<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/990/phone_before-during-after.jpg"></center><p>So I'm bored at work, 30-minutes till quitting time and I'm itching for an exuse to play with my new Canon G9.


Photo on left is setup under florescent lights.

Middle photo is .jpg straight from camera.

Photo on right is after photoshopping out the edges of the glass.



Concept, set-up, shoot, download and PS work in under 30-min.

I grabbed the cordless phone off my desk and ducked into the studio.

For the 'set' I used a scrap of black foam-core and a 8x10 glass from a photo frame.

Mount G9 on tripod, set shutter to 15sec (the longest it will go on manual) aperture to f4.5, ISO to 100, WB is auto, manual focus on phone.

Turn off all lights.

Phone LCD stays lit for about 15-sec and then turns off. I activate phone, count to 10 (when I left phone LCD illuminated for full 15-second exposure, it was too bright), open camera shutter and begin light painting with LED 2AA flashlight. The phone LCD is illuminated about about 5sec of the 15sec exposure.

I have learned to never underestimate the importance of light. Photography is nothing but recording light and shadows. You can make anything look cool with interesting lighting.

Hope you find this to be interesting and or helpful.

Thanks,

Robert

Personally, I'd neutralize the grays, but tastes differ, right?