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/toy/ photography thread

Anonymous Sat 07 Nov 2015 19:40:55 No.5269594 View View Reply Original Report

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We had one of these threads a while ago and a lot of people (myself included) gained a lot from be able to ask questions of more knowledgable /p/hotographers and get advice on our photography.

Some basic links:
Composition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
Diffusion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuser_%28optics%29

How to make a lightbox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxzC5kqbyw

I'll also link the current photo general - >>5267600

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Anonymous Sat 07 Nov 2015 22:18:00 No.5269956 Report

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bump

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Anonymous Sat 07 Nov 2015 22:23:46 No.5269963 Report

Quoted By: >>5272907

Perfect timing for this thread. Any camera recommendations? I'm looking to get one black Friday or cyber Monday at the latest. Just want something cheap and digital, primarily indoors. As long as it's quality is comparable to a smart phone's camera, I'm fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 15:32:59 No.5271462 Report

Quoted By: >>5271684 >>5274042 >>5274241

What do anons use to diffuse? Is greaseproof paper too thick?

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 15:53:48 No.5271482 Report

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Of you use your phone for photos, investing in a stand can make a world of difference.

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Oryx Sun 08 Nov 2015 15:57:04 No.5271483 Report

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 17:36:49 No.5271619 Report

Quoted By: >>5271624 >>5271666 >>5274663 >>5274710 >>5275252 >>5293832

All threads of supposed toy photography is nothing more the essence. You do not understand the real toy photography.
It is established and the rules to follow. Simply put is not the use of expensive dslr because it is arrogant showoff. Also is picture the expensive toys is not toy photography but also arrogant showoff! You modify pictures to photoshop? Not toy photography! Toy photography is new art form that I invent and introduce as new hobby. If you do not followed the principals of it than your picture is just photo of toy and no essence and not true toy photography. Want to learn from the master of toy photography then check my work in http://jamstorm.deviantart.com and follow me in instagram @cerbojam and I will blown your minds with power of true toy photography!

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 17:38:54 No.5271624 Report

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>>5271619
are you ok dude?

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 18:02:11 No.5271666 Report

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>>5271619

It wouldn't be a toy photography thread without him.

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 18:13:10 No.5271675 Report

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>>5271666
SATAN REPRESENT

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 18:19:35 No.5271684 Report

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>>5271462
Would be fine. I've used layers of bubble wrap in the past when desperate.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 19:22:59 No.5271759 Report

Quoted By: >>5271783 >>5271826 >>5274713

Can anyone recommend me a decent entry level DLSR camera? Looking to pick one up second hand for about $100.

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 19:41:14 No.5271783 Report

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>>5271759
For around $100 you can have a Canon 10D, 20D, or 30D. Considering how cameras get released and upgraded over the past 10 years, there's likely not much difference between them.

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 19:58:34 No.5271826 Report

Quoted By: >>5271833

>>5271759

Lenses are going to be the real money sink. Also it's entirely likely that if you have a phone made in the last 4 years it will take better macro shots than any DSLR setup you could get for under a grand

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:02:20 No.5271833 Report

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>>5271826

I have a windows phone. The camera is okay but nothing special.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:11:43 No.5271844 Report

Quoted By: >>5271886

>>5271833

Consider playing around with it if you do need to do macro. A 50mm prime lens, some lighting (can just use a desk lamp,) a backdrop and a tripod will will suit a good deal of your needs though

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:32:20 No.5271886 Report

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>>5271844

Well it does have a "close-up" mode. I'll play around with it tomorrow when the light is good and see what I can get out of it.

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:35:25 No.5271890 Report

Quoted By: >>5271923

Any good macro cameras for under 200? Under 300?

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:51:04 No.5271916 Report

Quoted By: >>5271922 >>5272904 >>5272919 >>5274740

I got a problem with my lenses always having a depth of field. I want everything clear!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:56:14 No.5271922 Report

Quoted By: >>5271928

>>5271916

I can't remember the correct term for it but this came up the last time we had one of these threads and the advice given was essentially to take two photos (one focusing on the foreground subject and one of the background) and then merging them together.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:57:17 No.5271923 Report

Quoted By: >>5273982

>>5271890

You could get an HTC One M7 for like $70 used

A lot of point and shoots are good too, the older models drop in price quickly so you should be able to find a Canon G9 for under $200 used.

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 20:58:18 No.5271928 Report

Quoted By: >>5271932 >>5272904

>>5271922
Yeah I tried that the other night and it sucks to work on in photoshop. Do you think it looks ok?

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 21:01:06 No.5271932 Report

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>>5271928

Except for the glaringly obvious stand, I think it's a very good picture. The angle on the first one seems slightly better but overall I like this shot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 21:22:49 No.5271961 Report

Quoted By: >>5271976 >>5272574

OP here. Thinking about trying to put together a basic guide to /toy/ photography, one of those helpful images you see for various subjects on various boards. Whenever there's a photo thread there always seem to be people saying things like "sorry about potato quality" or "can't into photography" and I'd like something to be able to help anons like that. Thoughts on what would want to be included?

