Angel Figurine

Angle Figurine, originally uploaded by Grant Simpson Photo.

This one was an adventure. Returning to my table top days, this was the kind of shot that was my bread and butter. Not the most exciting shot, but I wanted to see if I could still pull it off. Shot on a white background (posterboard swept up) then knocked out with Photoshop and placed on a very slightly gray background. Boy do I need to upgrade my Photoshop program and skills! Smoothing out the edges was a complete pain in the ass.

All in all, I'm quite happy with the photography. It's as good as anything I shot back at the studio for which I worked in Chicago. Of course, there I had all the professional gear at my finger tips that anyone could want; here, I had to completely improvise. All the old tricks came back to me like riding a bike, which was really nice. After all, it's been eleven years since I did anything like this.