![]() ![]() This does mean you need to make sure you’re adding diffusion to the lights, as by moving them further away you’re also decreasing their apparent size. On single models this isn’t usually too big a deal, especially if you have 2 lights, but can be pretty noticeable on larger groups. Light falls off very quickly, with every doubling of distance being a quarter as bright, so by backing the lights off you reduce the difference between each side of your model. Keep your lights a little further away from your model than you think.With your model photography you can solve this fairly easily with tracing paper, parchment paper, sheer curtains (IKEA sells some very cheap), or any other fairly thin and translucent thing. On a cloudy day, despite the sun being in the same place, because the clouds are diffusing the light it appears to come from a larger area, wrapping around and softening shadows. You can see this going outside, despite the sun being very very large, its so far away that it appears small, and on a clear day shadows will have very hard edges. The closer in apparent size your light source is to your model, the harder the shadows will be. ![]() It also lets you light the background separately from your models, so you can make sure both parts do what you want. Moving the backdrop further away drops it out of focus and mitigates this. There are a couple reasons for this – if your backdrop has any texture to it (typically from being fabric or mousepad material) it can cause some visual noise from having that high frequency texture near your model. ![]() Keep the backdrop as far away as possible.If you need to take photos on white for some reason I’ll add some points at the end of the article. In most cases this will help draw the viewer’s eye to the model, and makes colors pop better. Have a darker background than your model.Regardless of your set up there’s a few truths that will help you get better pics quickly: Today we’ll be discussing what you can do to up your photography game and show off your hobby. You snap a pic on your phone and….it looks nothing like it does in person, and instead much much worse. You’ve just painted your miniature, you feel proud of your work (or proud enough anyway) and want to share it with the entirety of the online community – on social media, in your hobby group chats, etc. ![]()
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