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Anonymous Sun 08 Nov 2015 21:32:19 No.5271976 Report

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>>5271961

9/10 bad photos are because of shit lighting, even if your camera isn't great you can probably take something decent if you just shine a direct light on it. A desk lamp would be fine. Second thing to look into is a tripod

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 03:41:39 No.5272574 Report

Quoted By: >>5272618

>>5271961
A lot of the people who take bad pictures don't know why they're bad and don't care. I've seen enough people blow up on me here after simple advice like lighting the shot or focusing. They just want praise for their dumb stuff.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 03:59:20 No.5272618 Report

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>>5272574

I think there's some truth to that but I do think there are equally as many people who just don't know the basics of taking better pictures. Even the very basics like lighting, focus etc like you mentioned.

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Brack Convoy Mon 09 Nov 2015 07:00:17 No.5272904 Report

Quoted By: >>5273894

>>5271916
>>5271928
Post more Ultras!

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 07:04:27 No.5272907 Report

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>>5269963
Really, any DSLR or mirrorless systems can do. Some point and shoots are getting better but I don't like how they handle, especially after using DSLRs and 35mm film cameras. What's your budget?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 07:08:32 No.5272919 Report

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>>5271916
Generally, you need to open your lens' aperture less to make the depth of field less shallow. But if one of the objects is very close to the lens then it wouldn't make that much of a difference, so by that point you might want to do post-processing.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 08:15:31 No.5272977 Report

Quoted By: >>5272979 >>5286160

I'd like to add in something I learned from the last photography thread; reflectors are awesome!

Here is a picture taken using natural light only . . .

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 08:17:34 No.5272979 Report

Quoted By: >>5274555 >>5286160

>>5272977

. . . and here is one using my incredibly ghetto reflector (literally a folded piece of box card covered in tin foil).

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 13:22:10 No.5273224 Report

Quoted By: >>5273248

Natural light makes every picture I take look cold. Is there a way to get a warmer tone to my pictures?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 13:47:14 No.5273248 Report

Quoted By: >>5273291

>>5273224

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm

tl;dr don't use AWB if you're not taking a quick snapshot

The actual secret to professional photography is taking a lot of photos of the same subject with different settings. Then cherry picking the best one and tweaking it in post

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 14:13:06 No.5273291 Report

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>>5273248

Ah okay, thanks very much. I'll play around with it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 17:04:07 No.5273534 Report

Quoted By: >>5274410

I was pretty active in the first thread with answering questions, will try to keep an eye on this one too.

Just as a basic rule: Could we agree on mentioning a few things when asking about camera recommendations?
In my local forum people actually have to fill out a form before they post a request thread, that's a bit too much in my opinion but a few basic things should be included in your post or else it's hard to recommend a camera.

Something like:
> Budget:
> What would you like to take pictures of the most (landscapes, portraits, toys, a mixture etc.):
> Any experience?:
> How willing are you to learn how to handle your camera?:
> Would you mind editing your pictures/are you interested in doing so:
> What do you expect from your camera?:

That should be enough for an observation and to make a recommendation.

General advice: photography is NOT rocket science, in its most basic core it's a craft like anything else.
Learn the basics first, learn how to handle your camera, read tutorials.
Don't post some lazy snapshot and claim "my stuff sucks, help me, I have no idea"; put some effort into it first.
If you know how to handle the technical part the most important thing is to take pictures. And more, and more.

Take a look at other photographers, ask yourself what you like about their work and look at yours to determine what is missing to make you happy.

I will post a few graphics that I sometimes use to explain things to others.
Some information is being repeated on them, but experience showed me that some people can work better with one graphic than the other.
Most important though is: don't just read them, try to test what you see.
Take your camera, play with the settings and see what changes.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 17:14:00 No.5273552 Report

Quoted By: >>5273817 >>5274410

First graphic, incl. Koala dude.
That one talks about all kinds of things.
It's more suitable to people who don't need many pictures to understand the whole deal, but it also gives you a few terms to google and further look into.

The triangle at the top is important, the three most important settings on your camera to determine the look of the picture are shutter speed, aperture and ISO.
Combine that with the white balance and you have all settings you basically need to know how to use and change in your camera.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 17:44:24 No.5273599 Report

Quoted By: >>5273817 >>5274410

Something one anon already struggled, white balance.
Or easier: how to make a picture look less blue or red straight from the camera.

This is actually pretty simple to understand.
Most cameras have a WB button or setting in the menu, and often they have already saved some presets for daylight, flash, cloudy or fluorescent light and AWB, auto mode.

Color temperature of light is in K (Kelvin).
The lower the number the warmer the light, the higher the number the colder is the light.
The light from a candle for example is 1000K.
You might see this when buying bulbs for your lamps, lower K makes for a warm and cozy light while the ones with more K tend to be colder.

