How to take great photos of miniatures on a budget

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Want to take the perfect photo of your painted mini, or any small object? Let me share the tips and tricks I've learned through trial and error, making over 100 Warhammer painting videos.
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@MidwinterMinis 2 года назад

PS, if you're wondering what that big Ork model is, it's the "Orc Warchief in Juggernaut Mecha-Armour" by Kromlech. Not sponsored, I just really like the model :)

@maximusmaks 2 года назад

I was just about to ask about it! Thanks!

@grantosjones 2 года назад

Love the Kromlech Ork stuff :)

@beerenmusli8220 2 года назад

Then you have to do a video about it! Its such a lovely model!

@thomasrevill7723 2 года назад

A Not-Ork Not-Warboss in Not-Mega Armour, you say?

@RPRsChannel 2 года назад

*_No minis/Warhammer on the tree?_*

@pixelcraftminis6531 2 года назад

As a photographer of 10+ years, this is a spot on guide!

@gavindavis3640 2 года назад

Me: *Finishes model, wonders how to photo it.* Guy: "Here's a video on how to photograph your miniatures." 10/10

@euansmith3699 2 года назад

What a great video; and so nicely filmed too. The shots of the iris opening and closing on the camera were especially lush.

@TylerProvick 2 года назад

Hard to do too, since cameras only stop down the aperture when you take a picture to aid focusing. Must have been been filming or in live preview and lucky enough to have a camera that allows you to adjust this in those modes.

@MoD1982 2 года назад

Last video: got virtually everything on the list. This video: DARLING! I FOUND NEW THINGS TO BUY!! My photos are crap and I've been looking to invest in photography equipment for some time, but had no idea where to begin. Many thanks for this, love and hugs to the family! Hope the twins' first Xmas is a good one!

@SkillIzzues 2 года назад

the canon M50 is a great camera, you get alot for what you pay, if you ask me that is

@MoD1982 2 года назад

@@SkillIzzues I just had to check the price... nearly £500, that's a massive massive OUCH coming from my wallet lmao

@d-emprahexpects 2 года назад

I got myself a Canon 600D second hand and two photography lights with stands (new, 30£ on ebay). Total expense was less than 200£ and it works amazingly. It takes practice but gives nice instagram results. Just get used to pc editing photographs, use correct file outputs etc

@gloky. 2 года назад

I can't believe it, finally someone makes a mini shooting guide, with actual details on what settings you use. Not just "well make it kinda low on the iso, but not too much" etc. Thanks Guy

@elias08 2 года назад

You always give me the confidence Guy to do whatever I want when I paint minis. Always easy and never complicated like many other channels.

@NatesMiniatures 2 года назад

I film the same way you do in some of my shots, I bought a whole heap of those handy little c clamps from small rig along with a bunch of their arms. I honestly had no idea about focus tubes though :O, I am 100% going to grab one now thanks was not expecting to walk away with learning something new but I did.

@HacksawsHobbyBunker 2 года назад

Several of the more mysterious bits about photography revealed. Useful stuff indeed. Cheers!

@oldoneeye 2 года назад

Nice video for an intro to photos/filming! Just in case anyone thinks a higher f stop number (camera aperture) will always make things sharper - every lens has a range where it starts to get softer due to diffraction. Typically an aperture setting around the middle of your lenses range is best, the smallest aperture will get more in focus but reduce the image quality overall.

@filipivanovic8135 2 года назад

Guy, you have such a genuine talent for clear, concise teaching. I was able to get some incredible photos of my minis, thank you so much!

@SchnitzelJimmy 2 года назад

Sames here, I was really impressed 😅

@taylorp38 Год назад

I wish all How To videos were as succinct and informative as this video. Thank you for the great content.

@jojominiatures6453 2 года назад

I've had some real issues with filming minis, so this is very useful! I get the feeling I'll be rewatching this video before every attempt...

