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Doll photography Crash course

Apr 2, 2021

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    1. Hi!
      I used to work as a photographer for equine industry, doing product, report from championships or portrait photos. So I'm not a pro when it comes to dolls, as I'm pretty new to the hobby.
      Not so long I lost access to my instagram account, and started new one, and people I connected with said that a elementary photography course would be useful for beginners so I decided to share some basics and later custom camera settings or digital retouch lessons.
      If anyone is interested in learning basics then check out my instagram @created_in_mess

      Two lessons and one diy is ready, and I'm happy to include something that someone will find useful.
      I had such a great support during time when I lost my account, that I hoped to give back a bit and help beginners level up their photos.

      Lesson about perspective :
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      Lesson about background distance :
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      Blending screen DIY :
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      Hope it might help someone! (I hope that I posted it in the right place, sorry if I didn't!)
       
      #1 forged_in_mess, Apr 2, 2021
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    2. Interesting. I think that in your background distance lesson
      you ought to also discus the role that aperture plays in DOF.
      That lesson also presupposes that you're working on a
      tabletop.
       
      #2 TomB, Apr 2, 2021
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    3. Most of the people who try to make their first photos - don't even use camera, so hard to expect that they will know what aperture is. There is a limit of 10 slides, and target is for beginners to get familiar with basics before custom camera settings. When I will cover basics then I'm more than happy to cover how aperture works.
      Thanks for feedback.
       
      #3 forged_in_mess, Apr 2, 2021
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    4. That DIY blending screen is a great idea! Will definitely try that out next time my dolls and I go out for a photoshoot. I've taken a class or two for photography so I know enough but never thought to create a diy reflector to balance the light out.
       
      #4 PuppetD, Apr 2, 2021
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    5. That's something that maybe comes from working with animals and natural light. When in a studio, there are ways to control light. But outside we rarely have that option, so I found blending screen as a great way to give some backlight or show shine on the fur.

      I'm glad you like it! Can't wait to see your photos!
       
      #5 forged_in_mess, Apr 2, 2021
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    6. Oooo, thank you very much for this tutorial! I'm a really bad photographer, and one of the things I wanted to do this year is Get Better At Photography. I super appreciate these posts! For a noob like me, really basic lessons are very helpful. Thank you for starting at the beginning!
       
      #6 GammaVector, Apr 2, 2021
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    7. I really like your lessons, they are really helpful for total beginners like me :D
       
      #7 eihpos29, Apr 2, 2021
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    8. These are very well done, thank you for sharing! <3
       
      #8 Amet, Apr 2, 2021
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    9. Thanks for making this tutorial, it was really helpful. I like taking most of my doll pictures outside if possible and your tips will really help!
       
      #9 black.hole.entropy, Apr 2, 2021
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    10. Thank you all a lot for support :D:whee:
      Today on my stories we are choosing one of the pictures made by people following course, so I can edit it for the next lesson and show all the changed settings. If you would like your photo edited, please take part :chibi:hug:
       
      #10 forged_in_mess, Apr 4, 2021
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    12. #12 forged_in_mess, Apr 10, 2021
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    13. these are really helpful, i look forward to being able to try out some of what you mention when i can get a stand!
       
      #13 seppawku, Apr 10, 2021
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    14. Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I am looking forward to improving my photography!
       
      #14 RabbidBunnies, Apr 18, 2021
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    15. I made a tutorial on how to make a lightbox, I find it very useful, hope you like it!
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      #15 forged_in_mess, Apr 21, 2021
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    16. That tinfoil trick looks super useful. I definitely might try that one out o: we got so many boxes laying around...
       
      #16 Amakai, Jul 22, 2021
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    17. Thank you so much for all these lessons. The one I found the most helpful was the background one! I bought this super cool, holo poster board, but couldn't quite figure out how to photograph dolls using it. I will definitely be trying this!
       
      #17 nintendallie, Aug 13, 2021
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    18. Yay! Very happy you guys like it. If you have any other topics you would like me to cover, let me know :)
       
      #18 forged_in_mess, Aug 15, 2021
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    19. Oh, nice tips! It's well-explained, perfect for beginners! I will definitely try to put these lessons into practice!
       
      #19 lyaam12, Aug 23, 2021
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    20. Here's how I use poster board et al for doll photography....

      http://www.photosbytom.net/PDF/Tabletop.pdf
       
      #20 TomB, Aug 24, 2021
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    21. Thank you for the lessons, is there a resolution you would recommend? If the photos are going to used for websites etc.
       
      #21 eminaanime, Jan 14, 2022
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    22. Resolution is irrelevant for web viewing.
      For portrait mode photos, set the vertical size to 800 px.
      For landscape mode photos set the horizontal size to 1200 px.

      If you're printing them, then use 300 px/in

      However you present them, digital images always should be
      sharpened before presentation, use your "unsharp mask" tool.
       
      #22 TomB, Jan 15, 2022
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