We totally would like a video on photographing larger dioramas and full army shots! 👍

@colinmorrison5119

11 ай бұрын

It's going to be shot more like a three point lighting setup, as uniform lighting would kill the drama. A main light from one side, a reflector or fill light to reduce hard shadows, and a key light to separate the model from the background. Something like that, anyway. You might use different colours on those lights depending on setting.

@enclavecafe

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Sometimes I wanna show my collection, and I'm not quite sure how to make it look as epic as I feel it deserves to be showcased as

@colinmorrison5119

11 ай бұрын

@@enclavecafe The downside of the lighting setup I'm suggesting is it needs space. Given your average mini modeller has every spare space jammed with stuff.... it's not easy...

@zieg0r

11 ай бұрын

Yup, I have a squad of Kommandos and Snikrot I'm really proud of and I SOOOO want to take a shot of them as a whole "DA EXPENDABOYZ" unit.

@gravetotkd

11 ай бұрын

What everybody said

yes please on that army photo

@timothyferguson4248

11 ай бұрын

Big. Cool. Army shots!

@TredecimMusic

11 ай бұрын

Agreed- I’m working on a diorama soon and it would help lots.

@knoxminis1211

11 ай бұрын

Same.

@louwierivera4416

11 ай бұрын

Armyy photooss

@yaelagulto9746

11 ай бұрын

Army photos

Tutorials about that kind of things, like managing miniatures backgrounds for scenery shots, or tricks on how to take videos of minis with different equipment could be awesome for a lots of people

@Dracobyte

6 ай бұрын

Indeed!

I photographed minis at gw professionally for about 16 years in the main studio and this guide is pretty spot on 😊 But it misses a few things. Louise is leaning on photoshop possibly as that’s what she’s more familiar with. If you adjust your camera settings you can really minimise the photoshop and save a bit of work. So I would recommend shooting with your aperture setting on f16 or potentially f22 rather than f4.0. A higher aperture gives you a larger area of focus so you may be able to completely avoid image stacking or at least reduce the number of stacks. f16 is a nice sweet spot as it also gives you the best image sharpness. This can vary by lenses and camera but is a decent starting point. If you’re using led video lights with continuous light rather than flash then you will have a dark image because of the low light they output and because the higher aperture let’s in less light. But just adjust your shutter speed until your image is bright. You might need something like 0.5 second long shutter speed for a bright image but that’s absolutely fine. You could also increase your iso setting to make the image brighter but I would avoid that as it can make your image grainy. I’d leave it set at iso100. If you have a long shutter speed use the timer function so the camera takes a photo 5-10 seconds after pressing the button. If you’re not touching the camera when it takes a photo you avoid any blur from the camera wobbling. Then if you have a modern camera with perhaps 16 - 20 megapixels you can always just increase the distance between the camera and mini. This will increase the area of focus. It makes the mini look smaller in viewfinder but if you have high megapixel count this doesn’t matter as there is still enough pixels in the small area, especially if you’re shooting for digital / Instagram. There’s a tonne more to it but hope that helps.

@VH1348

11 ай бұрын

this is knowledge-gold! thanks so much!!

@sinesterD1

10 ай бұрын

What other knowledge can you drop?

@glennmore

10 ай бұрын

@@sinesterD1 So much! But not in a KZread comment sadly.

@terrydactyl2077

10 ай бұрын

@@sinesterD1yes please! Drop it all over me too!

@Dracobyte

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tips!!

Even though I'm not super interested in all the post production stuff, I have to say this is the best video I've seen that goes into what you need to do AFTER taking your photo which is really half the battle. All videos I've seen prior have just been, "Get a lightbox. Light it up. Make sure you have a decent camera. Tweak some settings. And take the photo."

Yes, please! More and more photo knowledge!

@gomezzara_art

11 ай бұрын

Yes yes!

@Dracobyte

6 ай бұрын

Yeah!!

Yes we want to see more! And especially how to ta pictures of large scenes.

@Bluecho4

11 ай бұрын

Seconded

@Dracobyte

6 ай бұрын

Thirded!

Amazing stuff! You are right, I will never unsee the "golden angle" hahah! I find one of the biggest challenges for me when I've tried to photograph my minis before is not the photography (though to be fair I have a ton of photography experience), its more discovering just how much worse I am at painting than I thought I was when the photo of the mini is taken with a macro lens and displaying at like 800% bigger than reality on a 32" screen. No matter how you slice it, taking really high quality photos of minis starts with elite tier painting skills. I'd also add that it can make a huge difference to practice and develop painting skills that work well with photography. The Eavy Metal team's style is specifically designed for showcasing minis in photos. Btw, the refine edge tool can really help with subject select. Save you a ton of time compared to the pen tool. :) Oh and finally one other tip, for anyone who lacks the setup to be able to get the ISO low enough to avoid noise. Lightroom Classic's new Enhance Denoise is insanely good. In a single click you can basically obliterate 95% of the noise without damaging details at all.

