Just goofing around.
When the temps get way below zero and the winds are blowing, I do stay inside and mess around with photography experiments and make a mess.
I check in on a photographer who does 'macro' work indoors when the weather is nasty. He has some extremely creative ideas and he explores them.
He used a piece of cotton [like thick cotton balls] glued to a popsicle frame he made. He put a small hole in the middle of it and shot his flower shots through the cotton.
I thought this was interesting so I grabbed an old picture frame and did something similar with felt and bubble wrap.
I set things up on the table and then used a colored light to bounce of my background made out of tin foil.
Of course there were quite a few shots that didn't turn out as I would have liked, but then I kept experimenting. These were tiny dried flowers for crafting.
Finally I got one I could live with.
I didn't have to do any editing for this shot as 'shooting' through the torn cotton gave the edges a soft hazy look. I thought I'd try it again and do a Lego Minifigure portrait.
Here are two samples. In the first you can see the foil background that creates a cool pattern behind this Dnd minifig. Her name is Lady of Pain.
This second shot is with more of the cotton in the way and the lens slight pulled back. I also stood her on a Lego brick that lights up red to highlight her from inside. This shot almost looks as if she has cold air circulating around her or a mist of some sort.
What the set up looked like.
What my table looked like on our first subzero day:
I had three sets of scenes built. My $1 dinosaur fit into a storyline I'd was creating for a series on Flickr.
The Queen of Pain sent her Zombie Emissary to the Minibots and spoke to Iggy [the minibot with one eye]. She wished to have a custom Ferrari built for her.
Iggy can usually get anything or steal it so he agreed to get a red Ferrari for her.
Since Iggy and his Minibots were taking too much time to do this. The Lady of Pain sent her messenger to Iggy to tell him to hurry up. Pretty nasty threat, I'd say!
[Don't worry, no toys were actually harmed in this photoshoot]
I guess all they had to do was ask Todd the Zombie Maintenance guy to help out.
It seemed Todd took it upon himself to help out the Minibots. He called in a couple of Zombie friends....they worked all through the night sorting and building.
I guess if you want a job done quickly and correctly, you hire Zombies. After all, they don't sleep and apparently their work ethic is fantastic.
Hopefully the Lady of Pain will enjoy her new ride.
Yippee! It is the Polar Plunge!
22 comments:
It’s good that cold weather keeps in indoors from time to time so that we can indulge in all these fun things. I bet you had a great time, and wouldn’t object to a couple more cold days.
David, as much as being inside can be fun, the 4 walls do drive me crazy after 24 hours.
I imagine we are not the only ones under an Extreme Cold Warning.
I will ry to remember to pass along the cotton trick to Sue. She has more patience for that kind of thing.
Wow! You need to go visit a Legoland! Linda in Kansas
I saw on the news this morning your area was one of the coldest (in our viewing area) with air temp of -21F. Brrr!
Nice experimenting. I like the softened effects.
I told Brad last night this extreme cold is a photographers dream, or at least this photographer. It was tempting to get up and out early to drive to the river. No doubt early sunrise over the water was steaming and moody. However, I decided long ago dangerous situations are not worth the risk. Even for cool photos. No pun intended.
Stay toasty warm.
These inventive and elaborate techniques to get creative shots and effecrs are fascinating!
Aurora, you are right. I wasn't going to drive to where I could see the creek and the steam coming off from it...or it could be frozen over by now.
I'm thinking about going out tomorrow when it gets up to 0!
Anvilcloud, Iuse cotton balls [out of focus] as snow in some photos too.
Shooting through even things like flowers or other items provide and interesting look.
:)
I would blow a year's worth of my budget. I have visited the one in MN years ago.
My favorite Lego stores are BAM stores. Bricks and Minifigures -- a used store and some new stuff. You can even mix and match pieces of minifigures from a large bin and make your own characters.
Debra, I've been learning a lot from a YT photographer who teaches some easy and inventive tricks for macro photography inside. Perfect for when the weather is sub sub sub zero out.
Your pursuits during this cold snap are definitely not wasted time in my humble opinion!
Thanks, Ed. Always something to do when I can't go out to explore.
Honestly, Val, I don't think you have much of an acquaintance with boredom! I really like these experiments of your.
Yes let the creativity just loose with no boundaries. I really like the idea of shooting through things. I need to bet my light box back out from under the bed and use it. I need better quality work. Your figures and world around them is wonderful.
Love the Ferrarri...what a nice ride! Stay occupied with fun stuff!
Excellent work! Macro inside and outside, both crazy fun. So many fun things. Actually, we never ever run out of things to shoot. Ever. Like NEVER. It's the best.
So when are you going to write a kids book with all your leggo adventure photographs? Lori
So glad no characters were injured in the process, lol. I have no idea what you do to achieve these great results, but I love looking at them!
Lori, no books can be written unless sanctioned by Lego they would nail me for copywrite infringement. You can create stories like this on line and have fun but publishing it to make $$ is a no-no.
I learned that right away from other Lego folks.
Oh yes, sometimes I do!
It is my way to play and use my mind I guess.
Oh goodness! This is so much fun! I'll be going into freezing weather next month. I'm getting nervous.
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