Hello from Portland, plus a few tips for photographing shiny kit

[imagetoimageai]

Hi all, I'm new here and wanted to say hello. I've been browsing the gallery for a while and mostly came for the vintage nylon tracksuits and shell jackets.

Since a lot of threads here revolve around photos, one thing I've picked up when shooting shiny fabrics: glare is the enemy. A few tips that helped me:

- Shoot near a window on an overcast day, or bounce a lamp off a white wall instead of pointing it straight at the garment. Diffuse light keeps the sheen without blowing out highlights.
- Turn off the phone flash. It flattens nylon and creates hot spots that hide the colour panels.
- Hang the jacket rather than laying it flat; folds in a flat lay catch light unevenly.
- Take one full shot plus close-ups of the tag, zip pull and any embroidered logo. Those details are what people ask about in identification threads.
- Keep the white balance consistent across a set so the colours in a series look the same as in real life.

Looking forward to learning more about older brands and labels from people who know far more than I do. Any recommendations for which threads to read first?

 

[Cubitus the Chatty]

So welcome to Shinysports... always nice to see (read) engaged new people...🤗...!

I would say it's a bit step to come in like ... "Yo, hey here I am, the new one you know?! So I got some tips for you...,..." 🤣 so you would have to show us that you're not just talking 😉

Older brands? You simply have to read all thread's 😅 no for real, it's like (most) people don't care about the age of clothing .... You will have to precise what you're looking for, brands, ages, styles....I think there is no "can tell you everything about older brands"-guy 😉 older brands.....in my eyes.... Adidas, Puma, Nike, Wagner, Kway, Alex, Reebok, Agu, Venice Beach ...... f.e.