SciFi and Fantasy Art: To the Stars

I like the blue sky turing to black as the ship leaves the atmosphere.

When photgraphing closeups, I put the model farther away and use a longer zoom lens. That way I don't get the fuzzy look. The problem is, zoom lenes compress the distance and if it's too strong, there's no depth. A 70 millimeter lens therabouts works best. That way it gives you a nice close-up, but room to work. Most film cameras and some digital, can't focus any closer than a meter unless they have macro lenses or attachments. It's the old, What You See Is What You Get, if it looks blurry, it will be blurry. Also, always use a tripod when doing close-ups, because no matter how still you think you might be, a hitch in your breathing or a twitch of a finger could blur the picture.

Now this looks cool! The angle is much better too and now there's a sense of size. Nice work.

Kimberly A. Taylor replies: "thanks! your photo tips helped; i took this shot slightly further away; the camera is better too. i'm pleased with the end result; usually the chrome effect looks crap, but this time it came out well; gave it more depth and made the ship look more like a ship than a cardboard model."

To the stars indeed! Go you! I love the way you’ve combined the computer and a photo to get a really great effect, keep it up!

Kimberly A. Taylor replies: "i intend to, as long as i keep making the models, i’ll need backgrounds to go with them."