toy toy toy ?

[qqmeng]

unlike lanatir ... i dun have many toys.

hope you guys like it :) (oh C&C welcome)

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haha... just out from my camera!

[sampoerna]

Is this toys?!! :? :?

[qqmeng]

i think so ...

i bought it in china.... my son is playing with it with lego :D

[alancheong7]

Some people collect, especially those carved name chops - the lions remind me of them :D

Err, Q, setting try different types, different backgrounds, and also different positions for the figurines. Try out the many different possibilities.

It's nice like that, but boring a bit lor - my 2 kupang, sorry :redface:

[lanatir]

qqmeng, try this. instead of ceiling down light (or bouncing off the ceiling), try a direction from the side

[ShaolinTiger]

Also for light coloured objects like these, you need a darker background cloth to make the details stand out.

[qqmeng]

Err, Q, setting try different types, different backgrounds, and also different positions for the figurines. Try out the many different possibilities.

It's nice like that, but boring a bit lor - my 2 kupang, sorry :redface:

eeerr... sorry for giving me tips? :D ... no, i should thank you! :D

qqmeng, try this. instead of ceiling down light (or bouncing off the ceiling), try a direction from the side

will try this out, actually i hv put a reflector below it .... maybe i should try out from the side as what u hv advised. thanks.

Also for light coloured objects like these, you need a darker background cloth to make the details stand out.

the background is actually my Italy football WC jersey :D ... i ll put up my liverpool jersey next round. thanks.

[qqmeng]

this my second try after taking notes of the teaching ....

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[leslie]

can u get closer i can't see the details also its not straight how come ? time for u to get tripod lar

[qqmeng]

eeerr.... actually i have a tripod. ....a very famous tripod some more... i bet u must heard of sakura china made (or worst malaysia made) tripod!! :D

yeah... u r right... time to get a GOOD tripod :redface: ..

the toys are bout 2 cm high ... maybe i ll shoot with my macro lens next round.

anywhere, thanks.

[alancheong7]

Both are nice, with individual strengths and uses.
But need to be closer lor .... :D

[qqmeng]

alan, leslie thanks.

i just gave myself another shot at it.

how about these two?


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[noordin]

Do close-ups of individual piece and with say a black cloth for background. That will allow the details of each piece to be appreciated. Putting them together water down the impact. My 2-cents. :p

This one is great.


http://www.shutterasia.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=326&d=1175258933

[max]

You can learn a lot about lighting if you concentrate on toy photography for a while. Why? "Cos it doesn't move and is small enough to use cheap table lamps for illumination.

[alancheong7]

Me concur with Sifu Max's tip.
Errr, the crystal/quartz ball, if close up, lower angle of appraoch might look nicer .... but that's me :D

[qqmeng]

You can learn a lot about lighting if you concentrate on toy photography for a while. Why? "Cos it doesn't move and is small enough to use cheap table lamps for illumination.

yep master max. at 1st i was thinking of doing macro still life, but surprise i fell in love with lighting (thanks to the cheap table lamps)... but they are still very far away from being able to master it. i must practice harder.

Me concur with Sifu Max's tip.
Errr, the crystal/quartz ball, if close up, lower angle of appraoch might look nicer .... but that's me :D

alan, i ll try tht this weekend.

uncle noordin (are you tht old?), thanks for the tips. will try it out too this weekend.

hope to make this thread as my 'report card' :)

[mobbes]

You can learn a lot about lighting if you concentrate on toy photography for a while. Why? "Cos it doesn't move and is small enough to use cheap table lamps for illumination.
hehehe I started a children's toys thread over in you know where but nobody saw the value of such a frivolous subject ... seriously it's good therapy & highly educational :)