Photography

The first camera I used for miniature photography didn't have a white balance setting so I thought I'd experiment to see how different backgrounds affect the outcome of the ...

Well my previous statement that the pen tool was just as fast as the magic wand might not be entirely...uh...true. hehe. It DOES give you pinpoint control over your path however. It IS a lot more work than the magic wand, but if you didn't use a backrop for your image, its really the only way ...

How to Create Scenic Backgrounds for Your Pictures





How to Create Scenic Backgrounds for Your Pictures By Jake Kobrin Introduction Many ...

Miniature Photography - by Danny Grimes

I am just posting a little article on what works for me as far as model photography goes. Just as I was finishing this I came across an article that Chern Ann wrote awhile back on another site that covers many of the same ideas. This is what works for me.

I have received some compliments and comments on my photos so I figured that others might benefit from a setup like mine. I have a standard inexpensive digital camera and nothing special in terms of equipment. I should start by saying that I am a voracious scratchbuilder (on a budget too), so my setup is also very affordable and easily assembled at any hardware store. I am not a pro, ...

I found an incredibly easy way of adjusting pictures so they are viewed alot more like the real thing.

Its quite short and simple , but you do need adobe photoshop. Basicaly all you do while you are in the program is load up the pic then hit :

Shift ...

It pains me to see many pictures of miniatures on this site getting low marks simply because the pictures are too dark, when this can be fixed very easily using any old photo editor. Hence I decided to write this short article.

First, let me try ...

SCANNING 101
First off, this has absolutely nothing to do with blowing up people's heads with your mind powers! We will leave that article to someone in the budget movie industry!


This little commentary is aimed at helping us less fortunate souls who cannot afford or do not have

access to digital cameras with macro lenses or Uber photography equipment to snap pics of our favorite

little miniatures.


Okay, the very first thing to remember is that my scanner sucks as well and it is all I use for my

pictures. You must experiment a lot with your own (as they are all different) and ...

This article is rather old, but still has useful primers on resolution, compression etc. The instructions on lighting have been superceded by more recent articles in the same section, so please take a look at those after you read this - CA 2006.



IntroductionOne of the emerging aspects of miniature painting is the taking pictures of completed figures for the purpose of exhibiting and inviting critique. Good photography is especially important if you are thinking of selling your painted miniatures over the Internet. Over the years I have experimented with scanning, conventional photography and digital photography. Here I try to present ...