YES! I want the video for army shots

This was, to quote Ron Weasley, bloody brilliant! Best mini photography guide I've seen.. the Golden Angle unmasked at last! And the editing stuff.. can't wait to try this! Would love the army guide if you can make one, thanks Louise!! 😃

Thanks a bunch for the video. I wasn't aware of the stacking and auto-adjust tool despite the fact that I use PS for years on a professional level. The part of "post production" is what a lot of mini photograph tutorials lack of

Hey Louise... one suggestion regarding pen tooling a layer mask. after youre done creating your cut out and selection (right before clicking the layer mask button), hit SHIFT + F6 to bring up the feather selection. depending on the resolution of the pic youre working with, try setting a 1 to 2 pixel feather (i usually default to 2 pixels), THEN create your layer mask. reason for this is to make the subject/object that youve masked/clipped out have a subtle soft edge (instead of the hard/sharp anti-aliased edge). creating a softer edge tricks the eye via the feathering to create a more natural looking placement (almost like a focal point). when edges are left with a hard anti-aliased cut, the eye/brain will more likely detect that it is an image simply cut from something else and stuck on top. with the lightly feathered edge, the eye/brain sees it as a properly executed object placed into the composition and its not an immediate stop for the brain to say "yeup, its just hastily stuck on there". basically the eye/brain sees it as that object you placed was already in there (like it was photographed against the background instead of being placed on top of the background). give it a shot in future projects and see how it works out :)

@timreeves

11 ай бұрын

yep, this is what i do if I want to doa quick and dirty clip, i usually combine it with a 1px shrink on the selection first (if you've selected the object, or an expand if you've selected the background)

@esaedvik

8 ай бұрын

My first thought as well. I do hate the "magic" tools and had to find a way to use them and save my sanity back when I did more photography :D

I’m following your lead and am much happier with my miniature photos. I even bought the same camera for the ease of dragging the focus around. Image stacking is a lifesaver. I was feeling really grim about my photos, “what’s the point?”, but am pretty pleased now. Thanks!

Watching this as a professional photographer. This is a solid tutorial. The focus stacking tip is one that is often overlooked and makes a massive difference to the final image. (I never have enough time to do that these days with the amount of products I have ti work through, so it’s f22 and full send on the profotos to get as much in focus as I can) having spent the past few days clipping plastic box images the section of the video where you talk about the pen tool gives me cold shudders haha. The new object selection tool can work wonders on simple images and save a lot of time though! Also… #deathtomagicwandtool haha

@wahjudi

11 ай бұрын

Haha I was thinking that too. Stacking is nicer but if I can get away with a huge aperture in a controlled studio environment I will!

@oletheos

11 ай бұрын

get heliconremote and helicon focus and cut your stacking time down in half. was shown the program 5 years ago and never looked back to shooting depth without it

The Fishing Gobo is so adorable

This was one of the best, most well explained videos I’ve seen about the techniques and theories used for miniature photography! Your professional experience doing this really brought a wonderful perspective. Thank you so much for this video and the tips. Being a Rogue is so freakin’ awesome!

This was the greatest video regarding this subject I've ever watched. Thank you so SO much for this. Seriously. ALSO YES, an Army/diorama/multi-model photography tutorial would be utterly magical. Thank you so much for your hard work on the channel!

Army pics would be awesome! Thanks for the video. I've had Garfy try and walk me through it and I was just like yeeeaaah naaaah lol 🤘😎🔥

The golden angle tip is priceless. Thanks!

The photo stacking is such a good tip.

Geat video. I have made really inexpensive light boxes a few times using sheets of white foam board from a local dollar store that I simply tape together. One thing I'd recommend is not to shine your lights directly on your miniature. It can work (as demonstrated here) but if your lights are not diffused (I just use cheap desk lamps) then a good option is to direct your lights onto the interior of the light box. The interior of the white light box will then reflect that lovely diffused light onto your miniature.

4:02 this tip just changed my photos forever! I just took a picture of my latest miniature and it looks soooo much better than my previous pictures! Thank you so much!

That was a perfect scone of a video !!! Your recipe of technical points, charmingly goofy enthusiasm and real love for your subject matter makes for a very useful and charming watch. Yes, please, on the massive army scene tutorial.

Yeeeees. Army shots! They are the most iconic thing I associate with Warhammer.

I'd love the batlescene/ unit picture tips video. Thanks so much for going into proper depth about the pictures. I've struggled for years

Thank you for making this video. Most of your presets, equipment, etc I had figured out myself but I had not realized the "GW magic angle/golden ratio" - it does make quite a difference. I'll be using it from now on.

I would LOVE to see how those in-world army shots are done!

Best Miniature Photography lesson going, thank you.

Oh! Yes!! More On making thar perfect photo. Both for single figures AND for groups of them 😊

Yes please!! Thank you for sharing this information with us!!

