DSS 91 - Battle on the Ice Planet

cbbr

So I have been trapped inside sick and live in La. where the only ice is used for drinks. So the kids built a Lego set, I set up a light tent and here are their favorite versions of final product (yes, we went through every TA filter ) - C&C please -

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tinamarie52

Creative use of sick time! It says snow to me... and that's because I know the theme title. That said, I like the textures in #3.

Nit- it visually bugs me that the pointy things hanging down next to the upside-down guy arent' symmetrical. The one on the right needs to be flipped.

Jenn

cbbr wrote: »

So I have been trapped inside sick and live in La. where the only ice is used for drinks. So the kids built a Lego set, I set up a light tent and here are their favorite versions of final product (yes, we went through every TA filter ) - C&C please -

I like it, but I think it needs some real ice in the photo some how. Maybe freeze the figures in water and take shots of it as it's melting a bit? Just an idea.

cbbr

tinamarie52 wrote: »

Creative use of sick time! It says snow to me... and that's because I know the theme title. That said, I like the textures in #3.

Nit- it visually bugs me that the pointy things hanging down next to the upside-down guy arent' symmetrical. The one on the right needs to be flipped.

Thanks! Now that is bugging me too.D I wonder if my builders got that right?

Jenn wrote: »

I like it, but I think it needs some real ice in the photo some how. Maybe freeze the figures in water and take shots of it as it's melting a bit? Just an idea.

Thanks! That would have definitely been better. Where were you yesterday?

I was honestly short on ideas, long on time and surrounded with kids, so this was a first attempt at this type of shot. I have much to learn.

SeascapeS

#2 it is, but yeah, those things need flipped. Otherwise, it's a cool shot!

billseye

Cool set-up! The different versions create very different responses for me. With each increase in detail, it feels less icy and drier. I'll be curious to see which one you enter.

cbbr

SeascapeS wrote: »

#2 it is, but yeah, those things need flipped. Otherwise, it's a cool shot!

Thanks! I didn't have a chance to re-shoot and don't use PSE enough to flip small parts, so I was stuck. The original shoot was set up with the following (hence no re-shoot) -

SB-900 on camera @ 1/16th
2 SB-26's @ 1/32 in front shooting high/low & low/high
WL-1600 @1/4 shooting through an umbrella at the top of the light tent.
Light tent with black velvet in back 7 a smoke machine.

billseye wrote: »

Cool set-up! The different versions create very different responses for me. With each increase in detail, it feels less icy and drier. I'll be curious to see which one you enter.

Thanks! The kids chose #3, and they were my assistants, so I went with that version.