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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Tom Mac on July 16, 2012, 08:31:39 pm

Title: Before and after
Post by: Tom Mac on July 16, 2012, 08:31:39 pm: I am looking for a good before and after picture to put on the back of the van. My pics don't seem have that wow factor. the picture quality just doesn't show the difference there actually is. Any budding David baileys out there
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Tom Mac on July 17, 2012, 02:49:04 pm: ping
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Post by: Mike Halliday on July 17, 2012, 04:08:04 pm: Pong
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Post by: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 04:13:46 pm: yiddle I poe
;D
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Post by: derek west on July 17, 2012, 04:23:22 pm: tinky winky,

this is word association right?
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Post by: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 04:24:49 pm: ;D

I thought it was the Goons song...

but hey word association works for me

;D
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Mike Halliday on July 17, 2012, 04:33:26 pm: Now let's be sensible the poor chap is asking for our help!!

Tom you will find it dificult to locate a good before & after photo as they need to high dpi to be able to be blown up to an acceptable size .

Best get an off cut and make your own
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Kinver_Clean on July 17, 2012, 04:46:47 pm: It was the Goon Ying Tong song- and I remember it first time round.
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Tom Mac on July 17, 2012, 06:59:10 pm: Yiddle eye po Mike. Good idea. Out to the garage and destroy a piece of carpet.
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 07:09:43 pm: If you do it right Tom..
you can have a before and after without having to clean it...

just dirty 1 side, covering up the other...
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Jim_77 on July 17, 2012, 07:12:16 pm: OK I'll ask the obvious question. If you're a carpet cleaner, surely you have many opportunities to take your own photos? Why do you need someone else's?!
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Post by: M.Acorn on July 17, 2012, 07:14:07 pm: Have it on a not the 9 o'clock news lp, scratched to jiggery now though, used to have loads of Tony hancock too, may explain why I am a bit dark sometimes ;D
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 07:17:39 pm: Quote
may explain why I am a bit dark sometimes Grin

that is coz you don't wash you soap dodger

;D ;D
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Post by: M.Acorn on July 17, 2012, 08:20:41 pm: Quote
that is coz you don't wash you soap dodger
Cheeky get !! I will have you know I am very hygenic
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Post by: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 08:30:41 pm: ;D ;D
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Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on July 17, 2012, 08:43:03 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nebe1zuEtbc
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Neil Williams on July 17, 2012, 08:46:16 pm: Quote from: *Hector* on July 17, 2012, 07:09:43 pm
If you do it right Tom..
you can have a before and after without having to clean it...

just dirty 1 side, covering up the other...
;D ;D ;D

Or simply photograph a nice new shiny carpet, now dirty it to the extent you wish and photograph that. Change them around and there's your before and after :o
Another trick of the trade out the window ;D
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Jamie Pearson on July 17, 2012, 09:13:19 pm: Photoshop?
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Post by: John Milnes on July 17, 2012, 10:05:38 pm: Quote
Jim Said, OK I'll ask the obvious question. If you're a carpet cleaner, surely you have many opportunities to take your own photos? Why do you need someone else's?!

Yup...I find it quite bizarre!

Do you also want someone else to stick them on for you? ::)
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Steve Chapman on July 18, 2012, 04:46:18 pm: Having a picture and having a really good quality picture are two differen things !
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: gwrightson on July 18, 2012, 04:53:56 pm: I have lots of pics ,but unfortunatly because of the pixel issue when blown up to the size i wanted for my van, they were not suitable, the sign writer got me a cple from istock photos which of course had to be paid for .

Geoff
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Tom Mac on July 18, 2012, 06:28:14 pm: As i said Jim and carpet guy. I have photo's but the picture quality does not show the true difference. So options. Buy nice camera and wait for the right clean to turn up or ask my fellow colleagues for assistance. Its not rocket science and yes i am a carpet cleaner all be it a novice by your standards Jim.
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: John Milnes on July 18, 2012, 06:54:14 pm: Hi Tom...

In actual fact it's incredibly difficult to take a good before and after picture.

In most cases the light is just not right to demonstrait the contrast and most pictures just don't show the cleaning effect due to light conditions no matter what camera you have.

If you'v got a reasonable digital camera or smart phone, I'd take it out every day and wait till the light is just right to capture the difference of a heavily soiled carpet or upholstery.

I still take my camera out once in a while in the hope of catching a good photo. Most of them (thinking they were great at the time) are completely useless when viewed on the PC.
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: Tom Mac on July 18, 2012, 07:10:38 pm: Exactly my problem Carpet Guy. Just impatient to get the new van sign written. Its on hold waiting for a tasty pic. Plan B me thinks. Now where did i put it
Title: Re: Before and after
Post by: garry22 on July 18, 2012, 08:49:08 pm: Realistically, you are not going to get "perfect" conditions unless you create them.

You either need studio lighting or "enhance" the shots in post production (Photoshop or the like).

The live footage in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiPQeHkOwxo was shot in what can best be described as semi darkness.

The main adjustments done via the editing software was the white balance (really important for colour reproduction) and a general brightening of the footage (nearly all done on brightnesss rather than contrast).

One way or another, you are going to have to "fiddle" it.