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Ideas & Inspiration

Postby SeanTK » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:43 pm

This may be a difficult question to answer but....

Where/What do you get your ideas and inspiration for certain screenshots from?
In other words, what gives you the idea to set up the aircraft in a certain environment/scenario?
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Sean.....all out of ideas.....  ;D
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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby machineman9 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:47 pm

Sometimes I'll browse Airliners or Google Images for inspiration. Sometimes I look at photos I've taken from airshows to see what's going on.

That is for layout anyway. I try to keep some realism to my shots so if it has been proved in a photo, I can be fairly certain it won't look 'off' in a screenshot so long as I take it well.


For the final edit that is just random on each shot, but I think there's a definate style for every editor out there. Mine typically seems to have some kind of shiny light enhancement, depth of field (or other blurring) and often the colours are made less saturated. Often I finish it off with some grain just to make it look more like a digital photo with a higher ISO number. I just try to do whatever I can to enhance the image and I have no set instructions I follow, I merely do what I think my shot requires.
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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby Frequent Flyer » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:49 pm

I usually look at your screenshots, very inspiring  ;)

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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby skoker » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:50 pm

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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby patchz » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:42 pm



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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby theonecalled » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:46 pm

It all depends really, 99% of the time its come from listening to a certain song or something i've read about...
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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby Leigh » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:36 am

Umm i see other screenshot and use them as inspiration.

or i look at Historical settings and stories and try to capture that image in one of my shots but thats just me :D
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Re: Ideas & Inspiration

Postby lunitic_8 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:58 pm

Whenever I'm cruising around i often pause and look at my surroundings. sometimes I find a really cool angle or view that I just HAVE to share with everyone here.  ;)
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