Critique Coronavirus Crisis -- a tabletop photography series -- YET MORE PHOTOS

[Mike Buckley]

This is the start of a series of tabletop photos about the coronavirus crisis and I'll be adding images to it in this thread.

Please let me know of any concepts you can suggest!

EDIT: Three more images are added later in the thread.
EDIT: And another three images are added even later in the thread. There are now nine images displayed in the thread.

Setup for all three photos
The tabletop is translucent vellum on top of white presentation board and the background is white foam core, though there is no background in the third photo. A small continuous-light lamp was above the scene in the left front area. All images were focus-bracketed using Nikon step size 2.

Photo #1

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Photo #2

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Photo #3

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[Palouse]

Hmm, gloves and masks required when using TP?

 

[Mike Buckley]

Hmm, gloves and masks required when using TP?

Optional

 

[Palouse]

I like the white on white—detail where it adds the most.

 

[Clix Pix]

Looks as though you're all equipped, with gloves and masks and, oh, yes, TP!!!

 

[Desmond]

Suggestion for #1 - have some hanging on the washing line

 

[Mike Buckley]

Suggestion for #1 - have some hanging on the washing line

Great idea except for two problems: My childhood friend's clothesline is about 7 hours away by car and photographing it isn't tabletop photography. Maybe I should substitute your concept with drying the toilet paper with a hair dryer.

 

[gchappel]

This event is going to be remembered for a long long time.
Finding a way to remember it with pictures, including humor, I think will be appreciated years from now.
Well done, you make this look easy. It isn't
Gary

 

[Mike Buckley]

Setup
Same as the three photos in the first post

Photo #4

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Photo #5

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Photo #6

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[dossy]

Nice! Do you ship?

 

[Desmond]

I've thought of taking some pictures of something that looks like a virus, maybe even a dog toy with the right lighting.

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[Mike Buckley]

I've thought of taking some pictures of something that looks like a virus, maybe even a dog toy with the right lighting.

Good ideas but I don't have anything like it.

 

[Desmond]

Good ideas but I don't have anything like it.

Blow up a few of those gloves and tie them together in the middle

 

[Palouse]

My hair is vintage grey. Easy upkeep.

 

[Allan]

I like the whites 1 and 5!

 

[Mike Buckley]

Setup
Same as all the other images except that the lamp was positioned immediately above the camera for the last photo.

Photo #7

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Photo #8

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Photo #9

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[Mike Buckley]

I've now posted nine images for the series but have run out of ideas. I'm always happy to consider other ideas offered by you folks.

 

[Palouse]

Nice stuff Mike. perhaps tour old measuring tape would have been a better ambassador for social distance—stay away, or risk tetanus!

Creative and well shot.

Other ideas:

Stockpiles (NOT hoarding)
Droplets
Remote communication/Tele-work
Cancelations

Anyway, thanks for sharing your skill with us. Now back to your wine.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Cancellations

That would actually be pretty easy to do, Nick. I've still got the documents from our cancelled trip to France. I just might go for it. I'll think about the others.

 

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks to @Palouse for the idea!

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