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When I was a kid I loved making Airfix plastic kits, model making has been a passion of mine since then with my main interest being in radio controlled aeroplanes. It was actually trying to photograph the models that got me back into photography, digital cameras and the ability to see results quickly and therefor learn technique quickly was what allowed me to progress to the point of getting acceptable results.
So with that in mind I am now interested in my old hobby of plastic kits and seeing what can be done with modern camera equipment and old model making skills. I have chosen to start with trying to create a diorama of a WW1 type battlefield. I intend to expand as I go on, try different forms of lighting, different angles, and different processing in LR and PS. Yesterday I spent some time painting the first figure and discovered my eyesight is not what it used to be, but I still have a steady hand!
As this is going to be an on going project here are my first stumbling results, taken with a 50mm lens and using the torch on a mobile phone for lighting.
I obviously have a lot to learn and lots of experimenting to enjoy. I have found a cheap macro lens to use that will be arriving in the week and I definitely need to get a magnifying stand, with some kind of illumination for painting the 1/72 scale figures properly. Need to remove the bases from the figures and figure a way to keep them standing up without them being permanent. I might also try using a much smaller sensor to give a huge depth of field, basically I intend to try anything, I do not have a specific goal just to enjoy the model making and painting and hopefully produce a few interesting pictures along the way.
Any encouragement, suggestions for technique, criticism or just interest will be most welcome.
So with that in mind I am now interested in my old hobby of plastic kits and seeing what can be done with modern camera equipment and old model making skills. I have chosen to start with trying to create a diorama of a WW1 type battlefield. I intend to expand as I go on, try different forms of lighting, different angles, and different processing in LR and PS. Yesterday I spent some time painting the first figure and discovered my eyesight is not what it used to be, but I still have a steady hand!
As this is going to be an on going project here are my first stumbling results, taken with a 50mm lens and using the torch on a mobile phone for lighting.
I obviously have a lot to learn and lots of experimenting to enjoy. I have found a cheap macro lens to use that will be arriving in the week and I definitely need to get a magnifying stand, with some kind of illumination for painting the 1/72 scale figures properly. Need to remove the bases from the figures and figure a way to keep them standing up without them being permanent. I might also try using a much smaller sensor to give a huge depth of field, basically I intend to try anything, I do not have a specific goal just to enjoy the model making and painting and hopefully produce a few interesting pictures along the way.
Any encouragement, suggestions for technique, criticism or just interest will be most welcome.