Hi Kev.....been looking at your X20 pictures....very nice work....the "pen" model set very good.....you mentioned about staging underwater pictures...."Stingray" series is an excellent viewing experience on how to do realistic photography of miniatures....over the years I re-visit the series a lot when I need ideas....for parts....the local garden centres are very useful I find for plastic plants - very reusable ....also when using perspex....try multiple items , one behind the other - slightly different shades of colour....use vaseline smeared on at least one sheet if you use three sheets together - it helps to get "depth in a shot...also lighting ---light from above and use reflectors - white card boards at the sides to get light down on the sides and underneath the model....these observations will help you I think moving forward...if you wish to know more techniques pleas message me at my studio....love to talk with fellow modellers..."tpdnorthwest@outlook.com". keep up the good work....Regards Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK .
looks fabulous Kevin as always. I always loved the 'fishtank' look on Stingray and the underwater shots capture that look well. Youll be running out of room in the shed with all the gear! Bill
Hi Mish......I won't give away some of the secrets on the stuff currently coming through the studio....but past creations I'm willing to give help on how they were done...the last few years a number of local photography students from the local college were amazed at what can be achieved using the old style techniques of Derek Meddings / The Anderson studio....I really love all that 'ole stuff....you don't need mega budgets to achieve good results....just a little thought , careful consideration on lighting and a few bits gathered together....oh , yes a bit of "magic" as well I guess...Richard Dixon .
Great murky water effect!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I took those photos through a piece of green perspex, left over from making a Federation Trooper helmet!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful model, and beautiful photos. Yes, great underwater shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteNice build, Kev.
ReplyDeleteCheers, much appreciated.
DeleteI can't name it, but it sure looks like one of those fish that they keep in tropical fish tanks!
ReplyDeleteIt does!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is just too cute for words. What a wonderful lost Supermarionation craft! SFZ
ReplyDeleteThanks. It is cute isn't it?
DeleteNice little model, with some good angles on it in the shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, I don't know how much longer I can get away with faking water, or even if I'm getting away with it at all!
ReplyDeleteYou could always do the water effects Derek Meddings style and put a fishtank in front of your model and shoot through!
DeleteTrue. Got to be easier than a massive tank that constantly overflows at the back for surface shots!
DeleteStunning
ReplyDeleteThank you.
ReplyDeleteHi Kev.....been looking at your X20 pictures....very nice work....the "pen" model set very good.....you mentioned about staging underwater pictures...."Stingray" series is an excellent viewing experience on how to do realistic photography of miniatures....over the years I re-visit the series a lot when I need ideas....for parts....the local garden centres are very useful I find for plastic plants - very reusable ....also when using perspex....try multiple items , one behind the other - slightly different shades of colour....use vaseline smeared on at least one sheet if you use three sheets together - it helps to get "depth in a shot...also lighting ---light from above and use reflectors - white card boards at the sides to get light down on the sides and underneath the model....these observations will help you I think moving forward...if you wish to know more techniques pleas message me at my studio....love to talk with fellow modellers..."tpdnorthwest@outlook.com". keep up the good work....Regards Richard Dixon TPD STUDIOS UK .
ReplyDeleteHi, Thanks, much appreciated. Some great ideas there. I am planning on building a lighting rig as, at the moment, I'm tripping over tripods a lot!
ReplyDeleteDon't give away all our 'pro' filming secrets Richard.
ReplyDeleteHow else do we maintain the illusion that we are 'geniuses' ?!
looks fabulous Kevin as always. I always loved the 'fishtank' look on Stingray and the underwater shots capture that look well. Youll be running out of room in the shed with all the gear! Bill
ReplyDeleteThanks. My shed is already looking a bit full. The robot head in there isn't helping!
ReplyDeleteHi Mish......I won't give away some of the secrets on the stuff currently coming through the studio....but past creations I'm willing to give help on how they were done...the last few years a number of local photography students from the local college were amazed at what can be achieved using the old style techniques of Derek Meddings / The Anderson studio....I really love all that 'ole stuff....you don't need mega budgets to achieve good results....just a little thought , careful consideration on lighting and a few bits gathered together....oh , yes a bit of "magic" as well I guess...Richard Dixon .
ReplyDeleteLovely build and photography Kev. You've captured a Sixties moment for sure. I like it the way it is!
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