I got this fantastic little Gandalf statue for Christmas last year. I recently did a little set up with him here at the studio with some fake plants, lights and a little atmosphere aerosol, and, viola!, a photo of old greybeard himself.
My wife is a huge fans of the Lord of the Rings books, and I am an especially huge fan of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films. Hardly a week goes by that one of us isn’t tossing out some kind of LOTR quote in regards to something.
I like the little bit of orange light on Gandalf’s shoulder to camera left. There is some mist coming down from above his head and that little kiss of orange light just makes the photo for me. This particular model sculpt is also amazing. It captures Ian McKellen’s likeness but is also so stylized.