Archive for November 23rd, 2009
Bioshock with Volpin Props
Where do you even begin with this sort of shoot?
Let me begin by saying an avid fan of Bioshock. (Although, I will say, I’m also quite fond of its spiritual parent System Shock 2.)
This whole affair began during Dragon*Con 2009, I had the pleasure of accidentally running into Harrison in his mighty suit during one of my many shoots. I quickly grabbed a shot but I was left speechless by the amazing attention to detail on his costume.
It was sadly a somewhat problematic affair at the time since I was with a client and wasn’t able to pull his guide aside. I thought I had basically lost the chance to interface with whoever had made the amazing costume and see if they might be interested in one of my creative shoots. It wasn’t until a week after the convention, one late evening, and a friend of mine forwarded me a link to Harrison’s build documentation/blog.
Excited and with that information in hand, I sent a message through the blog in hopes that I might be able to track down this creative powerhouse. It was shortly after that, he responded to my initial inquiry and the rest as they say is history.
From the photography perspective, the entire affair was quite a challenge. While I specialize in shooting with natural light in rather obnoxious environments, the Aquarium presented a whole new set of problems I hadn’t had the pleasure of coping with. From the lack of truly strong light source to the cold color temperature of the environment, I had to compensate with my knowledge while also using a very limited set of tools. We only had a short time and I didn’t want to be bogged down by lighting equipment or multiple cameras.
Ultimately, I did the entire shoot with my 24-105mm F4 IS lens and also utilized a small set of pocket strobes (The ones I used are similar to this and battery operated, I’d highly recommend picking up a couple if you’d like to experiment with long exposures) for fill on my long exposures. During my post processing, I utilized a combination of Lightroom and CS2. I also took the liberty of combining a few exposures into single shots to achieve the HDR look you might notice in a few shots.
If you haven’t had a chance, you should review Harrisons build documentation on the suit as well as his review of the shoot itself. (Both of those links you will find below)
We’ve also decided to offer a number of wallpapers from our shoot. You may access all the various images and sizes below.
Lastly, if you are interested in purchasing prints from this shoot. You may do so through my Fine Art Print Gallery.
If you’d also like to keep track of what Dim Horizon Studio has in store in the future, be sure to check us out at Facebook and/or Twitter
Bioshock
Where do you even begin with this sort of shoot?
Let me begin by saying an avid fan of Bioshock. (Although, I will say, I’m also quite fond of its spiritual parent System Shock 2.)
This whole affair began during Dragon*Con 2009, I had the pleasure of accidentally running into Harrison in his mighty suit during one of my many shoots. I quickly grabbed a shot but I was left speechless by the amazing attention to detail on his costume.
It was sadly a somewhat problematic affair at the time since I was with a client and wasn’t able to pull his guide aside. I thought I had basically lost the chance to interface with whoever had made the amazing costume and see if they might be interested in one of my creative shoots. It wasn’t until a week after the convention, one late evening, and a friend of mine forwarded me a link to Harrison’s build documentation/blog.
Excited and with that information in hand, I sent a message through the blog in hopes that I might be able to track down this creative powerhouse. It was shortly after that, he responded to my initial inquiry and the rest as they say is history.
From the photography perspective, the entire affair was quite a challenge. While I specialize in shooting with natural light in rather obnoxious environments, the Aquarium presented a whole new set of problems I hadn’t had the pleasure of coping with. From the lack of truly strong light source to the cold color temperature of the environment, I had to compensate with my knowledge while also using a very limited set of tools. We only had a short time and I didn’t want to be bogged down by lighting equipment or multiple cameras.
Ultimately, I did the entire shoot with my 24-105mm F4 IS lens and also utilized a small set of pocket strobes (The ones I used are similar to this and battery operated, I’d highly recommend picking up a couple if you’d like to experiment with long exposures) for fill on my long exposures. During my post processing, I utilized a combination of Lightroom and CS2. I also took the liberty of combining a few exposures into single shots to achieve the HDR look you might notice in a few shots.
If you haven’t had a chance, you should review Harrisons build documentation on the suit as well as his review of the shoot itself. (Both of those links you will find below)
We’ve also decided to offer a number of wallpapers from our shoot. You may access all the various images and sizes below.
Lastly, if you are interested in purchasing prints from this shoot. You may do so through my Fine Art Print Gallery.
If you’d also like to keep track of what Dim Horizon Studio has in store in the future, be sure to check us out at Facebook and/or Twitter
