Help with Long Gun Shooting

[marian65]

My dad has a collection of long guns and wants me to photograph them for inventory purposes and I don't have a clue how to go about getting the whole gun in the picture. I have a Nikon D1x with a 28-210, 80-200 and 50mm and a Cannon EOS Rebel XSi w/ 28 -80mm and a 75-300 mm. I would appreciate any suggestions and examples of shots taken.

Marian

[bayberry]

I'm not sure if I understand the question. If the entire firearm won't fit in the frame than back up and/or zoom out until it does.

A couple of mine taken with just a crappy point and shoot:

[oldwolf]

i'd also suggest taking one of the whole gun then another of the serial # on them if they're for inventory purposes.

[tonyniev]

Or you can simply line them up:

[CheaperKings]

Originally Posted by tonyniev

OR YOU CAN SIMPLY LINE THEM UP LIKE THIS:

Good lord! Who are you going to war against?! lol jk Nice collection! Love it!

[OsmosisStudios]

Im gonna go ahead and assume some of those are Airsoft.

If not, what on EARTH are you doing with a silenced P90!?

[tybo78]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

If not, what on EARTH are you doing with a silenced P90!?

Shooting things quietly...duh

[tonyniev]

those are not real

[tonyniev]

Let me post some suggestions how to take the long rifle shot:
1. shoot in the range with it properly set up a
3. some use a flag or camo cloth as background here I used a simple bath towel:

4.or just lay on the floor
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[tonyniev]

Marian more ideas:
I use bath towels a lot:


and even the cartons