Figurine Photographyn/a

14 days agoamehybrid

srsng (18 days ago) #1489316...
Does your camera have the following?:

-Shutter speed control to set to long exposures (4 secs or more)
-ISO control to peg it at low levels (ex ISO 64, 100, 200)

If yes then you can go lightbox + flashlight combo.

16 days agotakarayama Enjoyer of Life.™

srsng (18 days ago) #1489316Wow I didn't know there is a photography club like this... been learning a lot from the articles posted above, but sadly the only thing I have is a compact Digicam so my shots are limited. I'm not sure also if I can pull off light box photography as compact digicam usually results in noise when there is insufficient light or too bright once there's flash added.
Hope I can maximize my photography with just compact digicam and I think one way to overcome this is by going outdoors which I've done in my 2 tenshi pics. ^__^
Hope to learn more from this group. :)I'm glad to hear that you found the links helpful. While any articles on photography would be helpful, it's still nice to see some tailored for figure photography. ^^

I think if you don't have any manual controls on your camera, your best bet would probably be to look through what creative modes your camera has and see what they do. I don't know for sure what would be helpful for what but there just might be something of use there.

Oh, and a usual tip for point-and-shoot cameras is to use max optical zoom and to disable digital zoom if it's possible. The widest angle of any camera is rarely flattering for the close-up shots often used for figures as it can distort the picture.

Your outdoors shots look good to me. ^^

17 days agoLadyStarstorm

Hey all, I'm going to be starting a vlog series soon reviewing figures old and new, and I was coming here hoping for a suggestion: I'm thinking that with my camcorder, it would be best to leave it static on the tripod and get some kind of lazy-susan-style thing for the figures to stand on, so I can rotate that rather than try to keep the camera steady circling it. I wonder if anyone has experience with anything like this? I'm wondering if there are any recommendations for something I can use, or ideas about how I would do a backdrop in this instance. Thanks in advance!

18 days agosrsng

Wow I didn't know there is a photography club like this... been learning a lot from the articles posted above, but sadly the only thing I have is a compact Digicam so my shots are limited. I'm not sure also if I can pull off light box photography as compact digicam usually results in noise when there is insufficient light or too bright once there's flash added.

Hope I can maximize my photography with just compact digicam and I think one way to overcome this is by going outdoors which I've done in my 2 tenshi pics. ^__^

Hope to learn more from this group. :)

1 month ago (1 month ago)amehybrid

xxsoulxx (2 months ago) #1422335I have an Canon 550d anybody knows what lens is good for figure photography ? I,m new into DSLR, i currently just have the standard EF-S 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS II Kit, but its not that good with the focus.

Any lens is fine. Even the 'shitty' zooms are fine. Stick with your kit lens first. If you're having trouble with the focus you can go live view + optical zoom + manual focus.

The lighting, composition and message will be the bulk of your picture. The lens would only deal a small fraction these 3 would do to your photo.

Macro lenses are good for figure portrait shots but they are not necessary.

I often end up using 35, 50 and 80mm on my zoom. Either get a zoom that covers these 3 or get a prime for each.

I don't find big apertures necessary either. Since figures are static you can go tripod and slow down the exposure.

As for blurring the background, increasing the focal length would do more than opening the aperture.

P.S. My camera is the same as Photo Kano MC's camera.

1 month agoLeukemio

Been a long time here. using a D600 to have this shot using 2 flashes. Equipped with a softbox and a beauty dish each.

I love these sets.

picture #669792

1 month agoLuzai

xxsoulxx (2 months ago) #1422335I have an Canon 550d anybody knows what lens is good for figure photography ? I,m new into DSLR, i currently just have the standard EF-S 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS II Kit, but its not that good with the focus.

A lot of figure photographers I know using Canon have started out with the 50mm ((ext link)). It's a cheap lens with a great depth of field and decent image quality

1 month agoAsako Om nom nom

xxsoulxx (1 month ago) #1423036Hi, thank you what lens do you use ? ^^

I don't shoot Canon, for a start. But I used to mostly use my 90mm macro, then I got a 50 and have used that more. For wider shots (eg my entire display) I have a 35mm, and more recently, 15mm. Only the 90 and 50 are macro lenses, though. But the 15 can get mighty close, eg; (mfc link) was taken only about 10cm away from Usa in the centre.

1 month agoxxsoulxx

Asako (2 months ago) #1422398Any prime is fine. Macro preferred for the ability to get close. The 60 or 100 are typical choices. But it really depends what FL you desire; which is why a range of lenses is good, but 100mm macro is what most people start with; I personally think 100mm is a tad too long for figures as you have to be several metres away to properly frame scale figures, especially groups. So I'd recommend the 60 (or any 30-50 prime macro or non).

Hi, thank you what lens do you use ? ^^

2 months ago (2 months ago)Asako Om nom nom

xxsoulxx (2 months ago) #1422335I have an Canon 550d anybody knows what lens is good for figure photography ? I,m new into DSLR, i currently just have the standard EF-S 18-55mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS II Kit, but its not that good with the focus.

Any prime is fine. Macro preferred for the ability to get close. The 60 or 100 are typical choices. But it really depends what FL you desire; which is why a range of lenses is good, but 100mm macro is what most people start with; I personally think 100mm is a tad too long for figures as you have to be several metres away to properly frame scale figures, especially groups. So I'd recommend the 60 (or any 30-50 prime macro or non).