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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 5, 2007 20:18:48 GMT -5
Hi there. I was experimenting with lightsaber photography and tough I should share some of my finding. I took several pictures with various settings to show how different a picture can be depending if the exposure is short or long, and if a flash had been used (vary the exposure and ambiant light) Here's my results, if it can be interesting for any of you. Don't be shy to share. Lightsaber photography on my personal website.
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Post by sidhalafre on Jan 19, 2007 14:45:29 GMT -5
I love your cyan, and its a bin 2 b-e-a-u-t-ful!
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 21, 2007 1:58:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words. me too, I love its color. It is so much the perfect color for a luke EP4, I might have to integrate it to my graflex.
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Post by sidhalafre on Jan 21, 2007 16:25:54 GMT -5
Dont forget theres the graflex shop conversion(plastic) and TCSS graflex conversion(metal).
What really bugs me though is that sence EP4 luke his was a whiteish blue almost cyan but in EP3 it was blue. they should of made it the same color and made them the same hilt.
Why they made 2 different versions is way beyond me. that and why was EP2 ani saber resembled his vader saber so much?
That buged the crap out of me to, I still cant figure it out.
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 21, 2007 20:16:46 GMT -5
the graflexshop.com's socket is made of aluminium. I own one of them MPP socket, great stuff. Tim's ones are different but very well made... I'd love one of TCSS's socket but in black anodized alu.
The thing is, with ep1, 2, 3 the goal was to make a nice movie with full visual effects, not working a continuity timeline - only the fans like that continuity. Need also to mention that Luke's saber changed from ep 4 and 5, and vader's saber changed in every single movies? A prop is a prop, and there's only costumers and proppers like us to even check these details.
Nevertheless, with a proper lightning and camera settings, its doable to make "naturally" what they rotoscoped or make digitally. Kinda cool.
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Post by sidhalafre on Jan 21, 2007 20:27:40 GMT -5
Yeah. but it just buggs me that they did that. rotj vaders I can understand cause it was lost or stolen so they took parts of lukes and another and put them togeather.
oh well. thats mainly the reasion why I dont do the whole replica thing. good luck with your decisions.
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Post by lazlototh on Jan 22, 2007 2:40:00 GMT -5
I recall my first Park saber had an awesome purple blade when I photographed it correctly...
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 22, 2007 11:09:33 GMT -5
Lazlo, the blade was what colour originally?
I know of an ultrasaber with colored filter that is pink to the eye, but can look blue on picture.
Kinda cool.
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Post by lazlototh on Jan 22, 2007 14:10:58 GMT -5
Well, it was kinda pinkinsh purple then on film it came out like Mace's.... The only way I could get it to film right was in my mom's house.
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 26, 2007 9:12:55 GMT -5
Maybe its something with the ambiant light?
I find very intriguing the whole experience of taking pictures of lighted lightsabers.
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 29, 2007 15:05:36 GMT -5
sorry for doubleposting. Corja and I were taking new picts and made that one. note the lightsaber is a genuine MR FX obi-wan EP3 with NO photoshop. the exposure is long, the ambiant light is dark, and its cold outside so I'm freezing my back end behind the camera trying to get the proper settings...
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Post by lazlototh on Jan 29, 2007 21:32:35 GMT -5
Generally I noticed mine photgraphs better in low light so it only makes sense. That is an awesome picture! With the right settings, it can be done!!
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Post by mattkym on Jun 16, 2007 20:14:00 GMT -5
I would still use photoshop, depending on the lighting. However, the blade can look actual blade if you see it in dark room.
I would perhaps need the better FX saber into Luxeon.
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Post by Hasid Lafre on Jun 17, 2007 8:17:49 GMT -5
Looks very good. My complant with photoshop or any rotoscoping is that it turns out looking fake.
that looks very good and as real looking as can be.
Iam afraid to touch the settings on my moms camera for fear of braking it.
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Post by defyitall on Jun 19, 2007 17:51:49 GMT -5
Problem being with the long exposures is that often at events, or anything not posed, is that you can't hold a pose that long. Or it's flash because of a lack or a tripod or good interior lighting.
I find rotoscoping to look great when done well. If you do it with a 6 point spline and a good duplicate layer technique with subtle core glow and a good out glow beneath it looks just like the movies.
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