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Post by T on Jul 7, 2014 12:52:30 GMT -5
What's the best type of string to use for posing? brm showed skinny white string, almost like dental floss. I've seen others use string that looks like fishing line. Any opinions/preferences? Also, what's the best/easiest way of posing for pictures? Am I supposed to hold the strings with one hand, while snapping the picture with the other? Seems that method would eventually flaw the more difficult poses with Elites. Any advice? Thanks guys. Hopping on my laptop now, to watch/review some shows. forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/191249/pic-board-rules-starter-guide scroll down two posts and there's a great guide that really goes in depth in terms of string cameras rosters and posting the show done by some true legends too like StingerSplash Warsman and BRM Beat me to it! wfigs.proboards.com/post/1035566/thread
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 12:59:49 GMT -5
Tyler Black - Just watched the Fall Brawl match between Jericho/Raven. Interestingly enough, I remembered that Evenflow spot. Guess I've seen that entire match prior. Haha... did you want me to comment on the GWF forum, or do you have a link on here I can comment?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:02:29 GMT -5
What's the best type of string to use for posing? brm showed skinny white string, almost like dental floss. I've seen others use string that looks like fishing line. Any opinions/preferences? Also, what's the best/easiest way of posing for pictures? Am I supposed to hold the strings with one hand, while snapping the picture with the other? Seems that method would eventually flaw the more difficult poses with Elites. Any advice? Thanks guys. Hopping on my laptop now, to watch/review some shows. If you use an all black or white back board you can use black or white string.. it will blend in to the back ground and keep your editing to a minimum Guess I gotta find some white and black string, both... and buy some fishing line. Keep my options open. Thanks!
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Post by T on Jul 7, 2014 13:06:06 GMT -5
If you use an all black or white back board you can use black or white string.. it will blend in to the back ground and keep your editing to a minimum Guess I gotta find some white and black string, both... and buy some fishing line. Keep my options open. Thanks! If you have Photoshop, I'd use whichever colour your ropes are. It's easier to get rid off the string on the background than the ropes, as they're tricky.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:06:39 GMT -5
If you use an all black or white back board you can use black or white string.. it will blend in to the back ground and keep your editing to a minimum Guess I gotta find some white and black string, both... and buy some fishing line. Keep my options open. Thanks! Go to walmart and get black and white thread.
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Post by Tyler Black on Jul 7, 2014 13:11:03 GMT -5
Tyler Black - Just watched the Fall Brawl match between Jericho/Raven. Interestingly enough, I remembered that Evenflow spot. Guess I've seen that entire match prior. Haha... did you want me to comment on the GWF forum, or do you have a link on here I can comment? Ha that's pretty funny eh you don't have to drop a reply but if you want to drop one on the GWF forum you're more than welcomed to
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:16:14 GMT -5
For posing i just use regular white sewing cotton, i am looking forward to seeing your fed Triple S .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:19:36 GMT -5
For posing i just use regular white sewing cotton, i am looking forward to seeing your fed Triple S . Sewing cotton? Is that basically like sewing string/yarn?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:31:13 GMT -5
I use sewing yarn, not string as it would be to thick.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 13:47:46 GMT -5
Fishing line. Its transparent, thin and you don't have to rub out the line in your pic if you use a darker background. Trilene 2lb is the best if you use string or sewing yarn? ? you are going to have that in your pic showing the string yarn suspending your fig. Its also cheap so you can get a spool for what 3$ or something like that. Get two popsicle sticks or a small wooden stick and make yourself a puppeteer like mechanism to hold them up. Warsman put up a great tutorial on this and it shows how to do it. I myself used this til I fine tuned it to make a virtual hands free string suspension aparatus for myself. With the fishing line almost 2/3 of my photos can be uploaded WITHOUT any finetuning of erasing the string in your pic. Saves a lot of time and work. Also a tripod really helps in getting a 'static' shot and eliminating any blurriness that can ruin your pic.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:13:52 GMT -5
Damn. So I gotta buy a tripod now? Haha... hmmm. I'll see how this "puppeteer" approach works. I feel holding that, while taking a picture is going to hurt the quality of the pictures.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:19:09 GMT -5
Damn. So I gotta buy a tripod now? Haha... hmmm. I'll see how this "puppeteer" approach works. I feel holding that, while taking a picture is going to hurt the quality of the pictures. The best way I tend to do it is to get your Ring/Figures in Focus then just use a single hand to hold the pose you want. Then take the picture with your spare hand. I haven't had too much experience in it though, just what you can see here.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:30:11 GMT -5
Damn. So I gotta buy a tripod now? Haha... hmmm. I'll see how this "puppeteer" approach works. I feel holding that, while taking a picture is going to hurt the quality of the pictures. The best way I tend to do it is to get your Ring/Figures in Focus then just use a single hand to hold the pose you want. Then take the picture with your spare hand. I haven't had too much experience in it though, just what you can see here.
