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Creative => How-To => Topic started by: tonguello on April 17, 2012, 01:29:50
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I think first I should refresh your memory with this thread.
Remember all was based on my ACTUAL vacations. ;)
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=10659.0
More coming very soon.
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OK here it goes.
A summary:
1) I went for vacations with my family in February for a week to the beach. We have a property there called Villa Alina. ;)
2) I took some victorian customs to shoot a short funny photostory, actually it was going to be just the act 4. ;D
3) It rainned for 4 days in a row. I couldn't take even one pic >:(
4) The wind blew very strongly the whole 5th day. I could take only 3 pics with the clickies standing up. >:(
5) On the sixth day sun went out so we went to the beach and layed under the sun till noon. I took some pics of the deserted beach (well almost deserted) It became cloudy then, the idea about the documentary came to me, so I took the pics for the "documentary" right then and there. No preparation whatsoever.
6) By 5pm it was starting to rain again, so I grabbed my sister and a couple of plastic bags, went to the beach and filled them up with sand (the bags ... not my sister) to take back to Buenos Aires with me :lol:
7) A few days later I went to my parents house and shoot the "beach" scenes at the garden :love:
Here is how I did it.
a) I chose the best photograph to use as backdrop. Unfortunatelly the best one needed some fixing but I didn't have time to do it before.
b) I had it printed 3 feet long by 2 feet tall in photographic quality.
c) Took eveything to my parents' house and...
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/tonguello/DSCF3738.jpg)
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/tonguello/DSCF3739.jpg)
d) Then I placed all the sand on a tray and covered the tray itself in sand.
e) placed the clickies and shot. :love:
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/tonguello/DSCF3755.jpg)
f) Then cut the pic, photoshopped the walking lady out and covered the wall and grass with sand, sea and sky. I only use ONE command called CLONE. Super simple.
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/tonguello/Victorian%20Summertime%20Vacations/Acto%204/12-copia.jpg)
g) Then I actually wrote the story. :love:
h) The rest of the act were shot at the back yard in my appartment. Same method.
Hope it helps. Try it, it looks difficult but it is not. ;)
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Amazing, Gaston! :D I never would have guessed the pics were photoshopped. And the waves look different in every picture. You did a really good job, it looks so real! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes pics. :love:
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Thank you bb. :)
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Well done, mate. ;)
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Thank you Pyn. :)
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Pure genius Gaston! :clap: I thought the pictures with the Klicky's in the beach scene were all done at the actual beach, well done! :wow:
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Once explained it loos so simple!!! :lol: Brilliant idea, Gaston!!!
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Thank you guys! ;D
But no genious at all, just acostumed to do what I can with what I get. 8}
Maybe it has to do with my profession too, you know? anyway...
Thanks ;D
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Gaston,
One would think everything happened on the beach! You sure fooled me, what a wonderful production. Loved the new fangled swim suits on the ladies and the guys. :love:
Joe