BTS...
This is what the set up looked like. Cotton wadding from medicine bottles stuck with sticky tack to the dragon and castle.
I put a Ulanzi Light behind the drawbridge door and pointed it with a snout at the cotton wadding.
I turned off the overhead light and used another small Ulanzi light to light up the dragon's face.
Both photos were shot with a Lensbaby Sweet 50 with an f stop of 4.
The cotton 'fire' was enhanced slightly with dynamic contrast in DxO labs.
How many times did I do this before getting a successful shot?
About 20!
I learned about using cotton balls while pursuing Lego photos in both Flickr, Instagram, and FB Lego photos.
This took up my Sunday afternoon while we had rain, fog, mist, and ice outside.
Enjoy!
BTS...
This is what the set up looked like. Cotton wadding from medicine bottles stuck with sticky tack to the dragon and castle.
I put a Ulanzi Light behind the drawbridge door and pointed it with a snout at the cotton wadding.
I turned off the overhead light and used another small Ulanzi light to light up the dragon's face.
Both photos were shot with a Lensbaby Sweet 50 with an f stop of 4.
The cotton 'fire' was enhanced slightly with dynamic contrast in DxO labs.
How many times did I do this before getting a successful shot?
About 20!
I learned about using cotton balls while pursuing Lego photos in both Flickr, Instagram, and FB Lego photos.
This took up my Sunday afternoon while we had rain, fog, mist, and ice outside.
Enjoy!