For two handed control you can set the time, if your camera has one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:30:32 GMT -5
Nice to see the board being so lively again!
I must apologise for not replying to any shows recently and being a bit inactive. I'm looking after a friend at the moment who's just had an operation. Between that and work, I've barely had any time to myself recently, so for the mean time, there won't be any more ASW for the time being. I'm hoping to be able to get back to it in the next couple of months. Sorry everyone!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:33:52 GMT -5
Damn. So I gotta buy a tripod now? Haha... hmmm. I'll see how this "puppeteer" approach works. I feel holding that, while taking a picture is going to hurt the quality of the pictures. It is done, but with that being said once you shoot your show and lets say its a long one your arm is going to get tired and it really sucks reshooting a great shot because it came out blurry. Once I started using a tripod which I got at best buy for like 29.99 and its a really decent one it greatly improves your pic quality. It all depends how far you want to go. I have bad shoulders so for me it was done out of need more than anything else. If you want a full fig pic it works best or you can always hold your figs and get a more close up shot but I feel that takes away from the action pic because you are only seeing a portion of the figure. It helps your fed out to see as much of the action as you can possibly show in a pic. Once you shoot your first match you'll see what works best for you and you can finetune the most efficient way for yourself to do it. It can be a LOT of work but the main thing is to have fun and hopefully you enjoy your finished product and others enjoy it as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:36:07 GMT -5
Damn. So I gotta buy a tripod now? Haha... hmmm. I'll see how this "puppeteer" approach works. I feel holding that, while taking a picture is going to hurt the quality of the pictures. It is done, but with that being said once you shoot your show and lets say its a long one your arm is going to get tired and it really sucks reshooting a great shot because it came out blurry. Once I started using a tripod which I got at best buy for like 29.99 and its a really decent one it greatly improves your pic quality. It all depends how far you want to go. I have bad shoulders so for me it was done out of need more than anything else. If you want a full fig pic it works best or you can always hold your figs and get a more close up shot but I feel that takes away from the action pic because you are only seeing a portion of the figure. It helps your fed out to see as much of the action as you can possibly show in a pic. Once you shoot your first match you'll see what works best for you and you can finetune the most efficient way for yourself to do it. It can be a LOT of work but the main thing is to have fun and hopefully you enjoy your finished product and others enjoy it as well. IF you are using a table you can get a tripod that sits on the table for much cheaper than that a well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:42:09 GMT -5
I'll definitely be investing in a tripod for this. Might even eventually look into creating a rig, to accomplish hands-free shooting. Definitely need to get some research down in the Pose Board and using more feds as a reference. Thanks again for all the tips/advice/help, guys!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:50:57 GMT -5
Bit off topic.. does Wfigs look different now?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:51:57 GMT -5
Bit off topic.. does Wfigs look different now? Yeah. Everyone seems to have these huge words with images in as sigs and avatars...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:52:42 GMT -5
Yeah the entire layout of the place has changed for me.
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