Tom's Crew 2015

I love this look so much for Seven, I had to take another pose...

This effect makes the green look really deep and rich I think


This is an alternative monochrome look

I think S.K.J. might be in agreement, ya cant beat a nice green beret ! looks fantastic ralph
Great pic !

Very nice Ralph. Great upload

the green really does stand out in the 1st pic , john wayne would have been proud of a man like him in his unit

Searching around the effects tools, I found this cool skull overlay, what do you think?

Is it Halloween already! . Superb effects Ralph . would work well for a photo story??

Took a picture of Diesel looking cool in woodland camo, this photo is straight out of the camera...


This is with a little Cross Process effect, I love the way it deepens and enriches the colours...

very nice ralph!, great shots

Out of the camera


Cross Processed


Just for a little fun 'Diesel Never Dies!' the movie!

Fantastic Pic!! 10/10 !

Great pics!

Superb Ralph!

great pics

Excellent photos

TheOneManKid wrote:

Out of the camera


Cross Processed


Just for a little fun 'Diesel Never Dies!' the movie!

think i prefer the straight outta the camera shot ralph

Cracking set of pictures Ralph

I found these great little VAM size store boxes for Tom's crew to keep their pistols, holsters, hats, belts in. They're made by the Really Useful Box company and I chose the 0.14 litre size as I thought the scale looked just right. I'm planning to start work on a real Tom K HQ this summer, so collecting some 1:6 bits already...

I also tried out some long exposure in low room lighting instead of the full on studio lighting I have been using recently and I'm quite pleased with result. I noticed that shadowing over his eyes caused by the shelf above and wanted to capture it. Taken with the camera on a tripod of course to avoid camera shake!



Also, found this cool looking dark sepia effect

superb Ralph! you have done an amazing job on him

Fantastic two photos TheOneManKid, your going to be planning to start work on a real Tom K HQ this summer, well can't wait to see what you come up with, good luck.

Great photos, I really love your work and look forward to your upcoming HQ!

If you plan to pose the figure with the jacket open I wondered if you considered removing the snaps? Just a thought.

Thanks,
Brian

gibri wrote:

Great photos, I really love your work and look forward to your upcoming HQ!

If you plan to pose the figure with the jacket open I wondered if you considered removing the snaps? Just a thought.

Thanks,
Brian

Thanks Brian, it means a lot!

As for the exposed snaps, I had thought that they look a bit unrealistic, but then I thought that these guys are toys after all and big snaps are a feature of their uniforms, so decided that I'm not worried about it...

Makes sense, Ralph. It's funny how sometimes we are blind to things right in front of us. I never noticed them either, but once I did, now I can't miss them.

There's really no wrong answer. We all have different ways of approaching the hobby and it's all good.

Thanks,
Brian

gibri wrote:

Makes sense, Ralph. It's funny how sometimes we are blind to things right in front of us. I never noticed them either, but once I did, now I can't miss them.

There's really no wrong answer. We all have different ways of approaching the hobby and it's all good.  

Thanks,
Brian

Yeah, this hobby, especially the photography side, can come across as a somewhat awkward balance between 1:6 scale modelling and fantasy toy play. As you say, everyone on this forum has a different take and that's what makes it interesting. As my wife is a photographer, the fact that I'm attempting to learn photography by using my Action Men, helps merge our interests and in return she helps me understand basic techniques. Out of this I'm actually developing an interest in more general photography, such as cityscape and portrait. We're off to Prague this month to do just that, maybe I'll post some shots in the Off Topic section.

TheOneManKid wrote:

I found these great little VAM size store boxes for Tom's crew to keep their pistols, holsters, hats, belts in. They're made by the Really Useful Box company and I chose the 0.14 litre size as I thought the scale looked just right. I'm planning to start work on a real Tom K HQ this summer, so collecting some 1:6 bits already...

I also tried out some long exposure in low room lighting instead of the full on studio lighting I have been using recently and I'm quite pleased with result. I noticed that shadowing over his eyes caused by the shelf above and wanted to capture it. Taken with the camera on a tripod of course to avoid camera shake!

Those little storage containers are quite useful. They're sold at office supply stores over here. I have a black one in the storage compartment of my ATV:



-Nate

very cool Nate, a handy piece of kit for Joe to keep his stuff in