- karthun
- Nov 16, 2006
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I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!
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Paul MaudDib, why did you just list claim 1 of the patent instead of the entirety of claims 1-27?
quote:Therefore, the following is claimed:
1. A studio arrangement, comprising:
a background comprising a white cyclorama;
a front light source positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting the background, the longitudinal axis further being substantially perpendicular to a surface of the white cyclorama;
an image capture position located between the background and the front light source in the longitudinal axis, the image capture position comprising at least one image capture device equipped with an eighty-five millimeter lens, the at least one image capture device further configured with an ISO setting of about three hundred twenty and an f-stop value of about 5.6;
an elevated platform positioned between the image capture position and the background in the longitudinal axis, the front light source being directed toward a subject on the elevated platform;
a first rear light source aimed at the background and positioned between the elevated platform and the background in the longitudinal axis, the first rear light source positioned below a top surface of the elevated platform and oriented at an upward angle relative to a floor level;
a second rear light source aimed at the background and positioned between the elevated platform and the background in the longitudinal axis, the second rear light source positioned above the top surface of the elevated platform and oriented at a downward angle relative to the floor level;
a third rear light source aimed at the background and positioned in a lateral axis intersecting the elevated platform and being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the third rear light source further positioned adjacent to a side of the elevated platform; and
a fourth rear light source aimed at the background and positioned in the lateral axis adjacent to an opposing side of the elevated platform relative to the third rear light source; wherein
a top surface of the elevated platform reflects light emanating from the background such that the elevated platform appears white and a rear edge of the elevated platform is substantially imperceptible to the image capture device; and
the first rear light source, the second rear light source, the third rear light source, and the fourth rear light source comprise a combined intensity greater than the front light source according to about a 10:3 ratio.
2. A studio arrangement, comprising:
a background comprising a cyclorama;
a front light source positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting the background, the longitudinal axis further being substantially perpendicular to a surface of the background;
an image capture position located between the background and the front light source in the longitudinal axis;
an elevated platform positioned at a first distance from the elevated platform and between the image capture position and the background along the longitudinal axis, the front light source being directed toward the elevated platform;
a first at least one rear light source positioned between the elevated platform and the background, the at least one rear light source directed towards the background;
a second at least one rear light source positioned in a lateral axis intersecting the elevated platform and being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
at least one light shield positioned between the second at least one rear light source and the elevated platform, the at least one light shield configured to shield the elevated platform from light emitted directly from the second at least one rear light source from lighting an upper surface of the elevated platform; and wherein
a top surface of the elevated platform reflects light emanating from the background such that the elevated platform appears a substantially similar color as the background and a rear edge of the elevated platform is substantially imperceptible to an image capture device positioned at the image capture position.
3. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the first distance is about 4.5-5.5 times a height of the top surface of the elevated platform.
4. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the top surface of the elevated platform is positioned about twenty-one inches above a floor level.
5. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the elevated platform is positioned about nine feet from the background.
6. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the top surface of the elevated platform further comprises a Poly(methyl methacrylate) surface.
7. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the cyclorama further comprises a substantially white surface.
8. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the elevated platform further comprises a reflective upper surface.
9. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the first at least one rear light source and the second at least one rear light source further comprise a plurality of light sources consuming about 40 kilowatts, the plurality of light sources emitting light that is substantially evenly distributed across the background.
10. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the first at least one rear light source and the second at least one rear light source further comprise a first intensity and the front light source comprises a second intensity, wherein a ratio of the first intensity to the second intensity is approximately 10:3.
11. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the front light source, the first at least one rear light source and the second at least one rear light source are configured to emit light having a substantially similar color temperature.
12. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the first at least one rear light source further comprises:
a first rear light source positioned between the elevated platform and the background in the longitudinal axis, the first rear light source positioned below a height of the elevated platform; and
a second rear light source positioned between the elevated platform and the background in the longitudinal axis, the second rear light source positioned above a height of the elevated platform.
13. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the first rear light source is further positioned on a floor beneath the elevated platform and oriented at about an upward forty-five degree angle relative to the floor.
14. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the first rear light source further comprises a ten kilowatt light source.
15. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the second rear light source is further positioned at a distance above the floor that is about 1.5-2.5 times the first distance and oriented at a downward forty-five degree angle relative to the floor.
16. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the second rear light source further comprises a ten kilowatt light source.
17. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the second at least one rear light source comprises:
a third rear light source positioned in a lateral axis intersecting the elevated platform and being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the third rear light source further positioned adjacent to a side of the elevated platform; and
a fourth rear light source positioned in the lateral axis adjacent to an opposing side of the elevated platform.
18. The studio arrangement of claim 17, wherein the third rear light source and fourth rear light source are oriented at about a forty-five degree angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
19. The studio arrangement of claim 17, wherein the third rear light source and the fourth rear light source are positioned at a distance from the background that is about 0.5-1.0 times the first distance.
20. The studio arrangement of claim 17, wherein the third rear light source and fourth rear light source further comprise a first five kilowatt light source and a second five kilowatt light source.
21. The studio arrangement of claim 17, wherein the at least one light shield further comprises:
a first light shield positioned between the third rear light source and the elevated platform, the first light shield configured to prevent light emitted directly from the third rear light source from lighting an upper surface of the elevated platform; and
a second light shield positioned between the fourth rear light source and the elevated platform, the second light shield configured to prevent light emitted directly from the fourth rear light source from lighting the upper surface of the elevated platform.
22. The studio arrangement of claim 12, wherein the front light source further comprises a twelve kilowatt light source positioned at a distance from the elevated platform that is about two to three times the first distance, the second rear light source further oriented at about a five degree downward angle relative to a floor level.
23. The studio arrangement of claim 2, wherein the image capture position is positioned at a distance from the elevated platform that is about 2-2.5 times the first distance and at a height that is about 2-2.5 times a height of the top surface of the elevated platform, the image capture position further oriented at about a five degree upward angle relative to a floor level.
24. The studio arrangement of claim 23, wherein the image capture position further comprises an image capture device.
25. A method, comprising:
positioning a subject on an elevated platform in a studio arrangement, the studio arrangement comprising a plurality of rear light sources positioned behind the elevated platform and aimed at a background behind the elevated platform, the background comprising a cyclorama;
activating the plurality of rear light sources, the plurality of rear light sources comprising a plurality of light sources being substantially evenly distributed over the background;
activating a front light source aimed at the subject, wherein an image capture position is positioned between the front light source and the elevated platform;
initiating image capture in an image capture device positioned at the image capture position;
shielding the subject from light directly emanating from the plurality of rear light sources onto the subject; and wherein
a top surface of the elevated platform reflects light emanating from the background such that the elevated platform appears a substantially similar color as the background and a rear edge of the elevated platform is substantially imperceptible to the image capture device.
26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of configuring the image capture device with an ISO setting of 320 and an f-stop value of approximately 5.6.
27. The method of claim 25, wherein the plurality of rear light sources and the front light source further comprise a plurality of tungsten light sources configured to emit light having a color temperature of approximately 3200K.
I don't think you realize just how specific this patent is.
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