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zoegraf

Craftsman at heart
I put a sheet of bristol board that has a sky image on it against the wall.
 
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That backdrop makes all the difference..!! Outstanding...!!
That bristol board....did you paint it yourself..??
 
Steamfreak said:
That backdrop makes all the difference..!! Outstanding...!!
That bristol board....did you paint it yourself..??
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Thanks.
The bristol board can be bought at Staples and it comes in various colours. I didn't paint it. The make is Geographics Posterboard of Norwalk CT. The colour is called Clouds - #39414.
I'm thinking of buying a couple of more sheets and putting them together and hiding the seams with photoshop.
 
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I tried my long necked desk lamp for shadow effect lighting. I placed it on the back of the sofa next to my train board and shone it at a sideways angle to create some shadowing. Remember to position your camera so some of the illuminated areas and some of the shaded areas show up.

I really like the effect you did with your stock car!
 
logandsawman said:
I tried my long necked desk lamp for shadow effect lighting. I placed it on the back of the sofa next to my train board and shone it at a sideways angle to create some shadowing. Remember to position your camera so some of the illuminated areas and some of the shaded areas show up.

I really like the effect you did with your stock car!
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Thanks for the tips.
In which shot do you like the effect on the stock car?
 
zoegraf said:
Thanks.

I tried shooting a few more today, but didn't turn out that great. I definitely need to borrow or invest in some flood lamps and a better camera.
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Nice pics and thanks for sharing.
As for investing in flood lamps - if you do, be careful as they can generate a lot of heat and melt the plastic on your models. I've had that happen a couple of times. If you need more light and still want to use flood lamps you'd be better off bouncing the light off of a reflector of some kind. That way you'll get more even light, eliminate shadows to a certain extent, and keep your models from softening.
 
jackn2mpu said:
Nice pics and thanks for sharing.
As for investing in flood lamps - if you do, be careful as they can generate a lot of heat and melt the plastic on your models. I've had that happen a couple of times. If you need more light and still want to use flood lamps you'd be better off bouncing the light off of a reflector of some kind. That way you'll get more even light, eliminate shadows to a certain extent, and keep your models from softening.
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Thanks for sharing the important info!

Cheers.
 
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