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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby Chuck Engels » Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:33 pm

Christmas Villages are also pretty cool. A couple of those ceramic buildings, some fake snow, pine trees, horses pulling sleighs .....
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:03 am

Another great idea Chuck. We have a set and the kids enjoy setting it up each year. It was my MIL's.
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby Chuck Engels » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:10 pm

My wife has a nice set that she loves to put up. Unfortunately we don't have the room for it right now so it has been in boxes the past few years. Would make some really cute miniature photographs. The photos almost have a tilt shift kind of effect to them, they look so awesome, you are quite talented Cheryl :)
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby Peru » Tue Aug 22, 2017 11:02 am

I'm always amazed by your creativity, Cheryl.
Nice work, Sidd, too.
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:51 pm

Thanks Chuck & Bob (Peru). I did have tilt shift in mind when I shot the background of the plane. Played with the DOF a bit. There was a photo of the plane I liked better, but too shallow DOF and no room to put the kids. You could add a gradient blur in post.

My MIL's set sat in boxes for several years. A few years ago I had the middle child, she was 2 then, over for the day I thought it would be a fun way to spend time with her. It is now our tradition. The kids like to move the people around. I set ours up in the foyer on a sofa table. When kids come over that is the first thing they want to do...touch. The parents say no, but I then say yes. A couple have been broken, but super glue works. I bought a large plastic storage tub to put the whole village inside. This makes it easier to set up just that village on one day. I think we didn't set up before because it was in too many boxes mixed in with all of the other decoration clutter.
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:21 am

Chuck Engels wrote:Christmas Villages are also pretty cool. A couple of those ceramic buildings, some fake snow, pine trees, horses pulling sleighs .....


Thanks for the suggestion. I took your advice in did this one for Christmas 2018. Last year's Christmas card
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And an elf on the shelf of the youngest grandchild
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:23 am

My fantasy & miniature photos over the years in an album on Flickr if anyone wants to look. I have photo ideas for this year Christmas with the grandkids. Suggestions welcome for future photos.

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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby Chuck Engels » Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:00 pm

Those are GREAT Cheryl !! :TU:
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:02 pm

Thank Chuck! The grandkids love the imagination of the miniatures. The 2 oldest give input on how and where they want to pose.
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby sidd finch » Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:31 pm

Mom you are really good at these type of pictures. Great job.

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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:06 pm

Thanks Sidd. It is something I can do with the grandkids.
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby sidd finch » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:32 am

I think it makes such a really cool time capsule for your grand-kids. It makes such a neat window in time. And I think it helps them to remember what they were like as kids.

I wish I had a grandma like you..... lol

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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:57 pm

sidd finch wrote:I think it makes such a really cool time capsule for your grand-kids. It makes such a neat window in time. And I think it helps them to remember what they were like as kids.

I wish I had a grandma like you..... lol

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Cool time capsule is a good way to put the projects. Hopefully they will remember me when I am gone and the fun we had. Hopefully one of them will want to pursue video or photography. The 9yo shot video with my waterproof action cam on vacation. They all want to press the button when I have the camera on the tripod. I did recently let the 6yo hold my camera with no strap. All ok, but careless call on my part. Sidd, I am sure your grandma is cooler than me :)
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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby sidd finch » Fri Nov 22, 2019 11:24 am

Sidd, I am sure your grandma is cooler than me :)


It would be close. Not to many grandmas can cook up a feast and then put in some serious camera and Photoshop skills... :eek:

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Re: Miniature Series Part 2 - UPDATE new photo

Postby momoffduty » Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:35 pm

This Christmas I made 2 miniature photos. My oldest daughter has a side business and made the graphic shirts. All 4 grands participated. I print out the unedited background photos for the kids to see and decided how/where to pose. The girls have this posing thing down now. For the marshmallow scene I made the trees from chocolate and glued the marshmallows with icing. I had towels rolled up to simulate a marshmallow in their hands. The grandson was holding a wrapping paper cardboard tube to simulate the candy cane. The hardest part is getting the white balance on all of the individual photos the same. It is better to shoot everyone the same day in the same light, but the grandson wasn't here until after Christmas. When I handed the girls my camera I showed the older ones how to hold. The 3yo grand daughter must have been paying attention because she held it correctly without me helping.

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