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I think I’ve discovered the secret of photographing and/or displaying T’Pol.
Low Light.
As soon as you hit her with full on studio lights, or even display her in a very bright display case or in bright daylight in an open room, those eyes pick up said light, reflect it back, and she winds up looking like a straight face emoji:
But place her under indirect subtle lighting, the eyes surrender their dominance over her face, and viola! T’Pol!
I have her on her stand on a side table next to me in the living room facing a window and in the late morning light, she looks like all the early photos (see the emoji pic above). I don’t think I’ve ever observed this phenomenon to quite this level in any other figure I’ve had. But the good news is that she can look quite AMAZING if you follow these guidelines, at least in my view.
Low Light.
As soon as you hit her with full on studio lights, or even display her in a very bright display case or in bright daylight in an open room, those eyes pick up said light, reflect it back, and she winds up looking like a straight face emoji:
But place her under indirect subtle lighting, the eyes surrender their dominance over her face, and viola! T’Pol!
I have her on her stand on a side table next to me in the living room facing a window and in the late morning light, she looks like all the early photos (see the emoji pic above). I don’t think I’ve ever observed this phenomenon to quite this level in any other figure I’ve had. But the good news is that she can look quite AMAZING if you follow these guidelines, at least in my view.