@stuartgreig9757 2 года назад

Hurray for random Jersey chirstmas decoration cameo

@TEMELUCH 2 года назад

I would like a video going over all the aspects of getting started in warhammer from choosing your faction and going over different financial aspects to choosing starting paints and tools, you could make it go from cheap, average, then expensive, to highlight the different ways to get completely started.

@chester1882 2 года назад

Merry Christmas Guy, Penny and the Twins!!

@RandomDude-jq9mu 2 года назад

So many light bulbs Thanks Guy and all the best to you and your family over the holidays!

@Jblagrove77 2 года назад

I'm a firm believer in 'its not what kit you have, but how you use it' and this is a perfect example of that motto.

@TheBirdMan9142 2 года назад

0:22 You see, my first wh 40k kit was an 8th edition first strike, so seeing these minis made me think "WOOAH"

@crazzylittlemaan3339 2 года назад

Happy holidays. I look forward to another year of your amazing content.

@Goblinoiddoof 2 года назад

"tips of taking great photos of small objects" my bro needs this then

@drnoone3596 2 года назад

Wow more than I expected. Well done!

@aruscreation5781 2 года назад

Thanks for the great guide Guy, as an aspiring new channel, its great to have this kind of a guide from one of our favourite 'tubers to give us some pointers. Hopefully we can use this to take our vids to another level!

@thomasgross8289 2 года назад

I just finished painting my first miniatures, the elite starters set, and I really wish I had taken a picture of my first one! I've already made leaps in my painting, I'm about out grown my cheap brushes already. I took a few pictures of one of my favorite ones, a assult intercessor painted blood angels..ish, but they aren't the best photos, I'll try these tips out for sure! The biggest thing I learned so far is I need one pigment paints, i have over 20 years experience with 4 color process printing, and yellow sucks lol

@ColonelSandersLite 2 года назад

I'll give you a useful hint - You'll never really outgrow cheap brushes if you're smart. Don't get me wrong here, there are definitely things that you can do better with a quality fine brush that the el cheapos just don't deliver on. There are also a *lot* of things that you'll want to do that are really bad for your brushes and a lot of places where being able to paint the finest line as accurately as humanly possible just doesn't matter. Keep a good supply of cheap brushes from variety packs on hand for the high mileage stuff and break out the really good brushes where they're legitimately helpful.

@grantosjones 2 года назад

I was thinking of setting up a social media for my hobby in the new year - lo and behold you've rocked up with the perfect video!! Knocked it out the park again mate.

@TheWeakenedWarrior 2 года назад

I'm very good at those inexperienced shots. Now I'm going to have to get better. Thanks for the tips!

@Gwynfyd1 2 года назад

Cheers Guy, like this behind the scenes stuff

@oorlogshamer688 2 года назад

Cool video guy! I really liked the tip about the extender rings! I've been looking at them for macro photography, but never thought they could be used for filming also!

@projectcreations4820 2 года назад

Awesome Vid! The lighting portion helps loads!

@Marcusstratus 2 года назад

Lots of great tips in this Guy!

@benh715 2 года назад

Thanks Guy! Merry Christmas to you, Penny, Nessa, Gork and Mork

@raffaelelagattolla6955 2 года назад

Something I’m really struggling with at the moment so this couldn’t have been better timed! Thank you, Guy.

@Wijkert 2 года назад

Great tips! Thanks Guy!

@stephenmurray5684 2 года назад

Wishing a Happy Christmas & a Healthy New Year to Penny, you and the twins.

@lewiscaple466 2 года назад

Hi guy I'm in Colchester now with my family and picking picking up some figures in the local Warhammer shop

@rike889 2 года назад

Love you, Guy. Thanks for the content.

@Lipo69 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for sharing solid knowledge of your craft. This is a quality time spend :)

@sleestack2723 2 года назад

Another pleasant video Guy! Cheers!

