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Canuck Plumber

Canuck Plumber

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Just a thought. I do a fair bit of freelance photography and editing as a hobby (when I'm not spending time/money on the cafe), so since I don't have much to offer from a technical or mechanical stand point, if anyone needs some editing or PS work of their ride I'd be willing to do it for free. Just a thought. If your in the Calgary area and want some studio shoots let me know.

Peace.

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nice!!

Are there any upcoming swapmeets or anything like that in Calgary in the next few months?, (I'll try to schedule business trips around those events!.. LOL!!), also, where about can one get vintage parts or go see a local bike scrap yard in Calgary?
 
Just missed a swap meet in Red Deer about a month or so ago. Another one coming up soon. As for parts. Its kind of slim pickings since we really only have one old bike yard in town. Its pretty good and the guys are pretty level headed. Its called T.J.s. Its coming around though as the desire for older bikes is growing. Especially for all stuff cafe. I'll line some stuff up for when you come out. BTW, if you get the chance when you're out this way, you should check out the guys at Motorrad Performance. Lots of like minded Cafe folk.
 
Canuck Plumber said:
Just missed a swap meet in Red Deer about a month or so ago. Another one coming up soon. As for parts. Its kind of slim pickings since we really only have one old bike yard in town. Its pretty good and the guys are pretty level headed. Its called T.J.s. Its coming around though as the desire for older bikes is growing. Especially for all stuff cafe. I'll line some stuff up for when you come out. BTW, if you get the chance when you're out this way, you should check out the guys at Motorrad Performance. Lots of like minded Cafe folk.
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Thanks Man!!..
Id greatly appreicate it... It sure sucks just hanging out at the hotel..LOL..
I plan to be out there again either the week of March 10th or the week immediately afterwards!!.

Id love to go see T.J.s.. and how far is Motorrad Perf from Downtown Calgary?
 
They're both pretty close. When we stop by T.J.s, we'll also stop by Motorrad as well.. Its just down the hill.

http://www.motorradperformance.com/home.html
 
Canuck Plumber said:
They're both pretty close. When we stop by T.J.s, we'll also stop by Motorrad as well.. Its just down the hill.

http://www.motorradperformance.com/home.html
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Wicked... Well then dinner at Earls is on me!!.. ;D
 
Canuck Plumber said:
I'll fight ya for the bill. How about you pay when I come to TO. ;)
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LOL!!.. Well we'll see about that bro!!.. LOL!!!...
 
What program do you use to edit? If photoshop what version? Also, any good ideas for a backdrop for doing photoshoots against? I've found a few around town, but they're only good in the summer. Giant black sheet maybe? what are the things they use wherre they park a whole car on it, and you see nothing but black? Million Questions ;D
thanks.
 
It depends on what I'm doing. If its simple adjustments to the photo I use Adobe Lightroom. If I'm doing a complete edit (Ie: removing something out of a picture) I use Adobe CS3. For a backdrop I use a wide roll of paper. Black or white. You can buy them from most professional camera stores. The good thing about paper is it doesn't reflect light much. Fabric can and it wrinkles really easy. The shots you see with the car/bike is usually done in a large studio with a black backdrop, studio lighting and a fair bit of post work. If you want to shoot your bike and have something close to that, you'll need a location like a garage; outdoor lighting won't work. Then you need to set up some lights. Set one on either side of the bike (800/1000 watt construction lamps do ok), and one from above if you can. This will remove any shadows. Use a digital camera and don't use a flash. Set your camera to go off of what ambient light you have. This will probably mean you'll need a tripod for the longer exposures. Experiment with a few shots and send the best to me and I can do the post work for you. What ever Qs you have just drop me a line at my email cardiffj@silverimagingcanada.com

Hope that helps.
 
Thanks, very helpful. I may take you up on the editing. I probably wont go with the black paper, because I have a very narrow 1 car garage, and it would be hard to even get far enough away from a bike. I'd like to find a real industrial looking backdrop. So if your outside, during the daytime, would you still want to try and setup the three different lights? Or could you get away with 2 down low to try and get rid of shadows?

Gary
 
Outdoor lighting is a bit different. On a really bright day, you shouldn't have too many problems with shadows and it really depends on what kind of look your going for. I like to use a reflector to increase the light on the object I'm shooting. I think it would really draw your eye in to your bike. You can buy reflectors from photo shops for about 40 bucks but something with a white surface would do the same thing. I wouldn't use a mirror, it would be too much light and wash out some of the color.

The best time of day to shoot is either early a few hours after the sun has come up or just few hours before the sun goes down. It really gives the pic a more dramatic appeal. (But then you need to take shadows into account). There are a lot of variables to good photo work. I would just start shooting and see what you get.
 
WOW... That great to know!!...

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