts out the shadows, creates the impression of shine, and results in false coloration.
Holy Crap ! Cigars and photography ! A true renascence man.
Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try.
Can't even think where I would do that, round here.
I tend to be constrained by props, setting & timing. Timing = I just rolled 'em and here's the pic. Setting = , for example, the forest mural on my office wall, my black formica desk top, the wife's poster pic of Black Water Falls set in the faux window of the cedar lined smoking porch, the sandstone slab from Utah, a murdersickle in the garage, or etc. Props =
, kewl ashtrays, herramientos del torcedor, etc.
Got a new Samsung tablet yesterday to replace the aged tablet. Cameras improve tremendously as we go along. Especially, you get better controls each time. I'll need to learn this one. Prolly do a better job than my phone.
Most of all, time I take a pic, I prolly just finished the roll & in a hurry to show it off, or else about to spark the gar & eager to get on with it, so I don't take the time or effort. I merely snap in lieu of photograph. Can't expect results that way.
Preciate the tippage.
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I totally understand your sentiments here. I'm just providing a way to get a pro-studio lighting look without any gear. Anyway, the typical scenario where you might find such a situation is in an alleyway or between two houses or a shed and a fence, etc. One could carry props outside on one's cutting board.
Pic snapped w/ my phone, on the smoking porch, cause that's where I'm smoking and the phone was handy in my pocket.
Not too bad a pic, for one of my impromptu efforts. Shine and color are both close enough.
It's a great gar -- a 69, rolled last year. Love 'em.
from the center, Criollo 98 Viso , PA Broadleaf Viso , CV PA Broadleaf Seco fillers. cv-pa and dominican-olor binders with, Ecuador Cameroon Wrappers.
Golden Hair:
So-called because the main ingredient is Pelo de Oro, with a Criollo viso core, an Ecuadorian viso binder, and an FX Smith's CT shade wrapper. The flag and cap are laid on upside down, to make a contrasting color.
A hoppy blend... much like an IPA.
Goes well with Proper Twelve.
So-called because the main ingredient is Pelo de Oro, with a Criollo viso core, an Ecuadorian viso binder, and an FX Smith's CT shade wrapper. The flag and cap are laid on upside down, to make a contrasting color.
A hoppy blend... much like an IPA.
Goes well with Proper Twelve.
5 X 50
from the center, cv-black-ligero , peru-ligero , peru-seco fillers. cv-pa and dominican-olor binders with, san-andres Wrappers.
one that has the tuck cuts and a ecuador-bronceado-wrapper
from the center, cv-black-ligero , peru-ligero , peru-seco fillers. cv-pa and dominican-olor binders with, san-andres Wrappers.
one that has the tuck cuts and a ecuador-bronceado-wrapper
More of the same on the slower rolling this week.from the center, Criollo 98 Viso , PA Broadleaf Viso , CV PA Broadleaf Seco fillers. cv-pa and dominican-olor binders with, Ecuador Cameroon Wrappers.
Haven’t rolled in ages but I did roll cigars for a series that launched on Amazon Prime today a while back. The show is called The Underground Railroad if anyone has the interest in checking it out.
Talk about what you did for a series please?
A friend was hired as a “tobaccania consultant” by the studio and he came to me to see if I could roll cigars for the series. I was asked to roll cheroots as a period correct item for one of the lead characters personas. Due to tobacco restrictions on set I had to use honeyrose as filler but was still able to wrap with tobacco wrapper leaves. I did some in candela and some with habano. I tried to add photos I took of what I rolled but I can’t get them to post here for some reason
That really is something now, it doesn't sound like you will be seen on film but, your cheroots will. Let us know how we will be able to spot them if you can. very interesting!
I just started to watch the show. I will track spots I see my work and share
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I read the book a few years back. We're your cheroots in there?
Not that I’m aware of but I didn’t read the books
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Okay, just checking. It was only one book tho.