PhotoPlus Expo 2016!
PDN PhotoPlus Expo 2016 was a rousing success! Over 3000 folks stopped by to say hello and check out pixelstick, most of whom were seeing it for the first time.
We set up a quick studio setup with a single strobe that allowed people to step inside an experience once of the many uses of pixelstick, to add a little pizazz to portraits. It was a big success, even though the massive expo lights impeded our ability to get sharp subjects some of the time. Thanks everyone for stopping by! If not, we hope to see you next year.
November special - $25 off!
Good news! Ahead of the holiday rush we're offering a short promotion on pixelstick. If you've been holding out, need a second pixelstick, or are looking for an early gift, now is a good time to order. Click here!
Happy Halloween Image Pack
Last week, we released a series of suitably spooky bitmaps in honor of All Hallow's Eve. Check out the blog post and download the pack here.
If you have an idea or request for an image pack, drop us a line at hello@thepixelstick.com!
Featured Artist: Trademarek
In his own words, Tim Marek is "a traveling Professional Photographer, discovering the world through my job." His work is varied and stunning, and his recent work using pixelstick in Automotive photography is among the best we've seen in the style.
Follow TradeMarek's excellent instagram here.
Been setting the world on fire with your pixelstick and want to be featured here? Drop us a line at hello@thepixelstick.com!
From the Blog: Cosplay Portraits
Studio Angle in Japan is using pixelstick to great effect as fantastical backdrops for their dedicated cosplay portrait studio. Click here to read the post!
Pixeltricks: Compositing
Sometimes we find the perfect frame only to discover that lighting conditions aren't ideal for pixelstick use. In the example below, for our Halloween shoot, we simply couldn't resist the terrifying half-open freight elevator door in the dilapidated hallway, but the switches for the fluorescent lights were behind lock and key. What to do?
Enter compositing, a simple solution to a straightforward problem. We took a quick backplate shot to make the hallway seem dim and moody, knocked out the area where the pixelstick art was destined to land, and laid it over the much brighter 6 second exposure of the same frame.
Now we bring both images into photoshop, place the long exposure as the bottom layer, the short exposure as the top layer, and erase the area where the pixelstick artwork was placed.
This is a quick and dirty method that worked because the area we shot pixelstick in was almost completely black. Other compositing methods might include overlaying using blending modes. We're working on a more in-depth blog post on this subject. Stay tuned!
