PS, if you're wondering what that big Ork model is, it's the "Orc Warchief in Juggernaut Mecha-Armour" by Kromlech. Not sponsored, I just really like the model :)
Hard to do too, since cameras only stop down the aperture when you take a picture to aid focusing. Must have been been filming or in live preview and lucky enough to have a camera that allows you to adjust this in those modes.
Last video: got virtually everything on the list. This video: DARLING! I FOUND NEW THINGS TO BUY!! My photos are crap and I've been looking to invest in photography equipment for some time, but had no idea where to begin. Many thanks for this, love and hugs to the family! Hope the twins' first Xmas is a good one!
I got myself a Canon 600D second hand and two photography lights with stands (new, 30£ on ebay). Total expense was less than 200£ and it works amazingly. It takes practice but gives nice instagram results. Just get used to pc editing photographs, use correct file outputs etc
I can't believe it, finally someone makes a mini shooting guide, with actual details on what settings you use. Not just "well make it kinda low on the iso, but not too much" etc. Thanks Guy
I film the same way you do in some of my shots, I bought a whole heap of those handy little c clamps from small rig along with a bunch of their arms. I honestly had no idea about focus tubes though :O, I am 100% going to grab one now thanks was not expecting to walk away with learning something new but I did.
Nice video for an intro to photos/filming! Just in case anyone thinks a higher f stop number (camera aperture) will always make things sharper - every lens has a range where it starts to get softer due to diffraction. Typically an aperture setting around the middle of your lenses range is best, the smallest aperture will get more in focus but reduce the image quality overall.
Cool video guy! I really liked the tip about the extender rings! I've been looking at them for macro photography, but never thought they could be used for filming also!
I was thinking of setting up a social media for my hobby in the new year - lo and behold you've rocked up with the perfect video!! Knocked it out the park again mate.
I would like a video going over all the aspects of getting started in warhammer from choosing your faction and going over different financial aspects to choosing starting paints and tools, you could make it go from cheap, average, then expensive, to highlight the different ways to get completely started.
I just finished painting my first miniatures, the elite starters set, and I really wish I had taken a picture of my first one! I've already made leaps in my painting, I'm about out grown my cheap brushes already. I took a few pictures of one of my favorite ones, a assult intercessor painted blood angels..ish, but they aren't the best photos, I'll try these tips out for sure! The biggest thing I learned so far is I need one pigment paints, i have over 20 years experience with 4 color process printing, and yellow sucks lol
I'll give you a useful hint - You'll never really outgrow cheap brushes if you're smart. Don't get me wrong here, there are definitely things that you can do better with a quality fine brush that the el cheapos just don't deliver on. There are also a *lot* of things that you'll want to do that are really bad for your brushes and a lot of places where being able to paint the finest line as accurately as humanly possible just doesn't matter. Keep a good supply of cheap brushes from variety packs on hand for the high mileage stuff and break out the really good brushes where they're legitimately helpful.
Thanks for the great guide Guy, as an aspiring new channel, its great to have this kind of a guide from one of our favourite 'tubers to give us some pointers. Hopefully we can use this to take our vids to another level!
You can get awesome quality on any 16mpix + phone while using a polarized lens. You can get cheap filters that clip on under $10 USD. 16mpix phone were from 2010-14 so you probably have an old phone that's ok enough.
Thanks for the video, Guy! I hadn't considered using my extendors for my mini photography, I normally use it for my aquarium photography but that makes great sense. Happy Holidays to you and Penny and your littles!
I picked up 5 of the Neatfi lamps at a store that does Amazon returns etc. Scored them for $56 each. Made some hobby friends very happy for Christmas. They're great lamps.
I never knew about the extension ring allowing you to extend the field of focus but closer to the camera side, that could be hand if it worked. Will investigate.
White paper curved background is great, something I do when selling stuff on ebay. I have a dslr too but most photos I use my phone camera. One trick to remember if if needed, you can turn the camera around to get the lense in right place for the shot, most phones will correct an "upside down" photo but can be done in a basic editing suite too
Great little video to help with newbies... it’s worth noting that DSLRs basically take an average of the view so you may notice that some of your images come out more grey then you see, especially if you’re shooting with a white background. If you’re using back light, ensure it’s not over powering your front or key lights. If your back light is higher exposure, you could get flare. If you’ve got a bit of spare cash and want to upgrade your lens, a macro lens is the way to go. Macro lens have a much shorter focus distance allowing you to get right into the detail, extension tubes will give a similar result but will never truly give a “macro” image...