Now, when you change the settings on your camera you will see it the opposite way.
Lowering the numbers will make a colder picture, raising them will make a warmer one.
Your goal is always to reach a "natural daylight" look.
So when you are taking pictures in the middle of the night with some shitty desk lamp and everything is red that means you need to lower the K number.
Alternitavely you can use one of the available presets, in case of warm lamp light it's usually a "bulb" icon.

Again, test it.
Put up a set up with some lamps and then look how you change the WB setting in your camera.
If you can't change it you definitely should invest in some daylight lamps, their light is already a pretty neutral temperature and it helps greatly in taking pictures.
This is true in general.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 17:46:30 No.5273605 Report

Quoted By: >>5273817 >>5274410

Just a nice little graphic on how the angle of your light source can change the look of your object.
Always test around and take lots of snapshots till you find a setup and setting you enjoy.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 17:59:03 No.5273616 Report

Quoted By: >>5273817 >>5274410

One that tries to explain how changing the settings for aperture, ISO and shutter speed changes the picture.
Again, a graphic can only show so much, read into this a bit more and change the settings on your camera to really understand what is going on.

It sadly does not show though how these settings change the picture in terms of exposure.
General advice here: small shutter speed and aperture number -> more light
Small ISO number -> less light compared to high ISO number

In an ideal world exposure wouldn't be a problem, but light is often a problem when you want to use certain settings.
Let us say you want to take a picture of many figures together, this means you need to use a small aperture (small aperture = high number) so they all get equally sharp.
But that means you have less light, so you make the shutter speed slower (slower = small number), which makes it difficult to take a non-shaky picture.
But hey, you could raise the ISO for more light, but higher ISO makes the picture all noisy :(
List goes on and on, you always have to find a good combination of the three and, if possible, provide tons of light for best results.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 18:09:26 No.5273628 Report

Quoted By: >>5273817 >>5274410 >>5286591

Something at least a little toy related, this one shows how aperture changes the look of a picture using BJDs (or ball jointed dolls).

On the right you can see the settings used by the photographer.
She uses a 50mm prime lens.
ISO is set at 400, and from top to bottom the aperture (f stop) gets smaller, i.e. the number gets bigger.

You can also see that her shutter speed gets slower to keep the picture at the same exposure despite changing the aperture (because small aperture means less light because the "hole" the light can come through gets smaller the higher the number is).

Often cheap zoom lenses can't even open the aperture that wide, it's a thing people enjoy in many prime lenses for portraits and the like because you can set the focus to a certain part of the picture while the rest is blurry.
It's also important for "bokeh", these pretty out of focus light reflections so many go crazy about.
Google them, I'm sure you know them already.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 19:49:30 No.5273817 Report

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>>5273628
>>5273616
>>5273605
>>5273599
>>5273552

These are all great and the infographics are great for referencing when you're learning.

Anyone should be able to identify and solve any problems they have with their photos using these

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 20:43:23 No.5273894 Report

Quoted By: >>5274783 >>5275702

>>5272904
k

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 21:21:12 No.5273982 Report

Quoted By: >>5273998

Good thread, OP. Say I wanted to pick up a cheap dslr, what would I need to know about lenses for it? There are a bunch of secondhand shops with cameras nearby me and I'm thinking that could be a way to pick up some lenses on the cheap, but I have no idea what I need to know as far as compatability goes. My main desire is to be able to take shots with extreme bokeh, as that's the one thing you I can't really do with a cell phone camera.

>>5271923
I've been using a phone for my stuff for a while now and it's not bad, but I would absolutely not recommend an M7 for photography. That particular one has a pretty widespread issue with the camera where overheating will permanently mess up the sensor and give pictures a purple tint. A lot of used ones will have that problem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 21:28:39 No.5273998 Report

Quoted By: >>5274035

>>5273982
When in doubt, tell the owner of the shop what model of DSLR you have and ask what's compatible. You can also get adapter rings for certain incompatible lenses to make them fit your camera body. Buying old manual lenses is actually a great idea--sure, they won't have fancy modern features like autofocus, but it forces you to learn how to do things manually and also you can get old high-quality lenses for relatively cheap this way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 21:43:47 No.5274035 Report

Quoted By: >>5274398

>>5273998
>tell the owner of the shop what model of DSLR you have and ask what's compatible

When I say secondhand shops, I mean like mainly hole in the wall thrift stores, not so much actual specialty stores. I donno if they'd be able to help as far as what goes with what. Also I haven't actually picked up a camera yet, I'm waiting for black Friday like the guy above.

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 21:46:02 No.5274042 Report

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>>5271462
I use wife beaters. Works like a charm

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Anonymous Mon 09 Nov 2015 23:23:41 No.5274241 Report

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>>5271462

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 00:43:38 No.5274398 Report

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>>5274035

I think you best bet is to wait until you get a camera. Go in to the shops and see what lenses they have in the kinds you want, take down product numbers and go home and do a little reseatch. Then, if everything lines up, buy them the next day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 00:49:01 No.5274410 Report

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>>5273534
>>5273552
>>5273599
>>5273605
>>5273616
>>5273628

Very helpful posts anon and things I can save to dump into the next thread.

