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[EDIT] If you make use of the tutorial let me know~ :3 I'd love to see the results!

[EDIT 2] Fixed a couple of typos~

The first of a few tutorials I plan to do.
Since people where interested in lighting and someone asked me more specifically how I did this photo: [link] I figured I'd start off with something simple that only requires natural light.

Feel free to let me know if there's something that doesn't make sense or could do with more explanation.

Other shots using his technique or very similar:
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Comments: 108

musumedesu [2014-07-10 15:24:02 +0000 UTC]

Hello! I tried my best to use this tutorial on a picture of mine! I liked the tutorial, also, with the credits. This is the picture: musumedesu.deviantart.com/art/…

Thanks so much for doing this! It has really motivated myself to practice and improve!

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Geekisthecolour In reply to musumedesu [2014-07-15 09:53:33 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! You made fantastic use of it and your photo looks great! Keep up the good work X3

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Ayanyami [2014-06-30 11:56:19 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the best photography tutorial I have seen. Useful for even non-BJD cases.

Mind if I share on my tumblr? O3O

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Geekisthecolour In reply to Ayanyami [2014-06-30 12:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Of course ^^ as long as it's credited share away~

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Tay-McKay [2013-07-22 00:52:08 +0000 UTC]

What kind of lens do you use darling?

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Geekisthecolour In reply to Tay-McKay [2013-07-22 10:01:04 +0000 UTC]

If I remember correctly (though I could be wrong because I made this tutorial a long time ago) I used a 50mm 1.4/f for this, though largely these days I'm shooting with a 28-75mm 2.8/f

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Tay-McKay In reply to Geekisthecolour [2013-07-22 14:55:39 +0000 UTC]

okay thank you so much!

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VividDollDreams [2012-10-04 17:01:21 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, I always wondered how people got these nice shots. Such a simple technique that do so much beauty to a photo~

Thank you for sharing it, it's definitely going to be useful to me someday when I got photographing. c8

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tamaraR [2012-09-26 07:32:08 +0000 UTC]

I love this tutorial. Not that I have dolls to work with But I do love to photograph and this is sure to come in handy. Maybe I'll even get into dolls. Great work. Thanks for sharing.

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Geekisthecolour In reply to tamaraR [2012-09-28 10:35:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's a technique that can apply to shooting other things too (like still lifes etc or even portraits if you have a big enough window) so I'm glad you found it handy ^^

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manda-j-panda [2012-03-27 23:59:08 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial... I've been trying to take decent pictures of my dolls, with okay results... but this is a different technique that will be fun to try!

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dalucia [2011-05-20 02:41:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow this is helpful! Thanks so much!

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Mischief-Manifesto [2011-02-20 22:14:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, your tutorials are immensely helpful! I can't wait to give this a shot when I get home.

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shannonjc [2011-02-20 20:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the tutorial!!

I tried it, but....I think I need more practice.. [link]

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lmikia [2011-02-14 08:27:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm definitely going to all of your tutorials here and on DoA. They have lots of info and I can't wait to get my new charger so I can turn on my camera and try out these tutorials

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MarcHinkel [2010-12-17 18:17:08 +0000 UTC]

that helped me alot !! thanks

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Serafitus [2010-10-16 08:28:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for a very helpfull tutorial! You did an amazing job with it <Π—
I've tried it and that's the result: [link]
What do you think about it? >_<

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Geekisthecolour In reply to Serafitus [2010-10-17 15:16:01 +0000 UTC]

It looks awesome X3 I'm so glad you found the tutorial useful~

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Serafitus In reply to Geekisthecolour [2010-10-20 10:19:08 +0000 UTC]

I'm happy to hear you liked it <Π—
All of your tutorials are very useful, thank you for sharing!

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HumbleluluBJD [2010-09-19 22:26:50 +0000 UTC]

once again, great tutorial

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benihme-chan [2010-09-16 14:05:47 +0000 UTC]

very nice! i'll use this in the future!

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Accebera [2010-08-28 19:50:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome guide! Thank you very much for making it.

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Draxicor [2010-08-22 11:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful tutorial! Here's my try after reading it [link]

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ShinkonoKokoro [2010-08-22 03:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Useful! Thanks a lot!

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Catch-Me-If-Ya-Can [2010-08-21 22:29:06 +0000 UTC]

ooh, this is interesting. I learned alot. thanks

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fantasticalidea [2010-08-21 21:19:23 +0000 UTC]

ahh very useful. ill try this out sometime

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GisaPizzatto [2010-08-20 18:01:00 +0000 UTC]

featured on !!!! [link]

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Geekisthecolour In reply to GisaPizzatto [2010-08-20 18:36:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the feature

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fencer-chick [2010-08-02 02:43:17 +0000 UTC]

That was incredibly helpful, thank you.

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hemicchi [2010-07-24 09:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Hi there! Just wanted to tell how awesome this tutorial is and I also tried it! Here's the result (more in my gallery though) [link]

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SunlitDreams [2010-07-13 20:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the triple fav on your tutorials. I really admire your work, and your tutorials are very clear and helpful.

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itseva [2010-07-11 16:58:31 +0000 UTC]

Cool, I'll definately try that!

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Misrav [2010-06-23 18:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Used here: [link]
Thanks for sharing the info! ~

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Geekisthecolour In reply to Misrav [2010-06-24 12:50:31 +0000 UTC]

^^ It looks awesome! I'm glad you found it usefull! :3

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Taivasastronautti [2010-05-28 10:53:59 +0000 UTC]

This is really helpful, thank you! β™₯

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petxis [2010-04-04 23:36:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks, will let you know when I use it.

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Urethane-side-Effect [2010-03-09 17:09:59 +0000 UTC]

Featured here:
[link]

forum still under construction, sorry.

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SergioGonzalez [2010-02-28 17:31:11 +0000 UTC]

Great and illustrative tutorial, thanks very much for sharing with us.

By the way, congrasts on DD

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Neyjour [2010-02-16 04:31:38 +0000 UTC]

Used your tutorial here: [link] and here: [link]

Thanks very much! I'm looking forward to future tutorials from you. They're wonderful, and very much appreciated!

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ellir-pa [2010-02-15 03:24:41 +0000 UTC]

what do you call those dolls? where do you get it?

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Burusai [2010-02-12 21:18:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the great tutorial <3 IΒ΄ve tried it today, hereΒ΄s what came out: [link]

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max-c-lee [2010-02-09 23:47:52 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial inspired me to make this: [link] None of this was over my head, but I never thought to try it! Thanks.

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max-c-lee In reply to max-c-lee [2010-02-09 23:49:49 +0000 UTC]

[link]

That might work...

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ferrari2006extreme [2010-02-09 00:02:24 +0000 UTC]

Cool tutorials, thx for sharing!

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bloodyartist123 [2010-02-08 01:36:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info!

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AdorkaStock [2010-02-07 18:28:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow this could be useful for so much more than dolls I feel learned :3

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junkster78 [2010-02-07 18:19:14 +0000 UTC]

Great tut, only suggestion is to fix what ISO means (International Standards Organization). You have it listed at IOS. =]

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Geekisthecolour In reply to junkster78 [2010-02-07 18:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Ah so it is >.< thanks for point it out, I'll fix that~

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junkster78 In reply to Geekisthecolour [2010-02-08 03:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Any time =]

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WhollyJeff [2010-02-07 18:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Well done: concise and clear to read, and the presentation/composition is so well designed that it enhances unobtrusively. Thanks. (Plus, I learned from it.)

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