I need to get more consistant

So I have been busy. I did find a job, albeit a crappy one.

I am still working on my stop mo. In fact, I have been analyzing my movies and picking them apart. One of my biggest problems seems to be continuity. I keep bumping my pieces, making it hard to keep a smooth line of action going. I have been thinking about this a lot. So the other day I was at the dollar store, and I saw these little magnet thingys. For your office. They are the perfect size for using to anchor my little soldier guys.

All I gotta do is take the pliers and break the plastic collar and ease the magnets out. they are pretty strong magnets too for how cheap they were.

Now I just have to figure out how to anchor them onto the feet of these guys so they don't break their glue and stick together.


I have also tackled the focus issue....a bit. I invested $20 in a screw on macro lens for my point and shoot. As my budget is practically nil, I need fixes that are within my financial means. I would love to just go out and buy a better camera. But as that is not an option, this cheap lense will have to do. I am actually fairly happy with it.

That whole assembly screws onto the front of my point n shoot. It doesn't allow me to get any closer, but it does make the little details pop. It just magnifies it. I took a picture of a tiny spider the other day and you could see every hair on his legs and body. Which means the pictures look a little better, considering the guys are only 1-1/2 inches tall. However, it also shows dust and lint, so I have take to carrying around a couple of makeup brushes to remove it.

Next to tackle is the lighting issue. I need to learn to light properly. Really. And for some reason my camera will autobalance, even when I turn off that option, so some pics are lighter than others. I need to figure out how to make that consistent.