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CRG-Free In reply to BulldozerIvan [2015-10-20 02:39:36 +0000 UTC]

I guess my problem somewhat is, I don't know what point a landscape photo would be other then to show the natural beauty in a way that leads the viewer to feeling as if they are there. I do have autism and understanding art has always been something I had problems with. I have figured out flower and animal photos because the rules are less and more mathical. Such as thirds, and showing the amount and focal point being easy such as a head or certain flower. The focal point is easy it's the subjects key part. With a landscape unless the focal point becomes man made I don't know what it could possibly even be.

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BulldozerIvan In reply to CRG-Free [2015-10-20 04:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Been there, done that.  Here's a trick I learned in TV production:

set up a figure, such as a cardboard box or several, to the height of your intended subject.  Or shoot while kneeling and aim slightly up.  Dog's eye view, or subject eye level is the goal.  When you have an idea of the angle you want and where the subject would be, freeze the camera in that position.  Lock everything down.  Next, remove the box/whatever substitute.  Shoot the empty image. 

Now, any subject shot against a key-out background at the same angle can be inserted.  Looking at the background, you can then ascertain what may be needed to modify the lighting so the subject looks more like they were actually there.  Or, you can leave the background void of a character and it becomes stock that anyone can employ my key trick to.

While the project Ciem 2 was actually canceled, I employed similar techniques to this to place Candi and Donte's Sims 2 figurines inside the Scarface Beverages coffee shop for purposes of Candi's expository dialog in chapter 2.  While I could have just shot the whole thing in Sims 2, I wanted to get creative and create a more life-like world for them to inhabit.  One filled with little life-like details I would likely have forgotten to add in the game during the stage manager segments of pre-production. 

So I Roger Rabbitted them into photograph backgrounds.  To get the coffee shop look I desired, I looked around at shops in the area.  Starbucks would hear none of my project, as they didn't want my comic, my views, or my photography, or my presence, to somehow mar their "image" - as well as the risk of my photos' existence somehow endangering their trademark.  Especially seeing as I wanted to parody them with Scarface - similar logo, but with the Starbucks lady replaced with a 1930s gangster.

However, the Biggby store local to that area was flattered that I would use their walls and empty tables as background scenery, and thanked me for the free publicity that came from using their shop for the background scenery.  The trick was avoiding real-life faces in the background from showing up clearly, so that other patrons wouldn't harass me over it. 

(Big Rapids patrons really valued their privacy, for starters.  And trying to explain what a machinomic was to them would only confuse them.  Given the mindset of that town at the time, if I confused them, they'd've probably called the cops - who already thought I was unstable due to some unrelated matters.  So I had to be very careful with my angles and timing, and guard my words carefully.)

If you'd like, I could upload some of my old Ciem 2 images for view so you get an idea of what went into it.  Point is, you pretty much have to think of everything.  Only to learn you didn't really.

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CRG-Free In reply to Colonel-Knight-Rider [2015-10-18 17:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you buddy! I know it's quite a radical idea to have the villains already in control of the world and in a league. Pretty radical also for the Villains to not be in costume also along with having them represent The Seven Deadly Sins.

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Colonel-Knight-Rider In reply to CRG-Free [2015-10-23 17:33:27 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

You know, that sounds like an excellent concept for a supervillain team. Don't be afraid to make a powerful moral statement!

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CRG-Free In reply to Colonel-Knight-Rider [2015-10-23 19:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you buddy I am going for it.

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Colonel-Knight-Rider In reply to CRG-Free [2015-10-24 04:04:05 +0000 UTC]

You're always welcome, dude!

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