Alpha Whiskey Photography
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Having greatly enjoyed the Dark Knight Trilogy with Christian Bale I happily agreed to shoot this figure of him with his batpod, sent to me by a collector who wanted some action scenes and poses to print.
The sculpt of the face was a pretty good likeness of Bale so that made things easier, although given the mood and tone of the films I still resorted to dark contrasty images, predominantly in a bluish tint. The Batpod model was also quite impressive with lots of detail and even laterally rotating wheels as per the film.
Since I couldn’t find a Gotham City PD cruiser, I used a model from the NYPD that I had bought to make an homage to a friend of mine (a detective in the NYPD), and it’s also a good likeness for the cruisers used in the films.
As with previous projects, I planned a variety of poses that were reminiscent of the film and associated media, all shot on a practical set with lighting and explosion effects added in post.
Backgrounds came from my archives of various city skylines, including New York, London and Toronto.
I used a lot of low angles to make the figure and the Batpod imposing but also to evoke the feel of a graphic novel, which by necessity exemplify the art of making a still image look dynamic.
I enjoyed this one a lot. Some of the images work better than others (as always) but I hope you like them.
This one below is probably one of my favourites from this project. How a 15cm figure can look like the real thing...
This shot below was lit from multiple angles to have light on the face and the batarang.
For this shot below I added a text box at the top to make the image look like it came from a graphic novel. The figure is standing on a big rock I found by a stream.
Took this one just to show that the wheels rotate laterally on the batpod as per the movie.
A good example below of how a not-so-great image would probably make a good poster. Pasted the cruiser shot multiple times.
For this shot below, I tacked the figure to the surface and then propped the whole thing at an angle, with the camera aimed perpendicular.
This way I didn't have to try and shoot from directly overhead and cast a shadow with the camera and tripod.
Not sure which of these flying shots work so made a few of them
Didn't have a shot of Gotham Tower so used a shot of Gothia Towers from my Gothenburg pics
This one an old shot I took on Tower Bridge, London. The angle and position happened to be right to fit the shot of Batman on his Batpod.
Well, anyway, that was me keeping busy
MORE HERE
VIDEO with BTS EDITING HERE
The sculpt of the face was a pretty good likeness of Bale so that made things easier, although given the mood and tone of the films I still resorted to dark contrasty images, predominantly in a bluish tint. The Batpod model was also quite impressive with lots of detail and even laterally rotating wheels as per the film.
Since I couldn’t find a Gotham City PD cruiser, I used a model from the NYPD that I had bought to make an homage to a friend of mine (a detective in the NYPD), and it’s also a good likeness for the cruisers used in the films.
As with previous projects, I planned a variety of poses that were reminiscent of the film and associated media, all shot on a practical set with lighting and explosion effects added in post.
Backgrounds came from my archives of various city skylines, including New York, London and Toronto.
I used a lot of low angles to make the figure and the Batpod imposing but also to evoke the feel of a graphic novel, which by necessity exemplify the art of making a still image look dynamic.
I enjoyed this one a lot. Some of the images work better than others (as always) but I hope you like them.
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This one below is probably one of my favourites from this project. How a 15cm figure can look like the real thing...
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
This shot below was lit from multiple angles to have light on the face and the batarang.
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
For this shot below I added a text box at the top to make the image look like it came from a graphic novel. The figure is standing on a big rock I found by a stream.
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Took this one just to show that the wheels rotate laterally on the batpod as per the movie.
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A good example below of how a not-so-great image would probably make a good poster. Pasted the cruiser shot multiple times.
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For this shot below, I tacked the figure to the surface and then propped the whole thing at an angle, with the camera aimed perpendicular.
This way I didn't have to try and shoot from directly overhead and cast a shadow with the camera and tripod.
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
Not sure which of these flying shots work so made a few of them
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Didn't have a shot of Gotham Tower so used a shot of Gothia Towers from my Gothenburg pics
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
This one an old shot I took on Tower Bridge, London. The angle and position happened to be right to fit the shot of Batman on his Batpod.
Subscribe to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
Well, anyway, that was me keeping busy
MORE HERE
VIDEO with BTS EDITING HERE
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