Welcome
to the big picture gallery for Grimm's Funeral home! Here's
the big stash of pictures I took for the contest. Well, not all of
them, but some choice ones. The first 15 pictures or so were taken
on my Nikon 995 and the rest of them were taken on my wife's camera
(name to come soon). You can definitely see a color difference.
All shots were taken outside and there are some cool effects because of
the lighting. The "stained glass" really lit up in some shots and
there are some cool shadows. I tried to post some
"overall" shots of the whole diorama as well as getting in and close for
some more detailed shots. I wanted this model to stand up quality
wise when viewed from close up, so I was careful with the detailing,
watched the glue, and painted a lot of stuff ahead of time. I'll
try to point some things out in the shots. I hope you enjoy it!
Overview: I liked the "from above"
shots, but there was too much editing to do to get the
background right for the contest....
So I used lower shots like this
one. They add perspective and make the building look
taller anyway.
Here's the front entry, the
fountain, and the bay window.
Another shot of the entry.
One mistake I want to correct is to weather the blinds in the
bay window a little so they match the rest.
I like the view from this side
because of the conservatory. The base is cut weird because I
planned to do more scenery - but didn't have time to.
The tower roof was the first thing
I did and it took a long time with the new windows and the
cornice on top.
Love the overhead shots...
Here's the cemetery side. The
original plan was to have a covered drive up over here.
Maybe I'll add that in back later.
Like the trellis thing? Just
a casting I had laying around. I used two kinds of plants to
simulate the ivy and flowers on it.
The cemetery came out nicely I
think. The sagebrush armature trees a ad a lot of
character.
Here you can see the door and the
bay window. The sun is catching the "stained glass" in it.
And the conservatory.
Conservatory again. More
stained glass. They have a few new stones still on pallets
waiting to be installed.
I made this little visitation
scene with some Woodland Scenics figures and casket and the
scratch built some flower wreaths. I kept the roof
removable in case I wanted to change things.
Full front shot again; different
camera now.
The shadows are great! You
don't get a lot of good shadows in model photography; being
outside helps.
Welcome
to the big picture gallery for Grimm's Funeral home! Here's
the big stash of pictures I took for the contest. Well, not all of
them, but some choice ones. The first 15 pictures or so were taken
on my Nikon 995 and the rest of them were taken on my wife's camera
(name to come soon). You can definitely see a color difference.
All shots were taken outside and there are some cool effects because of
the lighting. The "stained glass" really lit up in some shots and
there are some cool shadows. I tried to post some
"overall" shots of the whole diorama as well as getting in and close for
some more detailed shots. I wanted this model to stand up quality
wise when viewed from close up, so I was careful with the detailing,
watched the glue, and painted a lot of stuff ahead of time. I'll
try to point some things out in the shots. I hope you enjoy it!
