How real do your photo's look?
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08871 and 20076 parked nose to nose:
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I like that John.
There is a trick that some of the magazine photographers use that will help with views like this too to give a better depth of field. Many digital cameras have a setting that takes a series of photographs with slightly different focuses. Photoshop then has a setting that takes the "in focus" sections from each of the shots and blend this into the single image that all looks to be in focus.
I am not quite sure how it is done, and obviously the camera needs to be on a tripod, but if any of the viewers know, can they share it here as it would be a useful trick!
There is a trick that some of the magazine photographers use that will help with views like this too to give a better depth of field. Many digital cameras have a setting that takes a series of photographs with slightly different focuses. Photoshop then has a setting that takes the "in focus" sections from each of the shots and blend this into the single image that all looks to be in focus.
I am not quite sure how it is done, and obviously the camera needs to be on a tripod, but if any of the viewers know, can they share it here as it would be a useful trick!
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Cheers Mark,
It was taken using an iPhone 4 with the phone positioned so the lens was as close to the base so not much in way of adjustment available
John
It was taken using an iPhone 4 with the phone positioned so the lens was as close to the base so not much in way of adjustment available
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John, that is a wonderful photograph, and the fact that it was taken on a phone is quite remarkable. The slight graininess only adds to the effect.
I believe there are a number of software packages available that will do what Mark speaks of; I think Helicon is one. But I am going to take friendly issue here with him, in that I think that the fashion of combining images to produce truly staggering depth of field actually sometimes has the effect of making our models look less lifelike. Likewise the fantastic sharpness of the images in many of our magazines. Some of my favourite photographs taken over the years for MRJ were not in fact very sharp, but had a misty atmosphere which seemed to fool the eye in suggesting reality. Limitations of depth of field, even with a 28mm lens stopped down, meant that foregrounds were out of focus, which led the eye into the picture in exactly the way that John's picture does. I came upon this by accident, not design, and exploited it thereafter. Barry Norman did the same, and we both still do!
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I believe there are a number of software packages available that will do what Mark speaks of; I think Helicon is one. But I am going to take friendly issue here with him, in that I think that the fashion of combining images to produce truly staggering depth of field actually sometimes has the effect of making our models look less lifelike. Likewise the fantastic sharpness of the images in many of our magazines. Some of my favourite photographs taken over the years for MRJ were not in fact very sharp, but had a misty atmosphere which seemed to fool the eye in suggesting reality. Limitations of depth of field, even with a 28mm lens stopped down, meant that foregrounds were out of focus, which led the eye into the picture in exactly the way that John's picture does. I came upon this by accident, not design, and exploited it thereafter. Barry Norman did the same, and we both still do!
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Philip Hall wrote:...I believe there are a number of software packages available that will do what Mark speaks of; I think Helicon is one. But I am going to take friendly issue here with him, in that I think that the fashion of combining images to produce truly staggering depth of field actually sometimes has the effect of making our models look less lifelike. ...
Full circle, see the very first post on this thread which is just such a photo so you can judge for your selves.
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Philip Hall wrote:John, that is a wonderful photograph, and the fact that it was taken on a phone is quite remarkable. The slight graininess only adds to the effect.
Thanks Philip, much appreciated.
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Hi All
Not posted anything on this thread for a while
Cheers
Jim
Not posted anything on this thread for a while
Cheers
Jim
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quite like this one
cheers
Jim
cheers
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Hi all
What's wrong with this picture?
Quite a bit actually. For a few thoughts on model photography and finishing please see my workbench
http://www.p4newstreet.com/category/workbench
Cheers
Jim
What's wrong with this picture?
Quite a bit actually. For a few thoughts on model photography and finishing please see my workbench
http://www.p4newstreet.com/category/workbench
Cheers
Jim
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John that photo is great... there is nothing there that I can see that screams model very well done.
Doug
Still not doing enough modelling
Still not doing enough modelling
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Thanks Doug, much appreciated.
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Good stuff John
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Here you go
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Jim that is quite brilliant .Her boyfriend is obviously holding her up late on a Friday night.
Doug
Still not doing enough modelling
Still not doing enough modelling
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It might not even be his girlfriend !,
just some lush he's picked up for the night
just some lush he's picked up for the night
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jim s-w wrote:Hi All
Not posted anything on this thread for a while
Cheers
Jim
....splendid images Jim....BNS wasn't a haunt for me back in the 80s....but from the memories that I have, you've done a great job in capturing the feel of the place.
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Nice pictures there John - and very nice looking trackwork! Are you ready for The Big One now?
Best wishes,
Best wishes,
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JFS wrote:Nice pictures there John - and very nice looking trackwork! Are you ready for The Big One now?
Best wishes,
Thanks Howard. Going to concentrate on getting this one finished as I appear to talked myself into exhibiting at S4N next year
In the meantime I will keep reading your track construction threads as I'm going to have a lot of point work to build...
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John Donnelly wrote:
Thanks Howard. Going to concentrate on getting this one finished as I appear to talked myself into exhibiting at S4N next year
Splendid John - looking forward to seeing you / it there!
Best wishes,
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Tim Horn wrote:Just finished for Phil's "Calcutta Sidings", the P4 version
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Tim
Absolutely stunning Tim! The road in particular looks very convincing.
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As I was tidying up I left a pack of LED's lying on the layout and purely by chance it illuminated the signal. Thinking it looked quite nice I took the image below - I'd like to claim it was carefully planned but nope - this was just lucky!
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