Photographing Models and Miniatures

Want to photograph lions and elephants in Africa, Formula One cars at the Monaco Grand Prix, front line military jets, or step back in time and watch George Stephenson’s locomotive Rocket make its first run on the Liverpool to Manchester railway line ? all without leaving the comforts of home? The modern digital camera has made model and miniature photography a breeze ? even with very simple and inexpensive cameras. You can take basic record photographs for selling online, keeping track of a collection, or insurance; or photograph complete miniature worlds created with simple household items, toys, and model railway accessories. An entire home studio can be set up on a kitchen table, and packed away in a cupboard. All that is required is a camera, a mini tripod to keep it steady, a few simple accessories adapted from items you already have around the house, and some suitable props. The technical part of photography can be left to the camera, while you concentrate on the creative ? and fun ? side of things. Most photography books are written by professional photographers ? who love complexity, arcane technical language, and lots of expensive equipment. But this one is different ? believing the best results come from simplicity.

Born and raised in New Zealand. Paul Brent Adams is a lifelong aviation enthusiast and modeller, with an interest in most forms of transport, as well as films and television. His writing has appeared in British hobby magazines since 1981. He has also written 'Film and Television Star Cars: Collecting the Die-Cast Models'.