Mass Grave

A Play In 8 Parts

I recently got this really nice crushed canvas berry background that i wanted to use for a shoot. The main reason i got it was to create new portraits using it to give that old style flare to my work. But There was nothing better than to use it on some new still life too. With the use of more wooden blocks and orbs, the artist drawing figure stood out to me in my studio.

With my new subject ready to perform for me, i was at a lost on what to do with him. But then it hit me, a play. So i got a few more figures and felt that i wanted to create a small play. The script sort of grew as the shots emerge out of order. But as i introduce the two dark figures i knew one simple thing. The main figure should be the only one to ever be fully lit and the others should always hide in the shadows since their role was to be observing the main character and meeting him towards his demise.

The Story

In This Twilight Portfolio Pieces

Its been a hot minute since I was able to do a new portfolio piece for my long-term personal project In This Twilight. What was even more fun was that I manage to do a few different angles of the set and toy to capture four different kinds of images for it. This was different than my usual standard of one per toy. I also was reusing the Halo toy for this set. 

For this shoot, I wanted to aim for something that involved the camoflauge of the toy to have the character be lost in a forest ready to snipe someone. I know, I tend to enjoy making forest scenarios. So after building the set I wanted to give it one fill light from above and one key light on the character. But after looking around for the placement, I knew that I could do more with this toy since I could move the arms and legs, unlike the other anime statues that only give me one pose. 

Here are the final images of the set.