Great video Guy. I didn't know about ext tubes, neat! Also love the new music takes. One little tip I picked up re: exposure is it's usually better to underexpose than over, if you can't get exactly what you want from your camera. You can enhance the shadows later in software, which works better than trying to fix blown out highlights. Have a great holiday!
I'm very glad you made this video! I keep taking pictures on my crappy old phones camera and they make my models look so lame, so I've been wanting to get serious about taking better pics. Thanks Guy!
This stuff is golden! I'm at that point where I would really like to take better photo's of the mini's I paint, but to be honest, a DSLR is... Overwhelming, to say the least, if you have about zero experience with one. I do have one lying around (it was a gift a few years ago) and I have a few days off coming up, so I'll definitely be trying this out! Thanks!
Great vid as always, was pointed here by a facebook user who'd posted a great pic and attributed it to this vid. "Budget model" - I remember looking at that "Budget model" and buying the much cheaper (and not nearly as good) Nikon instead ;0)
Hey Guy, Just got into high-quality mini-photography and your video was a tremendous help. So i wanted to share the one Part where i could actually improve an what you did: while a narrower apperture does focu the background more, thats not really apparent when you have a monochrome background. And if you find the right f-value, you usually can skip the post focus-merge. In my cas (Kharadron Overlord Models and a Canon EOS 10D) its about 11 but i am still tinkering Oh and before i forget: I am happily pulling manual focus and did so before, even without preview display, and your video did help, as i said, tremendously =)
The minimum and maximum focusing has to do with the distance between the actual glass of the lense and the sensor so by extending it you are altering this variable. It's how you mess with the ability to focus when doing astrophotography
In your White Balance settings, the rightmost icon which you didn’t scroll over allows you to set it manually. Check the manual on exactly how. (At least that’s what it is on my Canon 7D)
It is so kickass of to pull back the curtain a bit on your production: it can be so intimidating once you start having to become a hobbyist in a whole other hobby to get your production values up.
A software solution to LED or fluorescent flickering is to just stack 3 of the same clip 1 frame forward on 2, 2 on 3 and changing opacity for the 2nd clip to 66% and 33% for the third one. Works pretty well if you can't fix it in camera!
PS, if you're wondering what that big Ork model is, it's the "Orc Warchief in Juggernaut Mecha-Armour" by Kromlech. Not sponsored, I just really like the model :)
I was just about to ask about it! Thanks!
Love the Kromlech Ork stuff :)
Then you have to do a video about it! Its such a lovely model!
A Not-Ork Not-Warboss in Not-Mega Armour, you say?
*_No minis/Warhammer on the tree?_*
As a photographer of 10+ years, this is a spot on guide!
What a great video; and so nicely filmed too. The shots of the iris opening and closing on the camera were especially lush.
Hard to do too, since cameras only stop down the aperture when you take a picture to aid focusing. Must have been been filming or in live preview and lucky enough to have a camera that allows you to adjust this in those modes.
Last video: got virtually everything on the list.
This video: DARLING! I FOUND NEW THINGS TO BUY!!
My photos are crap and I've been looking to invest in photography equipment for some time, but had no idea where to begin. Many thanks for this, love and hugs to the family! Hope the twins' first Xmas is a good one!
the canon M50 is a great camera, you get alot for what you pay, if you ask me that is
@@SkillIzzues I just had to check the price... nearly £500, that's a massive massive OUCH coming from my wallet lmao
I got myself a Canon 600D second hand and two photography lights with stands (new, 30£ on ebay). Total expense was less than 200£ and it works amazingly. It takes practice but gives nice instagram results. Just get used to pc editing photographs, use correct file outputs etc
I can't believe it, finally someone makes a mini shooting guide, with actual details on what settings you use. Not just "well make it kinda low on the iso, but not too much" etc. Thanks Guy
You always give me the confidence Guy to do whatever I want when I paint minis. Always easy and never complicated like many other channels.
Guy, you have such a genuine talent for clear, concise teaching. I was able to get some incredible photos of my minis, thank you so much!
Sames here, I was really impressed 😅
I film the same way you do in some of my shots, I bought a whole heap of those handy little c clamps from small rig along with a bunch of their arms. I honestly had no idea about focus tubes though :O, I am 100% going to grab one now thanks was not expecting to walk away with learning something new but I did.
Merry Christmas Guy, Penny and the Twins!!
Nice video for an intro to photos/filming!
Just in case anyone thinks a higher f stop number (camera aperture) will always make things sharper - every lens has a range where it starts to get softer due to diffraction.
Typically an aperture setting around the middle of your lenses range is best, the smallest aperture will get more in focus but reduce the image quality overall.
Several of the more mysterious bits about photography revealed. Useful stuff indeed. Cheers!
