The Riddler - Part 1
This is the Iron Studios 1/10 Art Scale Riddler. It’s one of my favorites.
I decided to post a series of three images. I usually work up three to five angles with each piece. I try to tell a little part of the character’s story or use a different point of view with each image. They have to stand on their own but I need to “work the subject.” Meaning (what’s called getting lots of “coverage” in the video world) so I can edit later to tell the story I want to tell.
Then I’ll put the piece down for a while and try again — usually coming up with even more ideas and sometimes even figuring out how to involve multiple pieces so I can tell a bigger story.
This is The Riddler’s staff and my way of introducing the character. I focus on the staff and use a shallow depth of field to create mystery and draw your eye to the staff — the thing that makes him recognizable. In the next image I’ll do a close up of him and the third image will be the final reveal shot.
Sometimes it’s what you choose NOT to show that makes a photo standout.
I made this with my Fujifilm X Series US X100V mounted on a Platyball and Platypod — I used a combination of Photoshop and Boris FX Optics 2022.5 to create the light saber and smoke effects.
Remember, toys are joy.
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