Every now and then, you come across something that stops you in your tracks, and makes you say “wow”. The elegant LEGO photography of T.Oechsner does this to me.
Elegant LEGO photography – Wow!
This work is simple, yet fantastic. The image of the character portrayed is crisp and clean, and perfectly focused.
I would love to know more about how these shots were taken. I can’t tell if they were shot on a white infinity background, or if they were cut out of an image in Photoshop and placed on a field of white.
Part of me thinks this is what was done because the white background perfectly matches the white of my blog background. if that’s the case, I am REALLY impressed with the photographer’s selection skills.
The photographer in me wants to believe they were indeed shot on a white background, but I don’t think that’s the case. Now that I look at this series of shots closer, it seems the same shadow was used in each shot. I think there is some very elegant LEGO photography trickery going on here…
Either way, this work is really great. I’d love to see how the lighting was done.
What do you think? Shots composed in camera, or post processed?
I am an Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) and an active member of the Michigan LEGO User Group (MichLUG). I have loved LEGO for as long as I can remember. I am currently working on the following models:
– UCS Millenium Falcon
– Emmett’s Apartment Building
– Gringott’s Bank
I think this is post processed.
First off the shadow (good catch), I think it’s the same in all photo’s too.
Second; I took a close look at the first one you can see a white line within the shadow around the gun, also a blue-greenish line underneath the feet, I think this is the result of post processing. The same line appears underneath the feet of the blue spaceman. Also, when you look at the legs of the astronaut and the first photo (and you need to really, really zoom in here), you can see he forgot to wipe out a little of the original background between the legs at the right leg).
That said, I really like these photo’s. I think they can be done on real white background with a flash-setup… (and maybe I’m wrong and they are shot that way).