I've had some real issues with filming minis, so this is very useful! I get the feeling I'll be rewatching this video before every attempt...
Me: *Finishes model, wonders how to photo it.*
Guy: "Here's a video on how to photograph your miniatures."
10/10
I'm a firm believer in 'its not what kit you have, but how you use it' and this is a perfect example of that motto.
Cool video guy! I really liked the tip about the extender rings! I've been looking at them for macro photography, but never thought they could be used for filming also!
So many light bulbs Thanks Guy and all the best to you and your family over the holidays!
Happy holidays. I look forward to another year of your amazing content.
I wish all How To videos were as succinct and informative as this video. Thank you for the great content.
Awesome video. Keep up the good work.
Merry Christmas to you, Penny and little Gork and Mork!
I was thinking of setting up a social media for my hobby in the new year - lo and behold you've rocked up with the perfect video!! Knocked it out the park again mate.
I would like a video going over all the aspects of getting started in warhammer from choosing your faction and going over different financial aspects to choosing starting paints and tools, you could make it go from cheap, average, then expensive, to highlight the different ways to get completely started.
I just finished painting my first miniatures, the elite starters set, and I really wish I had taken a picture of my first one!
I've already made leaps in my painting, I'm about out grown my cheap brushes already. I took a few pictures of one of my favorite ones, a assult intercessor painted blood angels..ish, but they aren't the best photos, I'll try these tips out for sure!
The biggest thing I learned so far is I need one pigment paints, i have over 20 years experience with 4 color process printing, and yellow sucks lol
I'll give you a useful hint -
You'll never really outgrow cheap brushes if you're smart. Don't get me wrong here, there are definitely things that you can do better with a quality fine brush that the el cheapos just don't deliver on. There are also a *lot* of things that you'll want to do that are really bad for your brushes and a lot of places where being able to paint the finest line as accurately as humanly possible just doesn't matter. Keep a good supply of cheap brushes from variety packs on hand for the high mileage stuff and break out the really good brushes where they're legitimately helpful.
Awesome Vid! The lighting portion helps loads!
Thanks for the great guide Guy, as an aspiring new channel, its great to have this kind of a guide from one of our favourite 'tubers to give us some pointers. Hopefully we can use this to take our vids to another level!
Great Video Guy, very informative. Happy Holidays to you, Penny and the twins.
Really cool. Thank you very much. I always had the problem of parts of the mini out of focus. Now I know how to fix it
I have never thought of using tube extensions like that, that's like magic how close it focuses.
Wow more than I expected. Well done!
This is a great explanation photography fundamentals.
Wishing a Happy Christmas & a Healthy New Year to Penny, you and the twins.
Cheers Guy, like this behind the scenes stuff
Great tips! Thanks Guy!
Great! I'll use this advice for my thumbnails! Thanks so much.
You can get awesome quality on any 16mpix + phone while using a polarized lens.
You can get cheap filters that clip on under $10 USD. 16mpix phone were from 2010-14 so you probably have an old phone that's ok enough.
0:22 You see, my first wh 40k kit was an 8th edition first strike, so seeing these minis made me think "WOOAH"
This is really good and detailed advice.
Another pleasant video Guy!
Cheers!
Really interesting. Thanks for making that.
Love you, Guy. Thanks for the content.
Very useful advice. Thanks Guy.
Great Video with a lot of good advice I'm going to use. Thank you!
thanks for the help
Something I’m really struggling with at the moment so this couldn’t have been better timed! Thank you, Guy.
Thank you for this awesome video. Gonna start experimenting for better shots.
Thanks Guy! Merry Christmas to you, Penny, Nessa, Gork and Mork
Thank you so much guy. great video.
Merry Christmas and happy New year. Take it easy Guy
oh wow this is literally exactly what I wanted thanks
Merry Christmas to you and Penny!
now I got to understand my own camera better, thanks Guy :D
Happy Christmas. and a Merry New Year
Merry Christmas Guy and Penny.
Thanks for the video, Guy! I hadn't considered using my extendors for my mini photography, I normally use it for my aquarium photography but that makes great sense. Happy Holidays to you and Penny and your littles!
Wonderful timing on this one Guy. I just got a tripod and backdrop. Was wondering if my light setup would work, and now I know it will! Thanks!
I picked up 5 of the Neatfi lamps at a store that does Amazon returns etc. Scored them for $56 each. Made some hobby friends very happy for Christmas. They're great lamps.
Thanks! I just finished recording my first miniature painting video! And I plan to put all this into affecy next video!
Lots of great tips in this Guy!
I never knew about the extension ring allowing you to extend the field of focus but closer to the camera side, that could be hand if it worked. Will investigate.
