Vesperas

Thank you. I've reached out to him. I'll have to see what he says. --- The other main question I had for everyone is regarding water. There are obviously quite a number of different ways people handle water. Personally, I've settled on covering the entire base plate with 1x1 and 1x2 translucent tiles, despite how tedious and expensive it is. That said, I was wondering if anyone knew of any good examples of how to do shores or shaols? I have a hard time determining if I like something in Studio when I experiment with laying plates underneath, as it usually ends up looking quite different when I physically build it. Additionally, I was also wondering if anyone knew of a reliable way of preventing the base plate from bowing while (ideally) only using some combination of plates and translucent tiles? I've tried a number of different things but the only reliable way I've found is to use a combination of plates and bricks running across them, which isn't always feasible. I'm inclined to think it's just something I'll have to live with but figured I'd ask.

That does seem to work well. I like how you were able to maintain the shadows. Looks good! 👍 If you don't mind me asking, where did you pick up those custom torso sticker prints? They look great. I'm always looking for more options, especially for plain, civilian/peasant looking stuff. There aren't many options for classic yellow minifigures unless you cross over into castle stuff.

Wow... That's impressive. I'm not sure if the overall time investment between producing good looking photos and complete renders (with your sail tutorial) would be comparable for me, since my knowledge level is novice in either case, but this is something I'd eventually like to spend time learning and experimenting with. I've always done instructions for every MOC I've built, whether initially done with actual LEGO and reverse engineered/ported to Studio later, or done in Studio from the beginning, and it has always bothered me how many of them are missing their sails, cloth flags, and (usually) strings. In any rate, I stand corrected. I guess it's not impossible. Thanks for doing that and providing a link to it.

Thanks! There's a lot of good advice there. I'll probably need to purchase a dedicated camera but I'm going to attempt the lighting/box stuff to begin with. Until recently, I've largely just used renders from Studio when I was asking my cousin for feedback. However, it's still missing parts, and it's impossible to do sails and whatever. More than anything, I just think it's more impressive when I'm looking at an actual photo of something someone built. As you can see, my phone camera is awful and I will need to take A LOT of photos.

Hello! I've been lurking around here for a few years on and off but only semi-recently joined because "my project" is finally in a place where I'm becoming comfortable with the idea of showing it to the world. That said, I wanted to ask a few questions first. 🙂 One, does anyone have any suggestions for capturing photos of their creations? I recall seeing a thread somewhere that had some good ideas/suggestions but I can't seem to locate the specific posts. I'd be starting at one step up from the most basic entry level. Basically, I'm looking for suggestions for something better than my phone camera, that's decent for capturing photos of MOC's with small, dark, nooks and crannies, but doesn't cost that much. I guess I'm just asking for some advice from people with some experience with it.