Anthropomorphic Photography Brief: Shot List, Lighting and Locations

Q: How do I photograph the Anthropomorphic aesthetic?

Dress the set for the character, at the character's scale. Believe in the character completely. The style works when the world takes the animal seriously: real tailoring, real props at the right scale, and behaviour that stays true to the species under the manners. Play it straight and the humour arrives on its own. Wink at the camera and it becomes a costume.

Q: What shots should I get for a Anthropomorphic photo shoot?

For a Anthropomorphic shoot, capture: A character plate: full figure, plain ground, like a book frontispiece; The character at work in a human job, tools in hand; A domestic scene at the animal's scale: burrow, nest or under-stairs kitchen; A group portrait of several species, formally posed; A macro of a puppet or model showing fur against real fabric.

Q: Where should I shoot Anthropomorphic photography?

Good locations for Anthropomorphic photography include: A miniature interior built to the character's scale, Hedgerow, riverbank and woodland edges, A cosy human interior for scale contrast, An illustrator's desk with the drawings in progress.

SET

The setup

01Light

Warm and domestic: window light, lamplight, a fire. For illustration reference, soft directional light that models the form. For puppets and stop-motion, small practical lamps in the set so the scale feels true.

02Wardrobe

Properly tailored miniature clothing in natural fabrics: tweed, corduroy, wool, linen, brass buttons, spectacles, scarves. Clothes should say a period and a job, and be cut for the animal's real shape, tail and ears included.

03Location / first setup

A miniature interior built to the character's scale

04Palette

DIR

Director's note

Believe in the character completely. The style works when the world takes the animal seriously: real tailoring, real props at the right scale, and behaviour that stays true to the species under the manners. Play it straight and the humour arrives on its own. Wink at the camera and it becomes a costume.

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SEQ

Shot list

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A character plate: full figure, plain ground, like a book frontispiecesetup50mm

The character at work in a human job, tools in handsetup50mm

A domestic scene at the animal's scale: burrow, nest or under-stairs kitchensetup50mm

A group portrait of several species, formally posedportrait85mm

A macro of a puppet or model showing fur against real fabricdetail100mm

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LOC

Locations

A miniature interior built to the character's scaleHedgerow, riverbank and woodland edgesA cosy human interior for scale contrastAn illustrator's desk with the drawings in progress

REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guide Color palette

DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Anthropomorphic aesthetic?

Dress the set for the character, at the character's scale.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Anthropomorphic photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

A character plate: full figure, plain ground, like a book frontispiece
The character at work in a human job, tools in hand
A domestic scene at the animal's scale: burrow, nest or under-stairs kitchen
A group portrait of several species, formally posed
A macro of a puppet or model showing fur against real fabric

What lighting works for Anthropomorphic photography?

Light

Where should I shoot Anthropomorphic photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

A miniature interior built to the character's scale
Hedgerow, riverbank and woodland edges
A cosy human interior for scale contrast
An illustrator's desk with the drawings in progress

What wardrobe works for Anthropomorphic photography?

Wardrobe

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