Are these sets you’re escaping the top of your head, or are they scenes from Lego? Are there building directions like typical Lego sets?
My MOCs are usually an outcome of me wanting to free up more area in a Lego bricks bin: “Oh, I can’t close this white bricks bin anymore. What can I construct that will use up a great deal of that color?” That’s probably not the common technique, but it works for me.
I’m simply digging through the bins to see what I can use, so I don’t have instructions. I wished to make directions for this middle ages street MOC I made, which I started physically (to use up bricks in another overflowing bin of light bluish gray) and after that recreated digitally with Lego’s digital contractor called Stud.io. I do not have a lot of experience in the software application, though, and I discover it sidetracks me a lot. It likewise makes my desire list bloat.One day, I’ll discover how to make instructions, but I need to reserve time to learn how to do it, and right now, it’s not a priority. Especially since all my file names are galens-row-final-final-final-v3. io.
How do you decide which scene you’re photographing?
Most of my pictures are focused on a character– preferably, one that I have actually developed. New muses and intriguing minifigures constantly get me pumped to shoot. I think about where this character may be found and when: inside your home or outdoors, in the forest or underwater, in the morning or late at night, and so on. Then I’ll choose what I need to build or bring with me to support the concept.How long does
it usually take to picture a scene? What devices are you utilizing?
I take pictures indoors and outdoors from easy minifig pictures to complex interior shots, so the time and effort I invest in an image can be anywhere between 20 minutes and three hours. I normally shoot with either my Sony a6500 or a7iii with a macro lens and CPL filter. I have a bunch of macro lenses, however I tend to shoot with a 30mm or 40mm to get more of the environment in the frame.
I lean more on flash for lighting, even when I’m outdoors throughout the day. I can’t constantly get the sunlight I desire where I desire it to be since of trees obstructing it or clouds passing, so I take a little flash attached to a selfie stick. It’s my sun-on-a-stick.
Artistically, I like to backlight my designs and develop shadows in my Lego pictures too, and flash helps me do that. I like to draw out the form instead of flatten everything.
What would you like individuals to take away from your Lego scenes?
I would like individuals to look at my Lego pictures and think how fun it is to bring Lego to life in a picture. I desire them to attempt to do the exact same due to the fact that it’s a various method to play and create with Lego.