Re: somewhat O.T., Photographing our engines [was: Russia Iron (was Forced repaint)]
Having been on a couple of photo shoots with Marc Horovitz, one tip I can give that makes a world of difference is to get a pinhole aperture for your camera. This is a really tiny hole in a sheet of shim stock that gives you something like f/96 or f/120. The effect of using this is that the depth of field is practically infinite, so you don't get the front of a locomotive sharp while everything from the air pump back is out of focus. It also allows you to get extremely close with that huge depth of field. Shoot low with a pinhole aperture and you will get an extremely realistic-looking photograph. -vance- "Another day goes by in the time machine. I've been breaking my brain over what it might mean just to claim the time to turn away and make today today." --James Taylor
Re: somewhat O.T., Photographing our engines [was: Russia Iron (was Forced repaint)]
Add my vote to the positive. Any knowledge in photographing models (trains or human) is appreciated. mp --- Trent Dowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ferdinand, > > Yes, the interest is here for a web page about > photographing our little engines. Seems no matter > how hard I try, I always end up with a "toyish" > look. Sonni Honneger's (sp?) photo that > appeared in Garden Railways a while back looked so > good that I had to look twice to see if it was his > engine or he was trying to sneak the real thing past > us. After talking to him at DH about > the photo, I learned that there is a lot of prep > work for just the photo. > > Later, > Trent > > > Ferdinand wrote: > > > Maybe if the demand is there I should set up a web > site on photographing small steam locos outdoors > with simple yet highly effective > > tricks of the trade. > __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Re: somewhat O.T., Photographing our engines [was: Russia Iron (was Forced repaint)]
Trent and list; The person who has "THE" knack (imhm) is Hans Shuyler (SP) . He gets the backgrounds that don't make the trains look like they're in a out-of scale setting. Close ups with grass always look wrong as a for instance. Flowers look great but are out of scale for our trains. Phil.P. reading,PA. > Ferdinand, > > Yes, the interest is here for a web page about photographing our little engines. Seems no matter how hard I try, I always end up with a "toyish" look. Sonni Honneger's (sp?) photo that > appeared in Garden Railways a while back looked so good that I had to look twice to see if it was his engine or he was trying to sneak the real thing past us. After talking to him at DH about > the photo, I learned that there is a lot of prep work for just the photo. > > Later, > Trent > > > Ferdinand wrote: > > > Maybe if the demand is there I should set up a web site on photographing small steam locos outdoors with simple yet highly effective > > tricks of the trade. > >
