Tutorial: How to take scenic photographs of miniatures

[Peithetairos]

Hi all,

I just wrote a short tutorial on my experiences with taking scenic photos of my miniatures. I look at camera choices, lighting, framing, scene composition and photo editing. In a second installment I will move from the general to the specific and provide a step-by-step tutorial for one specific shot.

Here is the link.

 

Some of my work:

 

 

 

 

[lexomatic]

Some nice photos there

[Peithetairos]

Glad you like them.

 

@all: Please share your own experiences and photos in this thread if you like!

[Pingo]

The closest I've gotten to scenic photography is this:

 

 

The sky is blue fabric draped over a box. The water is two layers of crushed organza in two different shades of blue over a large piece of egg crate foam.

 

The organza is transparent enough that minis can be placed under it and look as if underwater (It's too much of a nuisance for gameplay, though).

 

[Darcstaar]

That water effect is really clever.

[Pingo]

That water effect is really clever.

The egg crate foam gives a basic wavy shape, but it also securely and safely holds large items like the ship.

[Peithetairos]

Thank you for posting your scenic pictures. I really like the ship and the creative way you employed to depict water. It really looks good with the mermaid underneath the surface.

 

 

I finally finished part 2 of the tutorial, which shows all the considerations and steps necessary to create the picture below. So if you are looking for more specific tips, then have a look at the tutorial.

 

 

 

[Marineal]

I love this!! I'm not into scenic photography of my minis at this point (I'm barely able to take regular pictures!) but I love the how to! It makes it seem like much less of a mystery, and I appreciate your effort to make that available to the masses! :)

[tiniest rhombus]

Awesome tutorial, I'm with Marineal on this one though, I can barely take a decent regular picture of my minis. :-(

[Peithetairos]

Hiho,

 

thank you for your comments. In this case I shall make another tutorial covering basic miniature photography. :)

 

In the meantime another scenic shot using my new photography mat:

 

Edited June 22, 2015 by Peithetairos