mega 10--Toy Story Last Supper

lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
edited December 13, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
I need better light!
OK I know I will have to reshoot this, but is it worth pursuing?
I will have a small window to reshoot tomorrow.

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Liz A.
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  • Aspecto5Aspecto5 Registered Users Posts: 311 Major grins
    edited December 10, 2010
    Last Supper is a great theme! But you're gonna need Iron Man. :B
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  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    OMG. That is so hilarious. I just love your ideas! Looking forward to the final!
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  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    hysterical
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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    this could work, but you need food =c)
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  • senorjaxsenorjax Registered Users Posts: 298 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    The videographer has a pretty mean setup.
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    Hahaha! Great idea! I think you need to add depth to the room with windows in the BG - like the original.
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    Thank you guys--I reshot and was still unhappy with this and then I went out of town. I have been able to reshoot something similar while out of town a and on camera I am happy with it. I will hopefully be able to download it and work on the image some tomorrow and post it. Thanks for your input--I hope the final image works also! :).
    Liz A.
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2010
    Great idea!thumb.gif
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  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2010
    This is great - agree about the windows &/or stuff on the table adding a lot to the shot, but even without it, the idea & the setup really works for me! Hilarious!
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  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2010
    It's a fun idea Liz, adding to the other comments, perhaps a darker BG too, maybe black?
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2010
    Thank you all for the input.
    I have to say even on reshoot, I reshot before much of the advice, I still wasn't happy with the shot. I agree that the table needed food and I couldn't for the life of me find something appropriate, I also was not happy with the background. Just wasn't feeling the toys. Then I ran out of time with no chance to reshoot the scene.

    I went out of town for an early Christmas with some family and after a few martinis etc. everyone was feeling good and so I broached the subject of this contest and my wish to reshoot with people. They all were so excited about it and it made for a very very fun and unforgettable night and family portrait. My entry is in, no chance of reshooting as I'm now back home, but I am thrilled with it :D.
    Liz A.
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2010
    You should be thrilled with it. It is exceptional! clap.gif
  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2010
    Glad you did and sooo glad they were in the mood. It turned out great!
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  • SimpsonBrothersSimpsonBrothers Registered Users Posts: 1,079 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    I was so scared when I saw the title to this, but glad it's different from mine.mwink.gif
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Thank you Whatshesaw and SeascapeSiloveyou.gif.

    SimpsonBrothers--I was looking at the challenge thread on my phone and when I saw your title, I about fell out of my chair. Then I had to wait forever for your photo to upload and then I said a curse word! lol.

    I was so glad that I did not go through with my toystory version after I saw yours. I was desperately trying to find some cups in my daughters toys, but they were huge, bigger than the toys lol.

    Also I just read in your other post the difficulty with the toys falling--trust me, many an expletive flew out of my mouth trying to shoot my toystory version.

    The human version was a whole lot more fun to shoot and well if they fell out of their chair, they could pick themselves right up:)
    Liz A.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Aspecto5 wrote: »
    Last Supper is a great theme! But you're gonna need Iron Man. :B

    btw--I did look for an ironman, thought he had one--I found the rock guy from the fantastic four instead and everytime I set him up, he was so heavy he would knock the table over lol.
    Liz A.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    senorjax wrote: »
    The videographer has a pretty mean setup.

    I looked and wondered "what videographer" lol--don't know what he is, just know he's from starwars, I think and I'm pretty sure that's an invisibility ray gun, or just a gun, or just a super laser gun.

    The characters cracked me up--but the setting was blah!
    Liz A.
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  • SimpsonBrothersSimpsonBrothers Registered Users Posts: 1,079 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    lizzard_nyc wrote: »
    I looked and wondered "what videographer" lol--don't know what he is, just know he's from starwars, I think and I'm pretty sure that's an invisibility ray gun, or just a gun, or just a super laser gun.

    The characters cracked me up--but the setting was blah!
    It's a B-1 Battle Droid used in Episode One
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    SimpsonBrothers wrote: »
    It's a B-1 Battle Droid used in Episode One
    http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/B1_battle_droid


    Kind of thought you might know :D.
    Liz A.
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Liz - just curious - how many takes did you need for that entry? I'd imagine it would be hard to get that many people to cooperate for a long time. They sure looked like they were having a good time!
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    SeascapeS wrote: »
    Liz - just curious - how many takes did you need for that entry? I'd imagine it would be hard to get that many people to cooperate for a long time. They sure looked like they were having a good time!



    26 I just counted them.
    However at least half were purposely taken as outtakes. While people were outright laughing or talking or laughing again rolleyes1.gif. I knew some might be real keepers as outtakes.

    So i'll say around 13 or so were taken to try and get a real shot.
    I knew I had a small window with the kids--my son in particular started crying because he wanted to play wii and my daughter started doing "the face" lol--which actually wound up working. Then halfway through the adults started arguing, not in a bad way, but pretty much in the way things always are which is why I wanted the outtakes.

    The funniest thing was I didn't have my tripod and it's low light and I had my 25mm f2.8 on my e620 and we stacked the christmas presents on top of each other so I could have a sort of stable table for my camera. I'm telling you, I laughed so hard during this shoot, plus we were all feeling pretty good. If nothing else, it will always be remembered and talked about.
    Liz A.
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    Ha - you did good for only 26!

    One of the ones I did once that made the top 5 - I only got 5 takes. That's all my son would give and he was done. Others that I did and took 300 shots didn't even make the top 10 (when we had a top 10). You just never know! mwink.gif
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  • FrochFroch Registered Users Posts: 571 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    It's so well done Liz. From the setup to the processing. It has such a great texture. Definitely a favorite.
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