This was my first try with a live "model" in attempting to make the toys look like they were moving. I'm not quite there, yet, but working on it!
July 2008 Archives
This is the kind of thing that happens when I just point a camera at my oldest son and take a photo. Other than the times he makes a strange face (like seeing a ghost or smelling old cheese), it's just hard to take a bad picture of the little guy.
I'm working on a portrait idea for the Cutlet, who loves Herbie the Love Bug. Actually, if I can perfect this, it will work for paying clients who want something different, too. My photography skills are solid, but looking at some of my work ... the photos are too "standard" and often boring. So in addition to "boring," I hope to offer "exciting" shots as well. Here's some attempts with Batman (who doesn't whine) as a practice model while I was home today.
The key is making the cars look like they're moving, even though they're not. The big Herbie car is actually radio control, but the logistics of snapping a shot exactly when I want to, with the car exactly where it needs to be, with a human model not flinching, blinking or cracking up ... the odds of getting it right boggles the mind. So I'm photo-faking it for now.
What do you think?
The following photo is one I've titled, "Captain Fatty goes kayaking." It's the only photo I didn't take because, well, it's of me. Thar he goes!
I don't have much time to post photos right now (I took nearly 200 during the past week, which we spent at my in-laws' Oklahoma lake house). But here's one of my favorites from July 4th. We set off a bunch of the pyrotechnic goodies, but so did the neighbors ... until nearly 11 p.m. It was like living inside a fireworks display. Crazy stuff!