That family photo was hilarious

Really useful, thank you! Not just for figures, too! Look forward to a diorama video! Thanks!

Okay, this tutorial is way over my head, but its Louise, so its still a pleasure to watch!

This is what I need. Would love to see an army / scenic photography vid.

Something tells me that just arting in the same room as you is that much more fun!

there're so many miniature channels out there and still you manage to drop not just fine quality but also individual content. Love that!

The stacking just blew my mind. Seems so obvious. Thanks! Got another photoshoot in the next couple days and will give this all a go then!

Needed this as I take pic.s of action figures ! Most positive video by far ! 👍

Yes please to the army photography. Would love to see a sculpting video too!

Ah, heck yeah for the larger army pictures!!

wow and I thought I new golden angle but it is all so much clearer now. Thanks Louise

Yes!? Of Course! Shooting those Diorama Scenes is a gereat storytelling Option! I need that XD

And now I have learned about photo stacking. Thank you! Can't wait to try it with my minis. ❤

Really well explained. Straight to the point and very helpful. I'm a good painter but until I saw this video my camera was telling me different. Thankyou

I didn't know I needed this until I watched it.

Finally I can take good photos thanks. I'm a photographer by trade but I struggle with small stuff

Very useful information! learned a lot! thank you.

Yes, please do the 'big army shots' video! I have some large armies that desperately some need photographic love. Thank you! Love the channel btw!

Yes please! Army shots tutorial sounds amazing

Absolutely keen to see further videos like this. Thanks for this one and looking forward to more in future.

Straight forward and to the point, great video ❤

Wow, thanks so much for this! I learned the most I have in a very long time in just 11 minutes! You are a miracle.

Super helpful! Thank you!!

Thank you for all these tips!!!

This is excellent! Thank you very much for putting this tutorial together!

I really appreciate this video. thank you!

This definitely helps. Thanks!

This was great, thank you.

Love these videos. Great content.

Yes to the army photography video, or at least small squads! Great video btw!

I just love the main music theme, reminds me of early video games 🙂

Holy moly. So many tips! Scenic shots next please!

Love it. This is sort of mini related content I don't see a lot of. It is informative, and a nice break from all the videos of people who paint better and faster than me.

Fantastic Video, learned a lot, got some new lights and a new technique! Thanks a lot =)

That was amazingly useful! thank you.

wow thank you for sharing! this is aswome

I learned A TON from this photography tutorial! Thank you, Louise!! : )

I needed this. Thanks.

I really like the technical aspects of your videos.

Great! Thank you!

This video was beyond helpful and extremely clear and concise. Thank you very much, it helped me a lot!

Brilliant!

I love this, thank you so much. I really get that overly grainy look when taking pictures. Its cool to know that maybe how I take pictures can help with that. This is incredible. I hope I can one day share what I learned with your vids to you with a great picture of a finished mini!

Super handy video, thank you!

thanks for making this video. I learned a lot and my minis look so much better in a photo now.

Skills....like it keep it up!!

I learnt more in this video than any of the others I've watched. Thank you for explaining stuff in an easy to understand way.

This video was super helpfull, thank you very much!!!

i wouldn't mind seeing you tackle this video again, actually. this was great and i'd like to see the same again, please. :)

Seriously good video! Can't praise this enough, I think you downplayed just how fundamentally useful and helpful this guide is. I've learned loads from this and thought I actually knew what I was doing. Quality off the scale, thank you so much, please keep them coming.

Big cool army shots. Yes please! I learned a bunch from that. Thank you.

Thank you very much for this video. It’s rare to have a real professional’s insight!

Yes on the army shots! Actually any subject you make a vid of will be great. Love all your videos. You make them a lot of fun to watch as well as informative. Keep up the awesome work!

Allways nice to learn new stuff … even if it’s just a small detail or tip. It makes my day. Thank you. ☺️

Very helpful thanks!

This tuto is amazing ! Full of cool-yet-once-you-know-it simple tricks. Thank you so much I'm gonna up m'y game thanks to that !

Yes big cool army shots!

Extremely useful!

Great vid, super informative and accessible, would love to see another similar vid about diorama photography. Thanks for the content 😊

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing

What an amazing video, thanks so much. Even as someone with a background in photography this has been really helpful. You’re the best!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. :)

Thanks, this is very useful.

Thank you! This really helped me understand the taking of high quality pictures better. I never knew that the post-production is in such a big role.

This is amazing to know! So handy! Never knew about the stacking - thank you so much. Would love to see the army tutorial.

great tips and generally great content. your painting style makes me happy :)

To be honest: this was the single best video on miniature photography I have ever seen! ❤️ Thank you so much for this! And yes!!, I would looove to see that scenic army shot tutorial! 🤩🤩

super useful stuff, thanks

This is incredibly helpful thank you so much! 🥰😍😁

Really helpful. Thank you.