Mars Attacks_9190008
I visited Kirkleatham Hall Museum to have a look at their latest exhibition which is called "Alien Invasion"
It features props from some of the most memorable scifi films in recent years, everything from Thunderbirds to Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks,Robocop,Star Wars and many more.
If you are a film fan of this genre it is well worth a look being able to get up so close to the props that were actually used in the films.
Im not a film fan but went along to get some photographs of the props.
On arrival you are warned that flash photography is not allowed, which means some high ISO and large aperture settings in some of the darker areas of the exhibition are a must. So be prepared.
A lot of the props are behind glass, mostly in glass cubes and reflection is also a bit of a nuisance but with a bit of experimentation fairly decent results can be obtained with a bit of patience.
For an admittance fee of just £2 per adult it is well worth the visit.
MY Photographs From MY Visit.
the following pictures were taken by me on my visit and have been heavily post processed in Lightroom and Photoshop CC to give them an added dimension and a bit more interest.
I used Lightroom to remove all the backgrounds replacing the "clutter" with a plain black background.
The images were then edited in Photoshop CC and had some or all of the following work done to them
The actual font from the film used on a separate layer to add authenticity
Multiple layers added to create interesting scenarios see the SS Enterprise
Composite images made using multiple layer and images [twin Mars Attacks Image]
Levels adjustments, sharpening etc.
I deliberately wanted to create images that didn't look like they had been photographed in an exhibition environment, I wanted images that looked like excerpts from the films and or Literature advertising the films.
Anyway the true feedback will come from you the viewer and is always a great sense check for me to hear your views so feel free to comment, good bad or indifferent
Jon
Mars Attacks_9190008
I visited Kirkleatham Hall Museum to have a look at their latest exhibition which is called "Alien Invasion"
It features props from some of the most memorable scifi films in recent years, everything from Thunderbirds to Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks,Robocop,Star Wars and many more.
If you are a film fan of this genre it is well worth a look being able to get up so close to the props that were actually used in the films.
Im not a film fan but went along to get some photographs of the props.
On arrival you are warned that flash photography is not allowed, which means some high ISO and large aperture settings in some of the darker areas of the exhibition are a must. So be prepared.
A lot of the props are behind glass, mostly in glass cubes and reflection is also a bit of a nuisance but with a bit of experimentation fairly decent results can be obtained with a bit of patience.
For an admittance fee of just £2 per adult it is well worth the visit.
MY Photographs From MY Visit.
the following pictures were taken by me on my visit and have been heavily post processed in Lightroom and Photoshop CC to give them an added dimension and a bit more interest.
I used Lightroom to remove all the backgrounds replacing the "clutter" with a plain black background.
The images were then edited in Photoshop CC and had some or all of the following work done to them
The actual font from the film used on a separate layer to add authenticity
Multiple layers added to create interesting scenarios see the SS Enterprise
Composite images made using multiple layer and images [twin Mars Attacks Image]
Levels adjustments, sharpening etc.
I deliberately wanted to create images that didn't look like they had been photographed in an exhibition environment, I wanted images that looked like excerpts from the films and or Literature advertising the films.
Anyway the true feedback will come from you the viewer and is always a great sense check for me to hear your views so feel free to comment, good bad or indifferent
Jon