@UnwantedSelf 2 года назад

I have never thought of using tube extensions like that, that's like magic how close it focuses.

@techadeptcrafts 2 года назад

Very useful advice. Thanks Guy.

@CreamAle 2 года назад

You can get awesome quality on any 16mpix + phone while using a polarized lens. You can get cheap filters that clip on under $10 USD. 16mpix phone were from 2010-14 so you probably have an old phone that's ok enough.

@gerryfredette6795 2 года назад

Great Video Guy, very informative. Happy Holidays to you, Penny and the twins.

@chrxunleashed7654 2 года назад

Merry Christmas and happy New year. Take it easy Guy

@sidtheragali1447 2 года назад

now I got to understand my own camera better, thanks Guy :D

@andrewbratchell1715 2 года назад

Merry Christmas to you and Penny!

@danielmarin7472 2 года назад

Really cool. Thank you very much. I always had the problem of parts of the mini out of focus. Now I know how to fix it

@cptaqua1984 2 года назад

Merry Christmas Guy and Penny.

@5chr4pn3ll 2 года назад

This is really good and detailed advice.

@MiniQuest64 2 года назад

Great Video with a lot of good advice I'm going to use. Thank you!

@jamesdanek3891 2 года назад

Merry Christmas to you, Penny and little Gork and Mork!

@LPP_YT 2 года назад

Extremely useful Guy, thanks! Hope you and the family have a great Xmas.

@TheMrFishnDucks 2 года назад

Awesome video. Keep up the good work.

@DavidAndDannyShow 2 года назад

It's so useful that I have the exact same camera and lenses

@davidmarsh7696 2 года назад

Really interesting. Thanks for making that.

@TQV 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, Guy! I hadn't considered using my extendors for my mini photography, I normally use it for my aquarium photography but that makes great sense. Happy Holidays to you and Penny and your littles!

@yesmilord2350 2 года назад

This is a great explanation photography fundamentals.

@carlstanford7607 2 года назад

Really great video. Great job

@owewiwins8256 2 года назад

oh wow this is literally exactly what I wanted thanks

@jessekarimoen9858 2 года назад

Love your vids!

@purpleperfection6304 2 года назад

I'm very glad you made this video! I keep taking pictures on my crappy old phones camera and they make my models look so lame, so I've been wanting to get serious about taking better pics. Thanks Guy!

@robertlamborn7518 2 года назад

Happy Christmas. and a Merry New Year

@Mrbryeplz 2 года назад

Thank you so much guy. great video.

@Baatosanabe 2 года назад

Thank you for this awesome video. Gonna start experimenting for better shots.

@twistedbrushminiatures3664 2 года назад

Great! I'll use this advice for my thumbnails! Thanks so much.

@PureMetalDragon 2 года назад

Guy teaching me in 15 minutes what my university took a whole cours to do

@timvetsich4703 2 года назад

merry Christmas Guy, Penny and the twins!!!!!!

@saltfreegamer 2 года назад

Great video Guy. I didn't know about ext tubes, neat! Also love the new music takes. One little tip I picked up re: exposure is it's usually better to underexpose than over, if you can't get exactly what you want from your camera. You can enhance the shadows later in software, which works better than trying to fix blown out highlights. Have a great holiday!

@Frog_Enigma 2 года назад

thanks for the help

@Pholhis 2 года назад

Wonderful timing on this one Guy. I just got a tripod and backdrop. Was wondering if my light setup would work, and now I know it will! Thanks!

@ipodjockey2432 2 года назад

I like your stuff. Great video.

@kribbage 2 года назад

Awseome video for beginners!

@JasonM69 2 года назад

Have a great Christmas. See ya in the new year.

@BrendanSparrow 2 года назад

This was incredibly useful for such a short video.

@spoonsrattling 2 года назад

Thanks! I just finished recording my first miniature painting video! And I plan to put all this into affecy next video!

