As my last studio shot was utilizing one light source. I was working on #ShadowPlay or #Shadows for this week's #figurefridaychallenge
Used one of the early Nendoroids #Saber for these two shots. Ultimately it was multiple shots, metering, and photoshop to get to this end results. I can elaborate more if anyone is interested.
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Did you use the masking thing similar to those "cloning" techniques in PS where you merge the photos with only the desired portion of the images? Well im confused with my question, but im curious 😀
+Sting Tiu Short Answer Yes and No. Each photo had a different approach.
Each of the photos had two shots merged. The approach is similar to photo stacking.
The Lion only shot:
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– Took a shot of Saber sitting on the lion, then another shot with just the lion. My camera had the Focus and Exposure Locked.
– In Adobe Bridge I selected both raw photos and selected a Photo Merge with auto align.
– Exported back to Adobe Light Room for cleanup (personal preference).
The Saber sitting on Lion shot:
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– Took a shot of Saber sitting on the lion, then another shot with just the lion as before. I didn't set the Focus and Exposure lock… >.<
– In Adobe Bridge I selected both raw photos and selected a Photo Merge with auto align. This step is critical to ensure the photos are aligned correctly.
– Since the exposure are not matching, it made the stacking difficult. In Photoshop I used a simple masking to take out Saber's shadow manually.
– Exported back to Adobe Light Room for cleanup (personal preference).
Hopefully that answered your question.
Wow a bit more complex than I thought DX
Thanks!
+Sting Tiu It sounds more complicated than it really is. Thing to take from this, if the setup is done, less work on the PC is needed.