I will makes sure to have some kind of questions to ask for camera recommendations (as I agree just asking vaguely what camera to buy is unproductive) but I think a lot of anons looking to up their /toy/ photo game are looking for similar things. Is there something you'd suggest (or maybe a few) for under $200-300 if anons are mainly focused on taking pictures of toys?

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 02:17:08 No.5274555 Report

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>>5272979
That's adorable

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:20:55 No.5274663 Report

Quoted By: >>5274673

>>5271619
Get off your high horse.

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:25:24 No.5274673 Report

Quoted By: >>5274689

>>5274663

Bro . . .

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:32:53 No.5274689 Report

Quoted By: >>5274694

>>5274673
Wh...what?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:35:05 No.5274694 Report

Quoted By: >>5274700

>>5274689
It's pasta.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:38:59 No.5274700 Report

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>>5274694
K

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:44:22 No.5274710 Report

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>>5271619
ACBA in a post.

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:46:02 No.5274713 Report

Quoted By: >>5274727 >>5274796

>>5271759
I use a Sony Alpha A200 that I got from Craigslist for $150 after selling some vintage GI Joes.

Nothing fancy but it gets the job done. You really don't need anything crazy expensive. I can't quite afford a Canon kit and some decent advise I've gotten was along the lines of "Its not the camera that makes good pictures, it's the person behind the camera. Give an artist a box of broken Crayolas and they'll still produce art."

I think I do alright and I don't even have a macro lens yet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:53:25 No.5274727 Report

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>>5274713

Great advice, thanks.

Very cool picture too. Nice idea and really well executed. I really wish I could find her anywhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 03:58:57 No.5274740 Report

Quoted By: >>5275830

>>5271916
>my lenses always having a depth of field.
Set your F-stop higher. As high as it will go even.

I dont know where the control for it is on your camera, but on mine (nikon) its the dial right there your right finger is when holding the camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:21:19 No.5274783 Report

Quoted By: >>5274794 >>5275055 >>5275702

>>5273894
Also look into action poses. I hate to say it, but that's one of the most bland and lifeless poses I've seen here in a long time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:27:05 No.5274794 Report

Quoted By: >>5275055 >>5275702

>>5274783

Agreed with this. It's a decent enough picture but more dynamic posing would really put it over the top.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:29:21 No.5274796 Report

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>>5274713

Do you have a bigger version of this? Would make sweet wallpaper.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:35:32 No.5274809 Report

Quoted By: >>5274816

I found this a helpful breakdown of the main current budget DSLRs:

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-budget-dslr-camera/

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:38:03 No.5274816 Report

Quoted By: >>5274824

>>5274809

It's more important to decide if you're going to upgrade it and what lenses you want. A dSLR body isn't a significant investment, lenses are and you'll be using them on the next body you get.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 04:41:09 No.5274824 Report

Quoted By: >>5274851

>>5274816

What would you consider the most important lens to invest in? 50mm?

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 05:05:05 No.5274851 Report

Quoted By: >>5274894

>>5274824

The fastest 50mm you can afford would be a great first lens. 50mm is popular for good reason, it covers a lot of ground so to speak.

If you buy a camera kit rather than only a body the kit lens will probably be a fine starter as well. This is usually a relatively inexpensive zoom lens, which is perfectly fine to start with as well.

Personally I'd suggest getting a body, a tripod and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 (if you're getting a canon body, I'm sure Nikon has something similar.)

For learning lighting I'd suggest starting with direct lighting before you invest in a flash, an adjustable desk lamp and some household items for bouncing and diffusing would work perfectly fine. Direct lighting is a bit easier to deal with if you're able to pose your subject at home. You can also build an inexpensive DIY lightbox

Photography gear can get quite expensive, always look for a DIY solution if you can. Bouncing light off of some foil or cardstock can work quite well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 05:32:54 No.5274894 Report

Quoted By: >>5274931 >>5275217

>>5274851

That's for the advice. So a 50mm prime is better than say a 35mm to start with? Would it matter if I'm shooting in relatively close quarters, without a lot of room to move backwards?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 06:01:04 No.5274931 Report

Quoted By: >>5274945 >>5275711

>>5274894

The 35 vs 50 debate will go on until the end of time. Using a crop sensor camera as opposed to a full frame confuses it even more.

I can't tell you which would be better because they'd be different styles of shooting, neither is "wrong" but basically a 35mm is kind of a semi-wide angle lens and the 50mm is tighter and will give you the bokeh you want if you're into that. Or phrased differently, a 35 will be better at capturing a scene with the background and a 50 will be better at capturing just the subject.

But really, both can be quite versatile. You wouldn't be screwing yourself either way.

