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11/04/2002 01:09:58 AM · #1 |
Here's how I made the shot. The chess board was created in Photoshop, printed out in sections and taped together. It is setup on a sheet of glass above a dark blanket and I used a polarizer filter to eliminate the reflections on the glass to create a very smooth background. I took dozens of shots with the chess pieces in different positions until I settled on this one. I even tried a glow effect beneath the chess board but I didn't have the proper lighting to pull it off. I cropped it this way because I felt that it gave the photo more of a dynamic look and showed the illusion best.
T
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11/04/2002 01:16:47 AM · #2 |
| Great job -- I wouldn't have thought of bending the chessboard up like that to aid in creating the false persepective. |
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11/04/2002 01:48:37 AM · #3 |
i have to admit that i've been stewing for the last hour - but your explanation has calmed me down quite a bit - congrats on a well-done shot and a well-deserved 1st place
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11/04/2002 01:50:38 AM · #4 |
| Incredible. A lot of work but it was worth it. I know I was shaking my head all week wondering. Great job as usual! |
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11/04/2002 02:34:16 AM · #5 |
Amazing.
Congrats on a well deserved #1.
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11/04/2002 02:36:25 AM · #6 |
First Again?!
Well you truly do deserve it!
This is a great setup, and a great photo!
You're too clever!
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11/04/2002 04:29:32 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by spiderman:
i have to admit that i've been stewing for the last hour - but your explanation has calmed me down quite a bit - congrats on a well-done shot and a well-deserved 1st place
If you always assume the best rather than the worst it's a lot easier on those budding stomach ulcers!
;)
Kavey
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11/04/2002 07:22:12 AM · #8 |
Tim and Drew,
Since you've apparently got that photo and such, perhaps Tim could be persuaded to write a "How'd they do that?" article. I know that when I first joined DPC those write-ups were invaluable to me. It sure wouldn't take as much time as the set-up on that shot and it sure would help a lot of folks!
Please Tim! |
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11/04/2002 01:02:26 PM · #9 |
Doug, I will write up a more complete 'How To' and see if we can get it up there. I appreciate the nice comments from you and everyone else. Thank you.
T
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11/04/2002 01:42:29 PM · #10 |
Like every body I have been wondering how you did it ... thanks for the explanation.
And like some other shots ... it bring to people that are trying , like me , to improve. There is some great shot that are jujst done with instincts .. there is other that needs a lot of preparation, even sometimes when they do not look 'staged'.
SOme of the winner shots or the good shots (but not winners) did not need a lot of preparation ... but somewhere there is peobably a lot of shots we are doing that would be improved through tries, and tries and work.
I am not big on 'art thinking' but I guess that photography you have a 1/3 natural photographic talent , a 1/3 cretivity/imagination/vision and a 1/3 of work.
Values can be added .. but foe sure ... work is part of it. Like the extra mile to take a good shot to a very nice picture like this one.
I am not very good at this ... but we should always try to learn from the winners and if Tim explanation open some perspectives for others , like me, then ... that's one additional achievemnt Tim.
thanks
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01/01/2003 02:21:25 PM · #11 |
| I think this explanation should be copied to How'd They Do That? |
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01/01/2003 10:06:43 PM · #12 |
Tim,
Did I ever e-mail you about making this a How'd They Do That?
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01/01/2003 10:41:51 PM · #13 |
Ummmm, probably : ) I think it is somewhere on my 'to do' list. I will have a write up for you pretty soon.
T
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01/02/2003 05:58:38 AM · #14 |
i have to admit, that's not how i thought it was done.
but now i know why the angles seems a little wrong at the very top corner of the chess board.
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01/02/2003 05:05:18 PM · #15 |
Yeah, and someone told me that they 'knew' that the top chess pieces were cutouts because the lighting was wrong and didn't match the pieces on the board :- ) The lighting is definitely correct because they were all real chess pieces but the angle of the top pieces certainly could be off a bit, I only tried to eyeball it. It seemed like a little too much math to figure out the exact angle for my tired brain that night. After thinking about it I'm not sure why I made the whole thing that complicated but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
T
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