So I have been noticing how great some of the pics are of miniatures and gaming boards on eBay, TMP and Yahoo Groups. I have also noticed that some of them are really bad.
So... I started looking around for tips and ideas on how to take better photos of the minis. There are some great web sites out there but believe it or not, the best resource was the DIGITAL CONCEPTS PORTABLE LIGHTING STUDIO FOR DUMMIES set at OfficeMax. It's basically a light box system and instructions for setting up your camera. The whole premise is to take better pictures of your merchandise so that it will sell better on eBay. Hmmm... what a novel idea.
Rather than buy the kit for $40, I figured that I had most of the equipment necessary so enter the ACME Terrain Action Photo Studio. The stands are from my PA speakers and the table is actually Lucy's dog crate. The lights are all utility lights with a mix of fluorescent and incandescent bulbs. I just rolled out my terrain mat and added the hill feature and some buildings. Getting the stone walls on eBay was top priority so that was the first shoot. I found a Barrow Mounds set amongst my supplies and put those along with some standing stones on eBay too. That was shoot number two.
I am really pleased with the results and will probably re-shoot the other sets that ACME offers with the new set up...
