by mike | Jul 1, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Art of The Craft, The Missing Conversation
Over the weekend, I spent several hours playing with this image in Photoshop CC, trying out various backgrounds and effects. I know what I want to do but, I’m not there yet, so what you see here is the original untouched photo. (Funny how we now feel the need to...
by mike | May 6, 2015 | Pieces of The Puzzle, Storytelling, The Missing Conversation |
Modeling is a strange endeavor. We have the full-size objects to observe, yet we miss seeing so much of what is actually in front of us. Whether we are recreating a real location or constructing a composite of several, the results are often lacking. Our outcomes seem...
by mike | Jan 21, 2015 | Storytelling, The Art of The Craft |
From his book, Letting Go Of The Camera, photographer Brooks Jensen shared the insight that we are predisposed to see the world from a certain viewpoint. What is Your Natural Vision? In my own photography, I’m drawn to small details seen from a close-up...
by mike | Dec 31, 2014 | Modeling Techniques, Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation
I spend a portion of my mornings walking for exercise on the Cardinal Greenway, a recreational trail built on the right-of-way of a former C&O branch that ran from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois. The line runs north and south through Richmond and...
by mike | Sep 29, 2014 | Pieces of The Puzzle, The Missing Conversation
Is it possible to capture the intangible qualities of an object or scene in model form? And just what am I referring to when speaking of intangible? Call it atmosphere, character or whatever you choose, modelers have been chasing greater levels of realism for decades....
