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This appears to be the broadest claim at a quick glance. If you do at least one thing different to this I believe you would not be covered: 2. A studio arrange

This appears to be the broadest claim at a quick glance. If you do at least one thing different to this I believe you would not be covered: 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. Claim 1 (the only other independent claim) seems much narrower so that if you aren't using an 85mm lens AND some particular settings of the camera you wouldn't be covered. Note: I am not taking a position on the validity or use of this patent just that the title[0] of this thread seems to be something of an extreme simplification to me. [0] "Amazon granted patent for taking photos against a white background" (in case it changes).

raverbashing 12y ago
This looks like it's for product pictures Products are usually photographed against an "infinite background" (usually white)
makomk 12y ago
That's not necessarily true - thanks to the doctrine of equivalents, even if what you're doing doesn't fall under the literal scope of the patent claims you could still be infringing on it. (What's more, whether you're potentially infringing also depends on how exactly those limitations came to be in the patent claim.)
maninalift 12y ago
"positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting" = "pointing at" obfuscation is the name of the game You wouldn't get away with horrendous babble like this in essay in any subject at any level of education.
tripzilch 12y ago
> an elevated platform positioned at a first distance from the elevated platform Anybody understand what this means? Something can't be at a distance from itself, so are there two platforms? (except the rest of the texts keep referring to "the platform", suggesting there is a unique single one)

raverbashing 12y ago

This looks like it's for product pictures Products are usually photographed against an "infinite background" (usually white)

makomk 12y ago

That's not necessarily true - thanks to the doctrine of equivalents, even if what you're doing doesn't fall under the literal scope of the patent claims you could still be infringing on it. (What's more, whether you're potentially infringing also depends on how exactly those limitations came to be in the patent claim.)

maninalift 12y ago

"positioned in a longitudinal axis intersecting" = "pointing at" obfuscation is the name of the game You wouldn't get away with horrendous babble like this in essay in any subject at any level of education.

tripzilch 12y ago

> an elevated platform positioned at a first distance from the elevated platform Anybody understand what this means? Something can't be at a distance from itself, so are there two platforms? (except the rest of the texts keep referring to "the platform", suggesting there is a unique single one)