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Yeah they look just fine on my good monitor (ie. the one that maintains its settings after I painstakingly callibrate it... the other monitor in my dual setup does whatever the hell it wants).
I totally agree with Robin (emopainterguy) \'s Twilight Skeleton, the stark white background ruins the ambiance of the figure. Supposed to be dark and moonlit, dammit
I was glad to see the pics of my Dwarf crossbowman turned out tho, my camera doesn\'t seem to want to photograph the feather in his cap properly.
I totally agree with Robin (emopainterguy) \'s Twilight Skeleton, the stark white background ruins the ambiance of the figure. Supposed to be dark and moonlit, dammit
I was glad to see the pics of my Dwarf crossbowman turned out tho, my camera doesn\'t seem to want to photograph the feather in his cap properly.
I made a slight adjustment to the pic to make the colour closer to reality
vs the much more washed out/greyed out one on the GW page below
both still have much more light than I would choose but other than that I would definitely like to applaud Steve for the clarity and quality of his work.
vs the much more washed out/greyed out one on the GW page below
both still have much more light than I would choose but other than that I would definitely like to applaud Steve for the clarity and quality of his work.
monkeyboy30672
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Thanks!
Yeah, it\'s hard to take photos of SO MANY different styles of painted models when I don\'t have the time to adjust the lighting. Not the best camera, not the best light set-up, but I do the best I can with what I have. The muted tones and darker tones tend to suffer the most.
Generally, the shots come out pretty well, but you gotta remember... The human eye can still see a helluva lot more subtleties in hue and value changes than a digital camera can. And that Twilight Skellie was BEAUTIFULLY painted and so well representative of a twilight light source. Just, with the light set-up I use at Golden Demon, it\'s hard to get that across digitally. If I had about 1/2 an hour with that model in a good photo studio, I could shoot some amazing photos of it!
--Dirty.
Yeah, it\'s hard to take photos of SO MANY different styles of painted models when I don\'t have the time to adjust the lighting. Not the best camera, not the best light set-up, but I do the best I can with what I have.
The muted tones and darker tones tend to suffer the most.Generally, the shots come out pretty well, but you gotta remember... The human eye can still see a helluva lot more subtleties in hue and value changes than a digital camera can. And that Twilight Skellie was BEAUTIFULLY painted and so well representative of a twilight light source. Just, with the light set-up I use at Golden Demon, it\'s hard to get that across digitally. If I had about 1/2 an hour with that model in a good photo studio, I could shoot some amazing photos of it!
--Dirty.
No doubt Steve - You know I am a fan and really do appreciate the work you do for us (heck I still have your guide to mini photography article posted on my forums) and the pics you have taken of my models over the years have 85% of the time become the best shots I have of em. (and that skelly would have been a chore for anyone to capture.)
Your pics of the slayer piece on the other hand were absolutely supurb - it came out so clear and really showed people what quality painting they were missing in the early pics floating around the net.
If ANYONE has good pics of the twilight skelly that managed to capture its subtle atmosphere please contact me as I have been trying to describe it to a friend who just doesnt get it based on the exisiting pics.
Looking forward to your pics from Chicago Steve!
- James
Your pics of the slayer piece on the other hand were absolutely supurb - it came out so clear and really showed people what quality painting they were missing in the early pics floating around the net.
If ANYONE has good pics of the twilight skelly that managed to capture its subtle atmosphere please contact me as I have been trying to describe it to a friend who just doesnt get it based on the exisiting pics.
Looking forward to your pics from Chicago Steve!
- James
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monkeyboy30672
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That was GREAT! I think I *did* shoot a photo of the stomped Guardsmen, but I don\'t think GW used it. Honestly, I can\'t remember. I shot a TON of photos of the whole thing!
--Dirty.
--Dirty.
crazyboyae1
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YEah i wish we could have some shoots of our minis
monkeyboy30672
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You know... it really depends on the model and how much time I have to shoot.
Generally, I like to take a full shot (including the display base or plinth it\'s on), a full shot of just the model itself (cropping out the display base or plinth, because, when it comes down to it, a display base or plinth doesn\'t do anything for the model...the judges are instructed to NOT pay attention to it, anyway), then between 2 and 6 details of the model, depending on time and the complexity of the piece.
I wish I could send photos out to people, but because, legally, I am shooting for Games Workshop, the photos are not mine. And I doubt GW would have the manpower and time to send out extra shots to every painter that wanted some.
Generally, I like to take a full shot (including the display base or plinth it\'s on), a full shot of just the model itself (cropping out the display base or plinth, because, when it comes down to it, a display base or plinth doesn\'t do anything for the model...the judges are instructed to NOT pay attention to it, anyway), then between 2 and 6 details of the model, depending on time and the complexity of the piece.
I wish I could send photos out to people, but because, legally, I am shooting for Games Workshop, the photos are not mine. And I doubt GW would have the manpower and time to send out extra shots to every painter that wanted some.
