Heresy & Heroes

For those of you who have been following and reading this blog for a while now, you’ll know that there’s one area that I’ve always struggled with, and that’s photography. Well, I’ve been steadily investing in a new setup to help me rectify this issue, and this weekend, I got a chance to play around with it properly and for the first time ever, I managed to get some shots of my miniatures that really capture their colours and everything is in focus (and that really is a first). There are still a few issues here and there, but I thought I’d show these guys off and give you a better idea of what they really look like.

I’d also like to thank a couple of people for putting guides on miniature photography up on their sites. Firstly, thanks to GW for adding this guide to the black library site – it’s really quite helpful. Secondly, it should be noted that Garfy over at Tale of Painters has also put a photography guide up that has some slightly different takes on miniature photography and you can read it here. Both are super useful and though I still need to play around with all the settings on my camera a bit more, I’ll be referring back to these throughout.

Anyway, on with the show. Without further ado, here are the first set of reshot miniatures. Enjoy!

Slaanesh

Emperor’s Children Aspiring Champion

Emperor’s Children Sorcerer

Emperor’s Children Sonic Dreadnought

Nurgle

Daemon Herald of Nurgle

Daemon Herald of Nurgle (FW)

Nurglings

Grey Knights

Grey Knights Contemptor Dreadnought

Callidus Assassin

Grey Knights Librarian

Grey Knights Techmarine

So not bad for a first try with my new setup. Yes, there are some issues. I need to adjust the white balance a bit, and the lighting isn’t perfect, but these are among the best images I’ve ever taken of my miniatures, and I’m very happy with them. You’ll notice a lack of Mortifactors I’m sure, but rest assured, they are in make-up as we speak, readying themselves for a close up with Inquisitor DeMille (Ordo Fabulous).

When they’re done, they’ll make up the second half of this reshoot, which you’ll see here first. Onwards!