I am not really into goods photography, but for once, I decided to give it a try. As nor my wife nor I possess any valuable jewelry, fully designing one from scratch was the best option that came to my mind, not mentioning a fun one. My wife is quite good with a pencil, and she managed to sketch the main lines of the item on a piece of paper. I scanned it and used it as a reference in the project.
From there, I photographed a round, smooth metal bar that I deformed accordingly to create the legs, arms, torso and head of the ballet dancer. My expectations weren't too high, but in the end I was positively surprised by the result: this is definitely a technique I will use again, as it is not that hard and gives nice outputs. Very handy. That project was well worth it experience-wise!
Then, I photographed those little garnets flowers, moving them as needed to obtain the right angle for each shot. I assembled them on the canvas to create the dancer outfit. Technically not too hard (provided you have a macro lens and some lighting) but a bit time consuming.
Last but not least, photographing the cat did not work as expected: the model I originally wanted in my picture was not cooperating at all. In the end, one of my other cats came into the room with a posing mood, so I simply adjusted my plans. No regrets from that side, as I love how he looks in there :-)
Thank you for the comments and kind votes, they are much appreciated.
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I would love to find an arabesque figurine like that somewhere for my daughter. Can you share where you came across it?
Thanks a lot Mark.
Regarding the figurine, unfortunately, this one does not exist as such. As explained in my notes, I created it using different photos that I assembled in post-processing. I'm sure you'll find something nice for your daughter though!
For Christophe's next project - he will be assembling a 16th scale model of the Eiffel Tour, constructed only with toothpicks and chewing gum. In the dark. Blindfolded.
As always, Christophe, your creativity is just outstanding. Love the cat - they earn another handful of kitty treats! - and the ballerina is just spectacular. Amazing that you just made her out of thin air (well and a metal bar :-) Congrats on the red!
Super cool. Can't critique anything on this because it's way beyond my skill level, excellent job with this processing and creating such a mystical and surreal atmosphere.
That's a really cool looking cat, too.
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