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 06:12:01 No.5274945 Report

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>>5274931

Thanks very much for the advice anon. Very informative. I think, given that my focus will be on toys, the 50mm is probably my best bet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 08:22:46 No.5275055 Report

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>>5274783
>>5274794
Rock on. I will do that.

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 08:34:42 No.5275065 Report

Quoted By: >>5275068

I know its in portrait, so its pretty bad. I just wanted tips on lighting. I got 2 small lights for my figures at a recent convention. That lightbox tutorial in the OP helped me a lot, so Ill make one soon. Any tips on light placement?

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 08:36:15 No.5275068 Report

Quoted By: >>5275279

>>5275065
Here's another photo. Tips on lighting and metal would also help for future advantages.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 12:59:30 No.5275217 Report

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>>5274894
>So a 50mm prime is better than say a 35mm to start with?

Thats completely subjective. Personally, I use a 50mm for most everything and love it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 13:27:45 No.5275252 Report

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>>5271619
Did this pasta always included the last bit about his deviantart and instagram accounts?

I wish someone would had screencaped the bits where he's back pedalling once he acquired a decent camera.

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 13:53:20 No.5275279 Report

Quoted By: >>5275433

>>5275068
First, try not to shoot indoors unless your depth of field blurs out the background.

Also, consider the subject and mood you're going for. Before posing I find myself miming the desired pose or saying something or making some weird face to help me get in the mood I'm trying to convey. It's austistic as fuck but it works.

Also, since you're shooting giant monsters it helps to shoot outdoors so you can't scale it against something and pointing up gives the impression that the subject is bigger than it is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 15:51:15 No.5275433 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275279

Cool shot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 20:03:45 No.5275702 Report

Quoted By: >>5275810

>>5273894
>>5274783
>>5274794
Also for Monsters and Ultra guys, lower the camera, and tilt it up.Gives them the appearance of being giants. You can raise the backdrop if you need more at the top.
Eye/shoulder level is great for human sized characters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 20:10:34 No.5275711 Report

Quoted By:

>>5274931
Personally I preferred my 35mm while I still used a crop.

Short story: first had a 50mm on both my Canon 1000D and 550D, the 1.8 I version.
Was unhappy because you can't get close with it to your subject.
Bought the 35mm 2.0 then and loved it, used it for everything from toys to people.
Got my 5D II and thus switched to full-frame aaaand....lens got unusable because now you had distortion with the 35mm and I only liked that for certain pictures.

However, most important with toys in the 35 vs 50 debate is the minimum focus(ing) distance. That means how close you can get to the subject before the lens stops being able to focus. In case of Canon the 50mm 1.8 (and 1.4) will require you to take a step back, while their 35mm 2.0 actually lets you get pretty close for a non-macro lens.
On a crop you also don't have that typical wide angle distortion with the 35mm.

So don't immediately go for the 50mm just because people say so.
Also check Flickr, type in the lens and you often get a lot of examples.
I am not at home right now or else I would have shown some examples from toy shots I took with 50 and 35 on both crop and full-frame.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:33:14 No.5275810 Report

Quoted By: >>5275817 >>5275841 >>5275848 >>5275945

>>5275702
yeah that is the hardest part of the set. I love Ultraman obviously and the background isn't big enough to make it easy enough. Even if I elevate it with cds and stuff the background is way to small to do a towering look. here is an idea of how big it is.

Every time I bring the camera down, move the background up, there isn't enough height and you can see the bottom of the background.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:37:55 No.5275817 Report

Quoted By: >>5275945

>>5275810
Here is an example of what I am talking about. I can do it, but there are huge limitations to how much space I have to work with.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:45:49 No.5275830 Report

Quoted By:

>>5274740
This.

Also, moving back a little and zooming in will help as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:50:57 No.5275841 Report

Quoted By: >>5275849

>>5275810

Is that a specific backdrop holder or are you using something else as one?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:57:34 No.5275848 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275810
I just realized you can't see how tall the background is in this so here is another.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 21:57:37 No.5275849 Report

Quoted By: >>5275855 >>5275863

>>5275841
It's the Tsubaraya Special Effects Set. Includes a few backdrops, a shit ton of studio lights, and all of the stuff in those pictures.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 22:02:21 No.5275855 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275849
Yeah it's 4 studio lights. the other two are just props

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 22:11:32 No.5275863 Report

Quoted By: >>5275867

>>5275849
>$3-400

Probably worth it though

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 22:16:58 No.5275867 Report

Quoted By: >>5275878

>>5275863
It was for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 22:24:42 No.5275878 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275867

Yeah, that seems like a fair price for a premium set like that, especially if it has functional lights. I'd jump on it if I was a bigger toku fan

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 23:08:53 No.5275945 Report

Quoted By: >>5275966

>>5275810
>>5275817

Not the guy you were replying to but I had a first go. Excuse the bad green screening, I just didn't have an interesting backdrop to use. Just in terms of forcing perspective, is there anything I should look to improve?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 23:24:50 No.5275965 Report

Quoted By: >>5275998 >>5276000

ABOUT TIME TOY, I REMEMBER WHEN I TRIED TO TELL YOU IDIOTS TO USE A DECENT CAMERA TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR $300 DOLLS AND SOMEONE, NOT SAYING WHO, BUT SOMEONE GOT BANNED.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 23:26:03 No.5275966 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275945
Cleaner erasing and the figure should be in focus, not the background. Afterwards you should edit the figure to have the same color/light like the background, incl. the angle and placements of shadows.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 23:43:53 No.5275998 Report

Quoted By: >>5276580

>>5275965
I think I remember that thread.

