{"id":179,"date":"2023-08-25T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2024-03-24T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T18:41:00","slug":"card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/card\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the Perfect Photograph"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edited-Scene-at-river-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edited-Scene-at-river-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edited-Scene-at-river-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edited-Scene-at-river-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Edited-Scene-at-river-1536x963.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The picture above (which is mildly edited) is among the best I have taken on my model train layout. Although the eye may initially focus on the locomotive, there are many other elements that I was able to capture in such a beautiful way.  I describe how I achieved this result below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting and Model Creation:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike many other areas of the diorama, this section made with quilt batting laid over a base of hardware cloth. A thick coat of interior home paint provided a nice textured look. To create the rocks, sheet rock mud was applied onto this surface and textured while still damp. The water is Mod Podge poured on and textured with a paintbrush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create the desired effect, I placed three desk lamps nearby. One was placed to light the camera view, another placed overhead to simulate sunlight, and a third light was placed behind the train pointed slightly toward the camera. This light created the beautiful sparkle present in the river at the bottom right. I also turned on other lights in the nearby area to keep the image free of harsh shadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photograph<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I took this image using a camera on a tripod. After lowering the color contrast of the photo, I added the blue sky background and edited out some small model imperfections in GIMP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The picture above (which is mildly edited) is among the best I have taken on my model train layout. Although the eye may initially focus on the locomotive, there are many other elements that I was able to capture in such a beautiful way. I describe how I achieved this result below: Setting and Model [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202,"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/david.reisdorf.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}