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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Lego shots and snow Erik Markov, Photographer Kokomo | IN | | Posted: 12:07 PM on 12.16.09 ->> I cam across some an interesting technique on Gizmodo for shooting snow in a photo illustration. The gallery of photos is about Lego shots set up to look like Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, on the snowy planet. The gallery and some explanation, http://tinyurl.com/ychncyg. Don't check out of this post right away! I didn't post this for the Lego and Star Wars reference, its the technique that he used to shoot the snow that is cool. He built his Lego model, placed it inside a clear plastic cd storage box, filled the box with water, and using ground plaster, he used a strainer to spread the snow over the surface of the water. The water caused the plaster to slowly fall and using a slow shutter speed it caused the snow to look like it's falling/swirling. The photog also makes the point it needs to be plaster that has already been made, then ground up. Using gypsum powder in it's raw state is just going to cause it to be clumpy. This idea could easily be sized up for larger illustration using a fish tank. Another idea that came to mind was a snow globe type picture. Use a round fish tank, place it on a base that looks like the base a snow globe would be on. For anyone who has an illustration to shoot this winter and wants snow as part of it I think this would work well for a photo of winter drinks, gloves etc. Anything not involving people that is. Finding a water tank large enough for a person is easy, finding enough ground plaster is easy. Finding someone willing to hold their breath for long periods during a shoot, not so easy.  This post is:  Informative (3) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Paul Montague, Photographer Swisher | IA | USA | Posted: 1:24 PM on 12.16.09 ->> Great post, Erik. Thanks!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Monty Rand, Photographer Bangor | ME | USA | Posted: 2:29 PM on 12.16.09 ->> LMAO.......that's awesome. Just what I need is another cool new idea to try..........  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Peters, Photographer Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 7:23 PM on 12.16.09 ->> Sure beats the method Ally Sheedy used in "The Breakfast Club"!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Loundy, Photo Editor San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 10:01 PM on 12.16.09 ->> Mark, I'm glad I already ate dinner. --Mark  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Lego shots and snow Thread Started By: Erik Markov Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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