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Cobra 1984 by HissHissFangFang
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04-10-2019, 11:04 PM
HissHissFangFan
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More photo fun of some of the 1984 Cobra agents, taken when I did the Wild Weasel photos (since it was set up, and these guys where alreadly taken off the display shelf):
gCobra_25th_84-x3p2_2019-0327aa
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J Perez
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gCobra_25th_84-xFirefly_2019-0327ab
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J Perez
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gCobra_25th_84-xStormShadow_2019-0325ad
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J Perez
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gCobra_25th_84-xZartan_2019-0326ab
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J Perez
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In my last thread post, I showed the setup for these photos. Below is more info on the setup:
Though I’ve got 3 desklamps set up, I only use the two side ones for these photos. The 2 side lamps are place as far back away from the camera phone as possible. The idea is to bring more highlights and shine on the figure to the edges, shadow the opposite edges of the figure. This helps the eye blend the image and the idea of the explosion behind the figure. Then the overall room light makes sure the front of the figure is not blackened//shadowed out.
The Samsung S5 Camera phone is then set to HD mode, auto-calibrating all settings (exposure, iso, etc), and does a good enough job in giving a raw photo file that captures enough info (sculpt detail, basic color, shadow, highlights) to be workable for photo post-processing by freeware.
The camera is on a small tripod, and set to snap the shot by vocal command. As a result, to camera is not touched during the snap to ensure a crisp image. The camera is set up close enough to limit digital zoom (which basically just crops the image file) to max 1.3 to 1.4x. Finally the camera is set at a height eye level (or slightly higher or lower) to the figure—meant to emulate the where a person photos another person in real life height. This limits distortion of the figure in the image.
I am not quite satisfied with the size of the heads and upper torso when I have the figure leaning into the camera. The perspective distortion is a bit much because I am so close to the figure (for reasons above). For future figure photos of this style, I am looking to try some macro//wide angle clip on lenses to the camera (so that I don’t need to be so close and still eliminate digital zoom).
More on the post processing and more photos this weekend (I hope).
gCobra_25th_84-x6p1_2019-0327aa
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J Perez
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