Hatch is All Black

Ever since I discovered Hatch Outdoors, I have loved every thing about them. It was all sealed when I met John Torok, the president of Hatch. John is a great guy and knows his stuff, he also has great graphic design skill which I admire.

Anyways, I picked up a new reel last week. When they came out with the new color black, I knew exactly what I wanted.....all black. On another note, I was in a hurry and over powered my flash unit. It lead to my learning that black throws some kind of a strange glare/flare which is noticeable on the left side of both images. See it? I wonder what the cause is?

A few pieces of luggage

I shot some more luggage recently with my new lighting set up. I enjoy shooting larger products. There is no messing around with macro lenses, or getting situated right up on the subject. I do need to improve the overall set up for some of these shots though. With things such as backpacks, it is important to have the straps very visible. Sometimes this is difficult to do and you need certain materials to help you out. Some stiff wire wouldn't be a bad place to start. When I get some wire, I'll be sure and blog about it.