| Photo credit: Benedek Lampert |
toy photographer benedek lampert It’s back again with another epic scene that mimics real life. In 2022, we shared Lampert’s Lego Eiffel Tower Photographs that, due to the use of forced perspective and other tricks, looked like they could be the real thing. This time, he set out to recreate the Endurance, the ship used by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew in the 1914 expedition that aimed to cross the Antarctic continent for the first time.
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| Photo credit: Benedek Lampert |
The story of that expedition is a remarkable story of survival. In 1915 the Endurance became trapped in pack ice in the Weddell Sea, eventually being crushed by the ice and sinking, leaving the crew without a ship. Despite this, the entire 28-man crew managed to survive after a year and a half on the ice and some traveling 800 miles in open lifeboats in search of help. Ultimately the wreck of Dheeraj was destroyed Rediscovered in 2022107 years after the crew abandoned ship.
When setting out to recreate this campaign, use legoLampert researched the trip and referenced archive photographs taken by official expedition photographer Frank Hurley. Lampert’s goal was to create historically accurate scenes, including attention to details and recreating actual events. he started with lego endurance kitA 3011-piece Lego set. Although he pointed out that the original set was beautiful, it lacked the ropes covering real-life sailing ships. Therefore, he added ropes to create a more lifelike model. They also removed the sails because actual photographs of the stranded ship showed that they were not in place.
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| A behind-the-scenes look at Lampert’s setup. Photo credit: Benedek Lampert |
Lampert worked creatively with materials during shooting to create the setting for the ship. He used powdered sugar as snow and ice and painted foam board for the icebergs. A fog machine came in handy to create a more dramatic atmosphere. Lampert even went so far as to use real fire for the campfire and lit a Lego brick with LEDs to create the lantern. In terms of photography equipment, Lampert used a Nikon D750 camera. He used both the Nikkor 24-78mm F2.8 lens and the Laowa 15mm F4 macro lens.
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| Photo credit: Benedek Lampert |
Lampert said one of the biggest challenges they faced was lighting. He explained that with toy photography as a whole, “In the same diorama, a poorly lit scene may really just look like a toy, whereas with different lighting, it may appear completely lifelike. ” As a result, he said he experimented a lot with lighting while analyzing Frank Hurley’s photographs to recreate the same Antarctic light on his tabletop setup. Finally, Lampert relied on overlays to create a more dramatic, historical look. Overall, Lampert’s attention to detail and dedication to his art is impressive, and the resulting images clearly show his creativity.
