How to shoot the perfect prediction photo
Get a custom prediction photo
I'm offering to generate a custom prediction photo for you for an extra cost of 25 EUR. Please send your custom photo in email to [email protected] (you can also send them via Messenger for verification).
Editing a photo takes me about 1 hour. Take a look at the process to understand the work behind each photo:
The perfect pattern
For the best result you should mix your cube in a way that each side has at least one of each color. To make it easier for you, here are the mixing steps that will result in such a pattern. Start with a solved cube, white side up & green side front. The steps are:
B2 U R2 D- R2 B2 F2 U R2 D- L2 B F- D- L- D2 U- F2 L2 D2
The cube should look like this:
Shoot the perfect photo
In order to get the best result, please be aware of the following "rules":
Use a high resolution
The photo should be large enough (3000x1700 px or above) for me to be able to edit it. If the photo has a low resolution, I can't edit all pieces precisely. Set your camera to the highest resolution available!
The cube should be large enough
Put the cube close enough to the camera so it can be easily seen even on a mobile screen. If the cube is too small, you will have to zoom in the image, which will result in poor resolution.
The focus should be on the cube
I can only edit the image if the cube has all the focus. If the cube (or parts of it) is blurry, I simply can't select all pieces, which makes the whole editing process impossible to do.
Three sides of the cube should be clearly visible
For the best result please hold the cube so 3 sides are clearly and almost equally visible. If one or two sides are barely visible, then editing will not be possible.
Parts of the cube should not be covered
If you hold the cube in your hand, make sure your fingers are not covering any parts of the cube. I might be able to edit the image if there is only a tiny part covered though.
The cube should have no reflections on it
Please check that none of the cube pieces are reflecting light and/or objects on their surfaces. For the best result all pieces should show a solid color without lights and shadows.
There should be no reflection of the cube on surrounding objects
Please check that none of the surrounding objects and surfaces have a reflection of the cube. I will only edit the pieces of the cube, so if parts of the cube are reflected somewhere, they would show the original pattern of the cube, which would ruin the magic.
Some bad examples
Here are some bad examples... please click on the thumbnails, and also read the captions for more info:
Good examples
And finally here are a couple of photos that would be perfect for the prediction effect:
