Creating a UFO Abduction Photo on a Tabletop

I love the theme of science fiction, so I always have these ideas about flying UFOs and houses in the middle of nowhere that aliens show an interest in as they try to take over a new planet.

In turning my ideas into photos, I always try using new toys and scale models while mixing photography with Photoshop.

I worked on this UFO house abduction photo for about two months. I like the vintage look of things like the car and the house. I had bought a bigger house, but it was way too big for the project. I then contacted a company that cut wood to make a small house using my design, but it was hard to get it together because the size I asked for was too small.

Fortunately, in the end, I was able to get it together.

I used a $2 LED light strip for the spaceship. To create the smoke, I used cigarettes — I don’t smoke, so this was hard for me.

For the sand, I used hummus, as real sand would have looked too big on camera given the scale.

I used one flash head to make the light that comes out from the UFO/Spaceship, and there was another small LED light to give overall light to the scene.

Here’s the photo that resulted, titled “The House”:

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