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    Product Review – GVM 7SM video lights

    GVM Double Sided Mini Bi-color/RGB LED video Light, P/N GVM 7SM The best price is available at the GVM factory direct website for $159.00 (2 light kits):  https://gvmled.com/product/gvm-7sm-mini-led-on-camera-bi-color-rgb-double-sided-video-light/ After purchasing (2) of these light kits from B & H for about $199.00 I saw the discount GVM direct offered.  I contacted B&H and they immediately credited me the $40.00 difference. You go B&H! PHOTOGRAPHED WITH:  Sony Nex 7, 24.3 mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony Carl Zeiss  E -24mm F1.8, APS-C lens at the equiv. of 36mm IMAGE with interior of box/components sitting on top of closed GVM box: 3.2 sec’s, f 4.0, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE, Direct camera mounted fill…

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    Product Shot – Bottle of Wine

    An image of a Colorfast, vintage 2021, bottle of wine and glass. The image was photographed in a studio setting using (3) lights, some with red/blue colored output. This background was created from 8.5 x 11.00″ white paper sheets which were folded into the shapes you see and attached together. They were lit from one side with a red/blue LED diffused light. The paper was enlarged “stretched” in photoshop so they would fill the background. The wine bottle was shot twice. Once lit from behind with a red gel’d light and once from in front with a 5600k clear light. This rendered the label exactly as it would appear on…

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    Painting with light – (well not really)

    [wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] I belong to an online photography site that has weekly “challenges”. This challenge was: “Make RED your focal point in the photograph”. As a result I came up with painting the light bulb. Here is how it was done: 1). Black 1/4″ sheet of plexiglass bottom and backdrop. 2). Modeling clay was used at the base of the bulb to secure it in the upright position. 3). L.E.D. continuous light panels were used with a diffuser attached. 4). Lights were placed on each side pointing at the light bulb. 5). Small bottle of RED paint that is typically used by model builders. 6). Tripod. 7). Infrared…