Taking Smurf Pictures
Display your smurfs online by learning how to take smurf pictures

Collectors of Smurfs find much pleasure in taking pictures of their Smurfs. Smurf pictures may be used for recording your collection and also for sharing your Smurf collection with Smurfy friends. You may also need to take pictures of your Smurfs should you decide to offer them for sale or trade.

It seems easy enough but many people find that taking Smurf pictures is not as straightforward as they envisaged! Your average camera does not cater for the close-up shots required and using a camera flash will spoil the smurf picture as there will be too much light. You also need to consider the type of background you are going to use.

Which cameras are best for taking Smurf pictures?

Cameras with a macro function are ideal for sharply focussed close-ups of Smurfs.

Should I use a flash for my Smurf pictures?

We don’t recommend you use a flash for taking pictures of Smurfs. If you don’t want to be restricted to daylight shots then we recommend you use some daylight bulbs which are available from most well-known DIY stores. You can set up your mini photography studio with a couple of lamps fitted with these bulbs which simulate natural daylight, and also we suggest you cover a piece of card with some silver foil and use this to reflect light back into the shadow areas of the subject, in this case a smurf! Turn your automatic flash off on your camera, use your macro function (if you have one) and take your smurf picture!

What background should I use for my Smurf pictures?

You have to keep in mind that Smurfs are mainly blue so this rules out blue-toned backgrounds as the Smurfs won’t stand out.

There are also red Smurfs such as Papa Smurf and Little Devil Smurf so this is also not the ideal colour if you want all your Smurfs picture backgrounds to be the same.

Black Smurfs characters include Chimney Sweeper, Quacksalber and Gargamel; again not always an ideal background for Smurf pictures.

White backgrounds are always difficult as white reflects the light.

We find that a two-tone background works well because it gives the Smurfs a 3-D effect but the final choice is really down to the individual. It is probably best to buy some coloured card from your local craft shop and experiment to ind the colours you prefer.

For more information

We look forward to perhaps seeing you on Smurfy Steve's Smurfs Forum where many collectors share their Smurfs pictures. Various members of the forum create wonderful Smurfy scenes and sharing Smurfs pictures makes the hobby even more enjoyable! On the forum you can learn about the different backgrounds people use, how they make their Smurfy landscapes and generally share ideas.