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Negative space.

07-03-2012, 02:12 PM	#1
Lt. Faceless Senior Member Offline --> Posts: 283 --> Join Date: Mar 2009	Negative space. I just built my first Dio.It seems no matter where i face my camera,i run into stuff in the background that shouldn't be there.So for you other diomakers,how do you avoid this problem?Do you use a black posterboard for a filler or just try and angle the camera as best you can? Thanks for any help. __________________ A place for my toy photos to call home

07-03-2012, 02:31 PM	#2
Reverend Blood Veteran Offline --> Posts: 577 --> Join Date: Dec 2010	I've run into this same problem. I have a black poster board to move around, but also try to get as tight of an angle as possible. My photos still suck relatively badly, so I'm sure someone else will have better advice, but that's what I do. __________________ My little corner of the internet My want list My Pictures

07-03-2012, 03:10 PM	#3
troopsofdoom Troops of Doom Offline --> Posts: 7,603 --> Join Date: Apr 2008	Like the Reverend said, close-ups are a good way to hide hide the background. But I think the only foolproof solution is to build bigger sets/backgrounds. __________________ My JoeDios photos \| Flickr

07-03-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by troopsofdoom

Like the Reverend said, close-ups are a good way to hide hide the background. But I think the only foolproof solution is to build bigger sets/backgrounds.

I wish i had the room to build a bigger set.As of right now,posterboard size is the limit for how big i can build. Thanks for the tips guys. The only reason i built a set was because of the 100+ heat for 3-4 days is not fun to shot in.Last year that kind of heat started to warp my toys.

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07-03-2012, 04:25 PM	#5
zedhatch Veteran Offline --> Posts: 1,055 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	My sets for scale wars are smaller than poster board, I do run into some problems in the windows of the shops ect, but I try to make the shots kind of tight and low light in the background. But tighten the shots maybe. Hard tos ay for certain without seeing the sets. __________________ http://www.zedsjoesite.com Home Scale Wars updated Mon-Fri Every Week

07-03-2012, 05:42 PM	#6
figureware Veteran Offline --> Posts: 990 --> Join Date: Oct 2011	I use fold out cardboard poster board and black or blue poster board. I also have some dios built onto shelves which have posterboard backing. I crop the pictures and try my best to keep any crap in the back ground out! Does not always work but Im having fun so... I have not gotten too good at green screening yet. All of my work is done using my I phone...Its shot using the Camera + app and edited using the POW Comics app. Just do the best you can and I hope it turns out good.