>>5901837Looks alright so far, but I have to reserve my judgement until it's finished. If you don't mind a few critiques on a wip, the tail looks a little thin, those talons are a smidge too big, and the wings could use some work.
>Also does anyone have any tips for taking pictures?It's all about lighting. There's other stuff to worry about too, of course
>good lighting>clean background>good angle and posing>focusBut lighting is no.1, the most important. Without it, you're guaranteed looking at fuzzy fuckall. You don't even need a complicated setup. If you don't have the space for a lightbox, find a bland or blank backdrop and a desk lamp or other light source you can focus on a point. Now take a paper towel and attach it tout to the head of your focused light with tape/elastic/whatever for a diy diffuser. Also, more than one light source helps with eliminating harsh shadows that make photographing black stuff a pain. For pic related, I used an overhead light to the left and a standing lamp to the far right to make it look a little dimmer.
Posing, I can't really help you with, as it goes hand-in-hand with how you've built your moc. Look at references if applicable. Last major thing is focus, which is really simple. With a digital camera, hold down the button slightly to change focus. On a touchscreen device, tap the subject. Take several pictures from the same pose and angle, especially if you are not using a tripod. Also, editing in post is the tops. If you screw up something small or the colors look off, you can fix it in gimp,
paint.net, cs6, etc.
And that's pretty much all the basics, unless I forgot something.
