Texas Madman

[Chiller]

This is a shot I took when planning my halloween costume. It is one of my collectable pieces that stands about 2' tall. To shoot this I back lit it with a Cateye bicycle light, and used my fog machine to create the fog around him. Regular light bulbs can not create the rays through the fog like I wanted.
Using a slow shutter speed, I then painted the front of the figure slightly with a pen light to light him up a bit.
I tried to replicate this costume as close as I could.

I was not sure whether to clone out the rafter in his building or not.

This is me in full costume. 140 scares and 1 crying teenage girl later. This is only a snapshot, taken with the timer.

 

[spiffybeth]

you're awesome!

 

[kundalini]

Awesome lighting in #1.

It could be a perspective issue for me, but it appears Leatherface in #1 has a much larger tool then in #2. lol

 

[Big Mike]

The image is great...I would have a hard time telling that it's a miniature.

 

[Antarctican]

Well done using that lighting to create such mood and atmosphere in #1. And although #2 is a good shot, it hardly does justice to how seriously scary you looked in your costume. (Am still a little freaked out *twitch twitch*)

 

[Sideburns]

the miniature looks real. Taht's a great picture. leave the "rafter" in.

 

[Tantallonrox]

Freakin' awsome Chiller.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

YES!!!!

 

[Ajay]

Agree with all on how real #1 looks! That is an awesome setup.

 

[emo]

very effective lighting! it looks so real...

 

[KristinaS]

Holy cow! #1 does look so real! Awesome!!!

 

[cameramike]

im with mike, at first i thought the first one WAS real not a miniature. amazing photography skills and scarying skills. The rafter in the first shot adds SO much it makes it look real and like it is in a barn

 

[myopia]

scared the _ out of me

 

[Chiller]

Thanks everyone. Appreciate your comments.

 

[nossie]

What a rip! I was expecting Baby Bush making a speech from the White House.

Nice use of the CatEye, did you apply sepia later?