Barbarian Warband For Frostgrave
Week 5 & How I do the Photos
Pack Mule, Bard & Apothecary 
Crowmaster with Crow
Tracker, Javelineer & Marksman I painted up quite a few miniatures last week for me, but then I was on holiday from work. These models were quite enjoyable to paint and very varied.
I’m almost there now, just one more model to paint and he’s a big ‘un.
How I Take the Photos
Rather than buying a light box I build my own whenever I need one. I use shiny white sheets of card to form the walls and lid, and my painting lamp placed along the front and slightly angled towards the back. The shininess of the white card helps to reflect the light and reduce shadows.
I have a sheet of paper I sprayed with Halford’s grey to give a neutral colour to photo the models against, this really helps with the exposure and shows the models true colour.
I then take the photos with my iPhone slightly zoomed in and framed just how I want it. The results are what appear here with zero editing. The pictures are exactly what was captured in camera.
The whole thing can be a little rickety and prone to cave-ins but it works for me. I’ve adapted this for the past year and this is the latest iteration. I did used to use a white background but exposure was always too dark and I had to usually digitally brighten the picture up which came with its own problems.
Great stuff – the paint job makes them look very menacing.