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Author: Julian – Photography

  • Scout Walker

    Scout Walker

    The Decree Scout Walker and Shock Troopers

    Transcendent Decay - The Decree - Scout Walker
    Transcendent Decay - The Decree - Shock Troopers
    Transcendent Decay - The Decree - Shock Troopers

    Shock Troopers kitbashed from various 28mm miniature kits from Warlord Games and Games Workshop. Inspired by Julian Holm‘s works.

    Scout Walker from Warlord Games.

  • 2nd Knight Airborne

    2nd Knight Airborne

    What would it look like if knights flew planes and were to hunt fell beasts? What that could look like you can see, read and watch in the Story of the Knight Airborne.

    Now it’s two Knights Airborne in my collection. Assembled from a plastic 1:48 scale model kit, a ministerialis miniatures as pilot and some large spears on a throwing apparatus. Some heraldic colours to recognize the knight and that’s it.

  • Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol 2 – now available

    Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol 2 – now available

    With the help and support of a lot of creators and creatives we managed to release volume 2. The Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol 2 – now available as free pdf (download, ca 100mb). Thank you to everyone who was part of this undertaking and who supported the release.

    Cover of the printed version. Cover art by Jan Závěšický @icono.cybernetica

    Here’s some stats:

    • We have some 40 creators, who entered up to three of their works.
    • Volume 2 has over 100 pages of awesome Vignette28s.

    Once again that has been a challenging project and I’m happy that – despite a lot happening in 2022 – I can finally call it done. The Kickstarter rewards have mostly arrived, all backers had early access to the pdf. Now it’s time for you to enjoy this great collection of Vignette28 artworks from creators and creatives from all over the world.

    The Kickstarter included two versions (the now available print and a deluxe edition).
    The high quality print (left) and the deluxe edition (right).
    One of the amazing entries by Frederic Faulhaber @a.tale.of.grimdark
    Preparing the shipment of the Kickstarter rewards.

    Finally one remark on the deluxe edition: the deluxe edition was only available as a limited Kickstarter reward.

  • Miniature Photography Insights

    Miniature Photography Insights

    Here’s some high level miniature photography insights. I always shoot in RAW format. Even with LightRoom mobile you can do that on your smartphone. RAW files contain all data the camera sensor captures. Per default your smartphone or most other cameras store the photos in jpg. A photo stored in jpg format is a default post processing done by the camera algorithms. That means you have lost valuable information right after shooting the photo. That doesn’t happen when shooting in RAW format,
    In post processing I try to guide the viewer’s focus to the object of interest. In this case it’s the group and especially the Inquisitor herself. The object of interest should be the brightest area. That means I reduce the highlights and brightness of other areas, like the light reflections on the tunnel wall. And I increase the brightness of the objects of interest. That of course only applies to photographs which are darker overall. In the end it’s about the contrast between the object of interest and the surroundings.
    Using presets and LUTs (look up tables – also presets) can help but only provide a general change. There’s no one-size-fits-all preset. I recommend to always adapt after applying a preset.
    In digital manipulation I try to keep it subtle yet bringing in some cinematic energy. Weather like sunshine and/ or rain help with that. Fog is another alternative, especially to show more depth of the scene.
    Let me know if you want to know more. Feel free to contact me.

  • Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol.2

    Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol.2

    Happy New Year to you all and here’s the 2022 announcement:

    The Vignette28 PhotoBook is going into the second round of the series. This time the project will run via Kickstarter. The campaign starts on February 1st, 2022.

    Vignette28 PhotoBook Volume 2 Kickstarter campaign

    As Contributor

    To participate with an entry in the photo book as a contributor you need to chose the contributor reward. After the campaign ends you will have roughly three months left to enter your work. How that works will be announced in the communication after the campaign.

    This gives you (starting today) roughly five months time (until end of April 2022) to work on and send in your Vignette28.

    As Supporter

    You can support the campaign without sending in your own work. As supporter you can choose the supporter reward which will bring your name into the photo book.

    The Photo Book

    The printed photo book itself is a reward in its own. You can choose the printed photo book with both rewards as add-on. There will also be an exclusive Kickstarter campaign deluxe edition of the printed photo book as well.

    Where can I find the Kickstarter campaign?

    The Kickstarter campaign will start on February 1st, 2022. But you can already save the project on Kickstarter to get informed as soon as it launches.

  • Printed Vignette28 Photo Book – Vol. 1

    Printed Vignette28 Photo Book – Vol. 1

    Update: the printed version is no longer available.

    Finally the printed Vignette28 Photo Book – Vol. 1 is available via print on demand service provider blurb.
    Thank you to all contributors for participating and your support. The impact of print is even bigger than I would have imagined. I’m so happy how this turned out. This is 68 pages of pure Vignette28.