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I use a macro lense, so I can get up very close, a tripod for the camera sometimes, and a Bogen magic arm to hold the off-camera Flash, and an IR transmitter in the camera's hotshoe that fires the flash, so it can be clear across the room from the camera is I want.
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That's great, I was wondering if you were using a macro lens. Some of those shots just look to clean and well focused. This is something that I just started saving my money for. I only recently upgraded my camera to an SLR digital camera, (You may notice the difference in the middle of my Epilogue this Friday). That's great that you've taking two different things that you love and making one very cool thing out of both.
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I also try to do a lot of work in Fireworks (my "Photoshp") and some Flash.
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What are the benefits of Fireworks over Photoshop?
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I have my Nikon Coolpix camera
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I've heard from many people that these are some of the best digital cameras to use for marco photography.
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As for crazy things to get a shot done? Well...for Liberation, pretty much the whole chase sequence was a crazy thing. We were housesitting for a couple, and I basically brought 1/5 of my entire Joe collection with me to setup and shoot scenes at their house...people I barely knew
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That's awesome, well you gotta do what you gotta do , right. Did the people know?
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I'll say, though, some of the hardest stuff about shooting my dio's is that I'm absolutely anal about realistic human poses. That can make it quite a balancing act to get figures to stay and stand a certain way without visible footpegs, especially in fight scenes. It might take me 20 minutes just to shoot a single frame if I can't get the figures balanced just right.
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This is something that you schooled me in very early on. I remember when my first Dio was done you sent me an e-mail that said something to the effect of "Great Dio, but it really bugs me when I see foot pegs in shots". It was funny because the thought of using them or not had not dawned on me at that time. Ever since I've done some crazy things to get poses. The Chapter "Killing Game" with the Night Vulture is a good example. That shot where he's doing a handstand, the figure is actually doing a handstand with no assistance.
All very cool stuff guys.