@thebigtricky9156 2 года назад

Most of this advice translates perfectly into taking 3d renders. Like actuly reminded me of a Blender tutorial.

@TheRagingModeller 2 года назад

This is brilliant! I currently use an iPhone 5 and a led light box and it’s ok, but this will help me take it a step further

@slapman7646 2 года назад

Good stuff, thank you.

@sebastiang.5032 2 года назад

Super helpful as I just bought a 250D for miniature photography!

@KabinMiniatures 2 года назад

Great tips!

@gingerpaintbrush 2 года назад

Time to upgrade my filming before I launch my RU-vid! Thanks guy 😊

@philgee486 2 года назад

Great vid as always, was pointed here by a facebook user who'd posted a great pic and attributed it to this vid. "Budget model" - I remember looking at that "Budget model" and buying the much cheaper (and not nearly as good) Nikon instead ;0)

@TheMindBullets 2 года назад

I picked up 5 of the Neatfi lamps at a store that does Amazon returns etc. Scored them for $56 each. Made some hobby friends very happy for Christmas. They're great lamps.

@stujm84 2 года назад

White paper curved background is great, something I do when selling stuff on ebay. I have a dslr too but most photos I use my phone camera. One trick to remember if if needed, you can turn the camera around to get the lense in right place for the shot, most phones will correct an "upside down" photo but can be done in a basic editing suite too

@TheSmuey 2 года назад

This stuff is golden! I'm at that point where I would really like to take better photo's of the mini's I paint, but to be honest, a DSLR is... Overwhelming, to say the least, if you have about zero experience with one. I do have one lying around (it was a gift a few years ago) and I have a few days off coming up, so I'll definitely be trying this out! Thanks!

@hacknslashcrafts8733 2 года назад

It is so kickass of to pull back the curtain a bit on your production: it can be so intimidating once you start having to become a hobbyist in a whole other hobby to get your production values up.

@BullzOfSteel 2 года назад

great video for me to learn how to take photos in general and talk about cameras to that girl in college who just always has a camera around her neck

@v1mt0 2 года назад

This is great. I make my own fragrances and this will work for this also.

@davedogge2280 2 года назад

I never knew about the extension ring allowing you to extend the field of focus but closer to the camera side, that could be hand if it worked. Will investigate.

@nyleen 2 года назад

yay A7III gang! Have a great christmas break!

@mrmakermovie7988 2 года назад

Great video guy! Please do a colour guide at some point!

@BMB-84 2 года назад

Great little video to help with newbies... it’s worth noting that DSLRs basically take an average of the view so you may notice that some of your images come out more grey then you see, especially if you’re shooting with a white background. If you’re using back light, ensure it’s not over powering your front or key lights. If your back light is higher exposure, you could get flare. If you’ve got a bit of spare cash and want to upgrade your lens, a macro lens is the way to go. Macro lens have a much shorter focus distance allowing you to get right into the detail, extension tubes will give a similar result but will never truly give a “macro” image...

@Stygar_JW 2 года назад

Enjoy your christmas time off!

@DavidJones-sq7pj 2 года назад

Merry Xmas!

@Jintorax 2 года назад

Me at the start of the video : "Great, I finally will be able to boost my crappy photos ! Let's take a look to the camera !" Me after checking the camera price : "Okay. I will just wait to buy a new phone. Someday. Maybe."

@tearlesscard6770 2 года назад

I love them to

@komsomoletz828 2 года назад

First it was gaming. Then building and painting. Then 3d printing and sculpting. Suddenly I want to buy a camera and a tripod, so... now photography? Just how many hobbies IS this hobby? 😂

@KimHarderFog 2 года назад

Gotta have to grab my wifes DSLR to take images of my miniatures :D

@Quensi130 2 года назад

The minimum and maximum focusing has to do with the distance between the actual glass of the lense and the sensor so by extending it you are altering this variable. It's how you mess with the ability to focus when doing astrophotography