White paper curved background is great, something I do when selling stuff on ebay.
I have a dslr too but most photos I use my phone camera. One trick to remember if if needed, you can turn the camera around to get the lense in right place for the shot, most phones will correct an "upside down" photo but can be done in a basic editing suite too
Great little video to help with newbies... it’s worth noting that DSLRs basically take an average of the view so you may notice that some of your images come out more grey then you see, especially if you’re shooting with a white background. If you’re using back light, ensure it’s not over powering your front or key lights. If your back light is higher exposure, you could get flare. If you’ve got a bit of spare cash and want to upgrade your lens, a macro lens is the way to go. Macro lens have a much shorter focus distance allowing you to get right into the detail, extension tubes will give a similar result but will never truly give a “macro” image...
Super helpful as I just bought a 250D for miniature photography!
Great video Guy. I didn't know about ext tubes, neat! Also love the new music takes.
One little tip I picked up re: exposure is it's usually better to underexpose than over, if you can't get exactly what you want from your camera. You can enhance the shadows later in software, which works better than trying to fix blown out highlights.
Have a great holiday!
Extremely useful Guy, thanks! Hope you and the family have a great Xmas.
I'm very glad you made this video! I keep taking pictures on my crappy old phones camera and they make my models look so lame, so I've been wanting to get serious about taking better pics. Thanks Guy!
Awseome video for beginners!
This is brilliant! I currently use an iPhone 5 and a led light box and it’s ok, but this will help me take it a step further
It's so useful that I have the exact same camera and lenses
This was incredibly useful for such a short video.
Have a great Christmas. See ya in the new year.
Really great video. Great job
Good stuff, thank you.
Hi guy I'm in Colchester now with my family and picking picking up some figures in the local Warhammer shop
merry Christmas Guy, Penny and the twins!!!!!!
I'm very good at those inexperienced shots. Now I'm going to have to get better. Thanks for the tips!
This stuff is golden! I'm at that point where I would really like to take better photo's of the mini's I paint, but to be honest, a DSLR is... Overwhelming, to say the least, if you have about zero experience with one. I do have one lying around (it was a gift a few years ago) and I have a few days off coming up, so I'll definitely be trying this out! Thanks!
I like your stuff. Great video.
This is great. I make my own fragrances and this will work for this also.
"tips of taking great photos of small objects"
my bro needs this then
Hurray for random Jersey chirstmas decoration cameo
Great video! Any chance of a link to the little side lights you used in the video?
I literally googled this exact thing yesterday no way
Great video guy! Please do a colour guide at some point!
Great vid as always, was pointed here by a facebook user who'd posted a great pic and attributed it to this vid.
"Budget model" - I remember looking at that "Budget model" and buying the much cheaper (and not nearly as good) Nikon instead ;0)
Hey Guy, Just got into high-quality mini-photography and your video was a tremendous help. So i wanted to share the one Part where i could actually improve an what you did: while a narrower apperture does focu the background more, thats not really apparent when you have a monochrome background. And if you find the right f-value, you usually can skip the post focus-merge. In my cas (Kharadron Overlord Models and a Canon EOS 10D) its about 11 but i am still tinkering
Oh and before i forget: I am happily pulling manual focus and did so before, even without preview display, and your video did help, as i said, tremendously =)
Love your vids!
The minimum and maximum focusing has to do with the distance between the actual glass of the lense and the sensor so by extending it you are altering this variable. It's how you mess with the ability to focus when doing astrophotography
Is anyone else detecting notes of Journey of the Sorcerer (AKA the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme) in the updated outro music?
I wasn't until I read your comment!
Enjoy your christmas time off!
In your White Balance settings, the rightmost icon which you didn’t scroll over allows you to set it manually. Check the manual on exactly how. (At least that’s what it is on my Canon 7D)
Most of this advice translates perfectly into taking 3d renders. Like actuly reminded me of a Blender tutorial.
Time to upgrade my filming before I launch my UA-cam! Thanks guy 😊
It is so kickass of to pull back the curtain a bit on your production: it can be so intimidating once you start having to become a hobbyist in a whole other hobby to get your production values up.
Great tips!
yay A7III gang! Have a great christmas break!
A software solution to LED or fluorescent flickering is to just stack 3 of the same clip 1 frame forward on 2, 2 on 3 and changing opacity for the 2nd clip to 66% and 33% for the third one. Works pretty well if you can't fix it in camera!
I love them to
Those square battery powered lights look awesome, any idea where I could find some like those?
Yeah, I'm starting a wh40k yt channel tomorrow
This couldn't have come at a better time
Closeup filters work better than extension tubes you loose less light you can buy them in a kit and they just attach on your filter ring