The camera lens gives us tremendous power to interpret and frame our scenes in a way we find personally appealing. There are two primary reasons we build model railroads. First is the satisfaction of creation and assembly. The second reason, which often plays out sub-consciously and tends be emotionally driven, is much more powerful. We […]
Category: Photography and Lighting
A Gift to Yourself
The ultimate modeling gift to yourself? Something that, if embraced, will allow you to be transported into the miniature world you are working so hard to artfully frame? Three of them are only $12.65. Click HERE. The article below shows how to use them.
LAJ Lighting
“You can never be too rich, too thin,…….or have too many lumens” Wallis Simpson. Coming up with a method of lighting the LAJ proved to be more challenging than expected. Since this was in a finished room, with decorative track lighting already in place, the biggest obstacle was coming up with something that would bath […]
MR Video Plus Shoot
Kent and Ben from Model Railroader Video Plus were here much of the day shooting The Downtown Spur. Look for the finished copy early next year. Two great guys and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. It is so rewarding and eye opening to see your work documented from perspective, angles, and via media we aren’t accustomed to. I […]
Creating A Color Vintage Skyline
Backdrop image of San Diego skyline circa 1955 My most recently completed commercial project is an N scale, proto freelanced, SP project set in San Diego in the 1950’s. It was important to my customer and friend Jim that we create at least a reasonable representation of the San Diego skyline IN COLOR […]