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Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 6 – Light Modifiers 27 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
In the previous sections, we talked about the basic properties of light. In this post, we’ll discuss light modifiers – that is, devices that are used to shape and control light. Light modifiers are ex...
Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 5 – Distance of Light and the Inverse-Square Law 19 Aug 2013 | 08:52 am
Previously, we looked at how the direction and size of a light source affects the appearance of your photographic subject. Today we’ll look at how the distance between the light source and your subjec...
Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 4 – The Quality of Light: Soft and Hard Light 15 Aug 2013 | 08:20 am
When we speak of the quality of light, we’re not talking about whether it’s good or bad; rather, we are referring to whether the light is hard or soft. Softness is one of the aspects of light that man...
Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 3 – Direction of Light 11 Aug 2013 | 10:59 am
Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of figure photography, at least when starting out, is the direction of light. Speaking for myself, when I was beginning, my only concern was achieving soft l...
Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 2 – Components of a Lighting Setup 7 Aug 2013 | 03:27 pm
Photographic lighting is often compared to cooking. That might seem to be a strange analogy, but they actually have a lot in common, and while lighting is not something that everyone is proficient wit...
Figure Photography Lighting Guide, Part 1 – Getting Started with Creative Lighting 7 Aug 2013 | 07:54 am
The anime figure hobby has come a long way since I started my collection. The number of manufacturers has greatly increased, the quality of the products has been improved dramatically, and the variety...
Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st (Gift Swimsuit Version) 1 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
Back when Gift released their 1/4 scale figure of Nanoha Takamachi, it seemed inevitable that Fate Testarossa was destined to join her. And so she has; a little less than a year later, Gift’s Fate is ...
Cryska Barchenowa from Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse (Eishi Strengthening Equipment Version) 24 Jul 2013 | 08:53 am
Kotobukiya has followed up their Yui Takamura figure with one of Cryska Barchenowa, one half of Total Eclipse’s Soviet duo. This is the third Cryska figure that I own and that Yui figure is the third ...
Mai Shiranui from The King of Fighters XIII (Black Version) 15 Jul 2013 | 08:44 am
When it comes to fighting game girls, Mai Shiranui is amongst the genre’s best-loved characters. And why not? Her history is impressive and her visual appeal is obvious. She’s a favorite of fighting g...
Preorder Outlook XXVIII 8 Jul 2013 | 05:38 am
It is time for the pre-Wonder Festival preorder post. Doubtless we will see all sorts of cool new goodies there – hopefully more than just the usual Miku, Tamaki, and Super Sonico stuff (no offense to...
