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Bow Photography Tutorial
DC:
Thanks for this Weylin. Many times on here I see full draw pictures where the lower limb seems to be bending too much. Is that poor tillering or poor photography? Or both? If it's photography what is being done wrong?
Weylin:
Thanks for mentioning imgur, loon. That's a good one too. Hard to know which one's will stick around and which one's wont.
George, I'd use an SLR if I had one but I don't have the money. I agree, the phones these days are pretty versatile and convenient. I'm impressed with the pictures they take.
You're welcome, Sawmpman.
DC, I wonder that too. Rest assured, if it's my bow that looks that way it's definitely the photography! ;D ;)
le0n:
--- Quote from: DC on April 24, 2016, 01:12:21 pm ---Many times on here I see full draw pictures where the lower limb seems to be bending too much. Is that poor tillering or poor photography? Or both? If it's photography what is being done wrong?
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the closer you can get the vertical-center of the lens with the center of the bow, the less distorted the limbs will be in relation to each other. you have to attempt to have the lens perpendicular to the face/plane you are trying to photograph too.
for example, if a person holds the camera at eye level and snaps the photograph, most likely, the handle area of the bow being photographed will be below the center-line of the camera lens. respectfully, the lower limb will be more toward the lower edge of the lens and will receive the most visual distortion.
it's best to crouch down to center the lens at the level of the handle, or setup the tripod to have the camera at this relative level.
this also applies when you are photographing an un-braced bow leaning vertically against a wall. you'll get the effect of a long stretched lower limb if you don't center the camera and keep in perpendicular to the belly,back or side of the bow; whichever you are photographing.
^^ hopefully that makes some sense.
DC:
Does canting the bow toward or away from the camera have any affect?
le0n:
^^ yes.
But that may be the desired artistic effect of the photograph.
However, if you are photographing for reference or tiller checks, you're going to want to keep things squared-up.
Bottom line: the lens distorts everything, so use that distortion any way you see fit ;)
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