Christian Kleiman’s Workflow

The Making-Of Tiny Planets

Nowadays you can create a Tiny Planet as easy as taking one shot from a pocket camera or even with your phone if you have the right App.

Far from this, my process for the creation of Tiny Planets is a bit more sophisticated as my artwork lays in front of many hours/days of devotion and commitment to create a piece of art that reflects my passion.

Here is how.

The Photo-Shoot

4 stops on a 360 rotating head.

4 bracketed shots of 3 exposures at each stop, resulting in 12 raw photos which come with me back to my workshop.

The Post-Processing

Blending of the 3 exposures in order to get the master image.

Stitching of the 4 master images.

Removal of tripod footprint and other disturbances.

Many hours of dedication in removing distractions and cleaning dirty streets which are always full of chewing gums, cigarette butts, and unfinished road works.

As well as removing many people and cars out of the scene in order to highlight the architecture’s cityscape.

Final Outcome - The 360 Panoramic Image.

Bending the 360 Panorama into a Tiny Planet.

Here is where I play with the settings until I get the desired transformation.

Final Retouching. Exposure, Highlights, Darks, Contrast, etc...

The Tiny Planet