Sounds like you need another ban, though. You're still making pretty low-quality posts.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 10 Nov 2015 23:44:26 No.5276000 Report

Quoted By:

>>5275965
lol the time are a changing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 01:00:28 No.5276153 Report

Quoted By: >>5276198 >>5276285

Are there any decent cheap cameras with full on manual controls.

I have a point and shoot that works alright but the focus is auto only and likes to focus on random shit in the background or like, the figure's foot or something.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 01:22:53 No.5276198 Report

Quoted By: >>5276269

>>5276153
How much do you want to spend?

Just a general tip for anyone else lurking, if you make a post for camera suggestions like this, please include a price range.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 02:08:07 No.5276269 Report

Quoted By: >>5276274 >>5276285

>>5276198

Cheap means cheap. But let's say sub- $200

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 02:10:21 No.5276274 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276269

New or used? Do you want an SLR or a point and shoot?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 02:17:50 No.5276285 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276153
>>5276269
Canon S90, Canon S95, Olympus XZ-1, Olympus XZ-2.

These are all point and shoots, with decent small sensors and manual controls. In your price range all of them will probably be used. Although last year during christmas I got an XZ-2 for $180 new on amazon so you never know what deals there will be later this month or in dec.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 03:03:25 No.5276391 Report

Quoted By: >>5276484 >>5276510 >>5277537

Would you guys mind if I use some of your images/tips for toy photography on my blog?It's a shitty blog no one reads but it's my hobby. I'm not sure how to credit but if anyone doesn't want their pictures used I understand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:06:15 No.5276484 Report

Quoted By: >>5276521 >>5276550

>>5276391
I've thrown a few tips out, but whatever. We have a reputation to uphold, so be sure to note we called you a dirty dickbeater at least twice.

Go with a cool approach like, anon called me a dirty dick beater, but, taking some advices and applying it, my results are "here".

Here are a tip on a cheap item to help you start out: silver car sun reflector. Very handy for bouncing soft light, cheap and chances are already have one around the house, or cost about $5-10.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:21:58 No.5276510 Report

Quoted By: >>5276550

>>5276391
Share the link

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:27:11 No.5276521 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276484
Or a piece of cardboard with some smoothed out aluminum foil stretched over it. For 30 cents or less.
Hell, for that matter a piece of white paper works as a good reflector, and costs nothing.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:31:27 No.5276526 Report

Quoted By: >>5276663

I did this today for fun, any suggestions?
cam: canon SX530 HS

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:41:31 No.5276550 Report

Quoted By: >>5276556 >>5276722

>>5276484
Thanks. I'll be sure too!
>>5276510
It's a shitty girly fujoshit aimed toy blog
I'm sure you'd spit on me if you saw it

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 04:44:27 No.5276556 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276550
Well if you want pics then I need to know where to send em

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 05:01:01 No.5276580 Report

Quoted By: >>5276590

>>5275998

I INSPIRED THE REVOLUTION TO ACTUALLY TAKE DECENT PHOTOS, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 05:05:53 No.5276590 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276580
Lol all caps

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 06:09:07 No.5276663 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276526
Terrible composition.
Maul is off to his side. They should be facing, or at least turned/looking toward each other. Lifeless, bland poses. I'll get shit for this, but they look like two toys just sort of sat next to each other on a shelf, instead of two characters fighting.
Is that background edited in, or did you actually take the shot outdoors. If so, why use the flash instead of a reflector. It throws off the lighting.

If you're going to go to the trouble of 'shopping effects, go all the way and do the sabers as well. It looks like a couple of plastic swizzle sticks with a sparkler pasted over them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 07:08:40 No.5276722 Report

Quoted By:

>>5276550
Id hot glue you baby

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 11 Nov 2015 21:16:48 No.5277537 Report

Quoted By: >>5278883

>>5276391
I wouldn't mind.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 14:46:07 No.5278812 Report

Quoted By: >>5278818 >>5278820 >>5278883 >>5278983

What am I doing wrong?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 14:55:36 No.5278818 Report

Quoted By: >>5278820

>>5278812
No lamp light filter.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 14:59:29 No.5278820 Report

Quoted By:

>>5278812

Agreed with >>5278818. The light is too harsh. Diffuse it with something; tracing paper, thin linen, tissue paper etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 15:02:44 No.5278825 Report

Quoted By: >>5278884

Anyone know any good sources for composition and framing because I think that's where a lot of my pictures fall down. I get it well lit and manage to get it in focus etc but the shot just seems to be from a weird angle or the scene is just badly constructed. Any tips?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 15:35:28 No.5278866 Report

Quoted By: >>5278993 >>5291993

Lamp further away, thicker paper.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 15:52:09 No.5278883 Report

Quoted By: >>5279476

>>5277537
>>5278812
Both these pictures would look a lot better if the stands would have been edited out.
What's the use of putting so much effort into something just to have these ugly huge things across the picture?

