Best Robot Desktop Photos

[Travis Covington]

Team 254's 2013 Robot - Overkill

[rachelholladay]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Team 254's 2013 Robot - Overkill

If I might ask, how do you guys set up your photoshoots? I'd imagine special / professional equipment involved? For example, what the background actually made of? (besides beautiful white nothingness)

[Karthik]

Here's the background I've been using since 2008 on my computers and phone:

http://www.simbotics.org/files/DSC_7275.JPG

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by rachelholladay

If I might ask, how do you guys set up your photoshoots? I'd imagine special / professional equipment involved? For example, what the background actually made of? (besides beautiful white nothingness)

The backdrop is white seamless paper. It is about 8' wide and can be purchased at most photography stores. Otherwise we use qty 2 200watt/s studio strobes with umbrellas (bounced off of the inside, not soft lit) and some photoshop magic. Photoshop is only used to remove some of the gradients that appear in the white background and to fix any color cast in the polycarb, etc due to the ambient lighting.

Here is a picture of us setting up the backdrop, etc.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...61689910_n.jpg

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Photoshop is only used to remove some of the gradients that appear in the white background and to fix any color cast in the polycarb, etc due to the ambient lighting.

And occasionally to add wheels to the robot.

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by Karthik

And occasionally to add wheels to the robot.

Lol.. we had old wheels in the photo, but nice one.

[kingbrandon14]

We got this action shot just a few days before bag day

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

The backdrop is white seamless paper. It is about 8' wide and can be purchased at most photography stores. Otherwise we use qty 2 200watt/s studio strobes with umbrellas (bounced off of the inside, not soft lit) and some photoshop magic. Photoshop is only used to remove some of the gradients that appear in the white background and to fix any color cast in the polycarb, etc due to the ambient lighting.

Here is a picture of us setting up the backdrop, etc.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...61689910_n.jpg

I have often wondered how you get the polycarb to look perfect - no flash reflection, etc. off of it. I guess it's a combination of pretty even lighting from the flashes, and some nice editing.

[Koko Ed]

Old Desktop image from 2010 with the alternate title "William Discovers Defense and Really Like It."

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Here's the background I've been using since 2008 on my computers and phone:

http://www.simbotics.org/files/DSC_7275.JPG

What an epic robot that was.
One of my favorites for sure.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

The backdrop is white seamless paper. It is about 8' wide and can be purchased at most photography stores. Otherwise we use qty 2 200watt/s studio strobes with umbrellas (bounced off of the inside, not soft lit) and some photoshop magic. Photoshop is only used to remove some of the gradients that appear in the white background and to fix any color cast in the polycarb, etc due to the ambient lighting.

Here is a picture of us setting up the backdrop, etc.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...61689910_n.jpg

Thanks for the info.
Looks like we will try something like this for next season.

[connor.worley]

I like this photo of Daisy Bell.

[rahilm]

This was my background until recently:
http://baesystemssiliconvalleyfirst..../pictures/2082

[thisOrrthat]

This one Drives the ladies crazy.

[jspatz1]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Here's the background I've been using since 2008 on my computers and phone:

http://www.simbotics.org/files/DSC_7275.JPG

Greatest robot ever.