# Amateur Yo-Yo Photography **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921 "2013-01-10T01:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/568 "2014-04-30T12:43:56Z")
Wow, that is pretty sick. Great photos. The skull really set it off too haha. I’ve been determined to work on my white on white photos. Often I have a white yo-yo or raw yo-yo that tends to blend right into the white background. But, I still want the white background. So, I’m getting a bit closer to figuring out the lighting to make it happen. In most shots, the wheels on the carriage would disappear because they are the same as the white background. Now, I have at least been able to maneuver the lights so that the wheels are still visible. It’s still a work in progress. What is working best for me now is lighting up the background, but not the item itself. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/7/c/17cbb16b0f0d64126d9bcae8f3be3fc9dfe5be85.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/569 "2014-04-30T13:51:01Z")
^Great pic TA the back wheal doe’s kinda blend in with the white backround out it turned out pretty nice. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/570 "2014-04-30T17:42:33Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > ^Great pic TA > > the back wheal doe’s kinda blend in with the white backround out it turned out pretty nice. Yeah, not quite there yet, but almost…it’s getting better though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/571 "2014-05-01T00:24:02Z")
> [@TotalArtist](#): > > What is working best for me now is lighting up the background, but not the item itself. As you have already seen, it all comes down to the positioning and brightness of your lights. Learning how different light positions work is an important first step. This isn’t a bad place to start learning: > **[Three-point lighting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_lighting)** > > Three-point lighting is a standard method used in visual media such as theatre, video, film, still photography, computer-generated imagery and 3D computer graphics. By using three separate positions, the photographer can illuminate the shot's subject (such as a person) however desired, while also controlling (or eliminating) the shading and shadows produced by direct lighting. > The key light, as the name suggests, shines directly upon the subject and serves as its principal illuminator; more than... ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/572 "2014-05-03T20:34:55Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/8/2/382a13c7ce931cc0cb543e7f08b20ad682a36e74.jpeg) I put my Glow Northstar in one of my Moms plants. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/573 "2014-05-04T13:24:31Z")
Nice photo Erik. I put my Too H.O.T. in the bush in front of my house yesterday. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/0/f/10f5b0ebf44d8bbb798f9dcf0fdbc621126b586f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/574 "2014-05-04T15:43:08Z")
Cool. The flowers match the Splash almost perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/575 "2014-05-04T21:12:25Z")
Yeah, I pulled up in the driveway the other day, and wondered what throw would match those flowers before they all fell off the bush. I knew the TooH.O.T. was the perfect match. Scary how close it is. :wink: I should get outside for shots more often. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/576 "2014-05-13T00:55:25Z")
I haven’t put this down since I got it. Another yo-yo depicted as a human character. I call this “TooHOT Sweating 'cause it’s TooHOT.” ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/4/f/94f4a526c2d85ba49e642061102b5d2210614c75.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/577 "2014-05-14T22:06:22Z")
^Cool TA. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/578 "2014-05-18T20:57:01Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/6/a/16aa2c2ed8358563da370471a0aa2c638946f10e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/579 "2014-05-19T00:42:09Z")
^Thats really good BC I love how the yoyo and the multi tool are perfectly in focus but evrything else is blurred out. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/580 "2014-05-19T22:43:06Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > ^Thats really good BC I love how the yoyo and the multi tool are perfectly in focus but evrything else is blurred out. The top is slightly out of focus on the key. Thanks! We call blur in photography “Bokeh.” (Bow K EHH) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/581 "2014-05-19T23:31:15Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > The top is slightly out of focus on the key. Thanks! > > We call blur in photography “Bokeh.” (Bow K EHH) Did you custom paint that multi tool? ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/582 "2014-05-19T23:32:01Z")
> [@Erik\_kerber](#): > > Did you custom paint that multi tool? Yeah bro 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/583 "2014-05-19T23:37:07Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#): > > Yeah bro 😛 It looks really good. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/584 "2014-05-22T16:18:08Z")
Weird ish photo 😛 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/1/c/81cb722cb7f7c1444ed1eab3ec0c0ea6b35a5db1.jpeg) Over Exposed but still a goody! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/6/5/c65997936fe98c47437151d1e36e920a3f420a63.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/585 "2014-05-22T17:06:32Z")
^Yea that top one is weird and cool at the same time 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/586 "2014-05-29T20:01:25Z")
I had my Wooly Marmot 2 out for a photo shoot today. 😃 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/4/c/54c0cc8b70d3a7c312f0174ba4219edf7037b7d9.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/b/4/a/b4ae66526a10fc9aedeafdd67e4db4482cd2f063.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/2/0/5207035c1ccc4c5ed07c46cfc6d8b25ec10413a0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/amateur-yo-yo-photography/47921/587 "2014-05-30T19:02:50Z")
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