I mean it's a toy, I get that, but still. Do yourself a favor and put in the few minutes and it will look a lot more "real".

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 15:53:19 No.5278884 Report

Quoted By:

>>5278825
Experience and looking at references, just like any other thing.
Look at pictures you like and ask yourself why your way of framing doesn't work for you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 17:16:42 No.5278983 Report

Quoted By: >>5278985

>>5278812
That pose is very awkward. Look at some action poses online to get some ideas

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 17:19:51 No.5278985 Report

Quoted By: >>5279009

>>5278983
Is the second one better?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 17:24:29 No.5278993 Report

Quoted By: >>5280883

>>5278866
You shouldn't even need a stand for such a basic pose my friend. Generally if there's not a lot going on in your picture the stand is a huge visual obstruction.

Miniature Krillin !!ikyDaXStDJz

Miniature Krillin !!ikyDaXStDJz Thu 12 Nov 2015 17:34:31 No.5279009 Report

Quoted By:

>>5278985
For your first shot, you could make her feet point more downward to sell the fact that she's airborne, probably bring her arms a bit out too to get them into a more dynamic pose. In regards to your second shot, try planting her right foot onto the ground, probably to the side of the stand's base if you really need it to help you in getting her standing. Otherwise, the pose you're going for is entirely doable without one (not that stands are a bad thing, mind you)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 12 Nov 2015 21:47:53 No.5279476 Report

Quoted By: >>5279881

>>5278883
There wasn't much effort put into mine. I get what your saying, but clearly we aren't putting much effort in at all if their is a stand. And as for editing them out we kinda got two options.

I can either completely redo the pic or lose a piece of composition that I like to hid the stand.
Or photoshop.
I don't care enough to learn how to do this yet to hide the stand always, but as for photoshop you can always do it!

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 01:47:00 No.5279881 Report

Quoted By: >>5280474

>>5279476
You have other options. Attach the claw to a part of the figure not in the picture. Use some blu-Tak, or some tape to secure it (off camera, natch). Think outside the box.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 06:28:05 No.5280474 Report

Quoted By:

>>5279881
Awesome thanks for giving me some stuff to work with! Now I know what to do! Most anons just say get rid of them. Now I can start taking them away.

mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV

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mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV Fri 13 Nov 2015 10:07:17 No.5280638 Report

Quoted By: >>5280639 >>5280737

mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV

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mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV Fri 13 Nov 2015 10:08:34 No.5280639 Report

Quoted By: >>5280642

>>5280638

mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV

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mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV Fri 13 Nov 2015 10:09:48 No.5280642 Report

Quoted By: >>5280646

>>5280639

mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV

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mastershambler !!1jxq5OCtuDV Fri 13 Nov 2015 10:14:33 No.5280646 Report

Quoted By: >>5280746

>>5280642
I haven't really done any action shots but im very open to criticism as I am looking to improve. I've been more critical with lighting and making sure things don't look awkward in shots ect.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:06:00 No.5280737 Report

Quoted By: >>5280746

>>5280638

Could maybe have been a little bit better lit but well composed and clearly shot. Very nice pic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:14:37 No.5280746 Report

Quoted By: >>5280754

>>5280646
>>5280737

Yeah the lighting is the obvious weak point here.

What are you using?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:20:36 No.5280754 Report

Quoted By: >>5280772

>>5280746

I use two desk lamps, one on each side of the subject to give even light and avoid too many shadows. Then just diffuse it with greaseproof paper. This is obviously in addition to my room's overhead light too.

On the third photo I'd also try to focus on the figure's face, as the details are a lot smaller than the Yoshi's.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:41:12 No.5280772 Report

Quoted By: >>5280775

>>5280754
are you diffusing or bouncing the light?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 13:45:50 No.5280775 Report

Quoted By:

>>5280772

I generally diffuse. If it is evenly lit from both sides I don't find I need to use a reflector. Obviously if I'm using natural light I will try it with and without the reflector.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 15:12:34 No.5280883 Report

Quoted By: >>5280888 >>5291993

>>5278993
She can't stand without the stand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 15:14:36 No.5280888 Report

Quoted By:

>>5280883
Put some putty underneath her feet, stick her to the ground, profit.
Afterwards just peel it off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 19:56:21 No.5281226 Report

Quoted By: >>5291741

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on this picture (>>5281224). It took me about 200 photos trying different variations on pose, iso, focus etc etc to get it how I wanted it. Anything I could improve upon?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2015 22:12:46 No.5281438 Report

Quoted By:

Any anons Animators as well?

