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What kind of tools and such do you incorporate into your photography?
When I first started, I did everything outside. My first dio was really long but at the same time, it was one huge learning process. By the end, I was close to where I was at a few months ago. Due to weather and the garden not growing and being too shy to go out on location to shoot, I've started making sets. Cheap sets but I'm still learning. If my latest set works out, it should look really cool. If not, well, back to the drawing board.

Do you create actual effects in the real world? Or maybe Photoshop is your forte?
I tend to learn toward the cartoony w/ effects. Pre-made goofy explosions and laser blasts. I use a combination of Photostudio and PictureIt. I don't have Photoshop.

Do you consider yourself an amateur (maybe semi-pro or pro) photographer or do you only pick up the camera to create your Dio-stories?
I believe if I actually practiced and learned my camera, I'd be better. I just learned how to work the MACRO setting a few months ago. I'm learning about lighting and basic composition.

What's the strangest (or Hardest) thing you've ever done to capture a perfect shot?
*shrug* I'm still trying to get there with the 'perfect' shot.

03-09-2006, 10:13 AM	#27
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	What kind of tools and such do you incorporate into your photography? When I first started, I did everything outside. My first dio was really long but at the same time, it was one huge learning process. By the end, I was close to where I was at a few months ago. Due to weather and the garden not growing and being too shy to go out on location to shoot, I've started making sets. Cheap sets but I'm still learning. If my latest set works out, it should look really cool. If not, well, back to the drawing board. Do you create actual effects in the real world? Or maybe Photoshop is your forte? I tend to learn toward the cartoony w/ effects. Pre-made goofy explosions and laser blasts. I use a combination of Photostudio and PictureIt. I don't have Photoshop. Do you consider yourself an amateur (maybe semi-pro or pro) photographer or do you only pick up the camera to create your Dio-stories? I believe if I actually practiced and learned my camera, I'd be better. I just learned how to work the MACRO setting a few months ago. I'm learning about lighting and basic composition. What's the strangest (or Hardest) thing you've ever done to capture a perfect shot? shrug I'm still trying to get there with the 'perfect' shot.