Erwin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Hi all, When we post pictures of our finished model,most of us show it from a bird eye view.(like the 110). We comment on the paint work as a whole. But when we look at a real plane we can't see it like that.We only see one side.Can hardly see the upper wing and fuselage top. So shouldn't we only take pictures from a man height view instead ? (like the Adler). That would be a more realistic approach . It's not a big deal ofcourse.Just something I've been wandering about. Edited January 30, 2019 by Erwin BiggTim, Eagle Driver and Telepatu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I actually do that almost every time, as well as some detail shots. Take a look at the links in my signature and let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, BiggTim said: I actually do that almost every time, as well as some detail shots. Take a look at the links in my signature and let me know what you think. Good examples.Well done. But still most of them are from a (light)height. I mean pictures as if you were standing next to a real plane.Like we do at air shows. The Adler picture was taken with the camera on the table to get the "man height" result. Edited January 30, 2019 by Erwin BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It's a model, so you can take pictures from any direction.....Something you can't do with real airplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I try to do walk around shots of my models to give a better "eye level" view. One of the main reasons I really like to do in flight presentations is it allows you to interact with the model in space more then looking down on it. BiggTim, LSP_K2 and Erwin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Driver Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Nazi F-117! Wickeeeed! Erwin and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) Here's a link to my Emil that I did last year, with updated links. I tired to take some low angle shots on that one, too. What do you think, Erwin? This is something I totally agree with you on, and I'm trying to improve my photo skills, so I'm looking for honest criticism. Edited January 30, 2019 by BiggTim Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 While "eyeball level" shots are OK, I think the majority of folks want to see the whole picture of what has been done, which includes topside and bottom, as well as various perspectives, whatever it takes to make the model look good in photos, regardless of viewpoint. Out2gtcha, Erwin and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: While "eyeball level" shots are OK, I think the majority of folks want to see the whole picture of what has been done, which includes topside and bottom, as well as various perspectives, whatever it takes to make the model look good in photos, regardless of viewpoint. Agreed. I LOVE those realistic looking shots as if the pic was taken from a 1/32nd humans eyeball perspective........However, if overall shots like K2 mentions are not there, I definitely feel like Im missing something, specifically the overall "big" picture of the model. After those overall shots are taken I do like to have other "ground level" looking shots and detail shots, but the overall whole picture of the model is really necessary to convey what was done. LSP_K2, Jan_G, Erwin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 Hi all, Thank you for sharing your opinions. Good things to concider when posting pictures in the future. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Eagle Driver said: Nazi F-117! Wickeeeed! And there's another one on the way... https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/78732-what-if-me-117-adler-sequel/ Edited January 30, 2019 by Erwin BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Id rather see dynamic shots of aircraft - inflight preferably, since they are aircraft and not cars. Taken at ground level is boring, but that's my opinion. Erwin and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I like my models to look like real aircraft: Rick Griewski, Gazzas, Telepatu and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I always try to include a shot like this: But face it. We all wanna see more! Gaz Rick Griewski, mozart and Erwin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I would say that most modelers go for low angle artistic shots in addition to other angles as well. Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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