Whiteagle

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Whiteagle Mon 16 Nov 2015 17:36:56 No.5285977 Report

Quoted By: >>5285983

Alright, how does my current set up look?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2015 17:39:02 No.5285983 Report

Quoted By: >>5286004

>>5285977

Not too bad. Do you have a tripod becuase it looks a little out of focus.

Whiteagle

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Whiteagle Mon 16 Nov 2015 17:53:07 No.5286004 Report

Quoted By: >>5286029

>>5285983
>Not too bad. Do you have a tripod becuase it looks a little out of focus.
A cheap one, but I've been free-handing a lot recently after a bit of spill, and this was more of an ad-havoc shot.
Accidentally knocked it over when using it on the table top, and it started acting up.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2015 18:14:12 No.5286029 Report

Quoted By: >>5286035

>>5286004
>ad-havoc
Moron

Whiteagle

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Whiteagle Mon 16 Nov 2015 18:18:45 No.5286035 Report

Quoted By: >>5286120 >>5286146

>>5286029
Uh, taking pics of construction toy builds as you're building doesn't count as ad havoc?

And here we see the biggest weakness of my set up; I'm using the ceiling lights only, so I have to be careful not to literally overshadow my scenes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2015 19:18:49 No.5286120 Report

Quoted By: >>5286160

>>5286035

The term is "ad hoc".

Try and make sure you take a good few pictures to make sure you get them in focus. Also consider either stronger lighting (not a lot but they're a bit underlit) or using a slightly higher ISO on your camera (assuming you're not using a phone).

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2015 19:29:15 No.5286146 Report

Quoted By: >>5286160

>>5286035
think anon's pointing out that you said ad-havoc rather than ad-hoc

Whiteagle

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Whiteagle Mon 16 Nov 2015 19:42:03 No.5286160 Report

Quoted By: >>5286168 >>5286769

>>5286120
>The term is "ad hoc".
>>5286146
>think anon's pointing out that you said ad-havoc rather than ad-hoc
>Grammer Nazis
Damn it Blitzen!

>>5286120
>Try and make sure you take a good few pictures to make sure you get them in focus. Also consider either stronger lighting (not a lot but they're a bit underlit) or using a slightly higher ISO on your camera (assuming you're not using a phone).
Alright, like I said the shots of the flamethrower were a spur of the moment thing in relation to a thread here, so didn't put a whole lot of effort into focus.

I already knew about the lighting, but when I tried to use a "tulip" bendy lamp I had on hand, the results were way too warm...
I might go with >>5272977 >>5272979 advice and try reflectors instead, since my father has a bad habit of buying junk and we've probably got more than a few mirrors handy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Nov 2015 19:46:13 No.5286168 Report

Quoted By:

>>5286160

Even if you don't have mirrors, tin foil taped to a piece of cardboard is admittedly a bit ghetto but works well enough.

Also, if the light it too warm then consider playing with the white balance. A lot of cameras have different settings based on if you're using natural light or standard "warm" light from bulbs.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 17 Nov 2015 00:11:38 No.5286591 Report

Quoted By:

>>5273628
Ah yes, this was really helpful. Would try to use the low aperture sometime.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Nov 2015 01:25:59 No.5286769 Report

Quoted By: >>5291808

>>5286160
No Grammar Nazi about it. You're using a word to make yourself sound more intelligent than you are, but the word you're using is not just the wrong word. It's not even a word to begin with.

It makes you sound like an idiot, and when you try to defend yourself, it makes you sound like an even bigger idiot, because there's no defense to this. You're just plain stupidly wrong. Period.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 19 Nov 2015 06:56:58 No.5290785 Report

Quoted By:

I bought a sort of neat background that I thought would look cool. When I got it in the mail it's not as great as I would have hoped, but I still think it's sort of cool. I'll try to take decent pictures sometime over the weekend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Nov 2015 23:39:09 No.5291741 Report

Quoted By:

>>5281226

Well you already have the main piece of advice down; take lots of pictures. Patience is the key to getting the results you want. Don't pose something, snap two quick pics and be done. Personally, I'll snap a batch, see how they look on my laptop, adjust what needs adjusting and repeat until I have a shot I am really happy with. Sometimes I get it after 20 shots (in batches of 5-10) and sometimes it's nearly 100 but even then the whole process maybe takes half an hour and I have something I am actually happy with.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 20 Nov 2015 00:01:50 No.5291808 Report

Quoted By:

>>5286769
That's ND you're talking to dude. Long track record of being pretty shitty.

Sposata

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Sposata Fri 20 Nov 2015 01:37:38 No.5291993 Report

Quoted By:

>>5278866
>>5280883
You okay?
She can stand on her own pretty easy, like most figmas. All you need to do is get their feet at the right angle.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 21 Nov 2015 02:35:06 No.5293832 Report

Quoted By:

>>5271619
Simmer down there jim

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