Legolas Prod Pics Up

[Customikey]

I always enjoy the threads of angry comments, and then once someone from sideshows staff makes a post... the kiss ass apology comments!.

It has something to do with courtesy, my friend. We tend to rudeness when we think no one is watching, then we discover we have hurt the feelings of people we respect. Our position hasn't changed, but we are couching them in friendlier speech to reflect the strong friendships we have developed, friendships we'd like to keep.

And you need a new photographer too.

 

[lcummins]

I always enjoy the threads of angry comments, and then once someone from sideshows staff makes a post... the kiss ass apology comments!..

How about we just say that they realized they crossed the lines slightly, and took a step back...

 

[El Roranous]

You're right Josh, we need to call for YOUR job! I mean how will the youth of today ever learn with you always on the net!?

I have often wondered who teaches the kids when Josh is constantly posting.

 

[morbidaj]

Duh
and thats why its funny.

 

[Customikey]

Duh
and thats why its funny.

That's why what's funny?


Can we get a translator over here?

 

[pixletwin]

Why would we call for Q's head? Thats like chopping off the head in order to cure gout....

I think if the photos aim is too sell and showcase the figure really you should present pieces in the best possible light.

Its like a studio portrait as opposed to the DMV photo that shows every pimple, scar, and nose hair. Just my opinion.

(by the way I don't think anyone was seriously DEMANDING anyone fire anybody).

 

[Darth Loki]

Why would we call for Q's head? Thats like chopping off the head in order to cure gout....

I think if the photos aim is too sell and showcase the figure really you should present pieces in the best possible light.

Its like a studio portrait as opposed to the DMV photo that shows every pimple, scar, and nose hair. Just my opinion.

(by the way I don't think anyone was seriously DEMANDING anyone fire anybody).

I agree with what Q had to say. The photos are supposed to show not only the sculpt but also how great the costume looks.

However, I would like to see additional photos in a more natural setting so we can stop the worrying before it starts. Is it too much to ask for some natural lighting pics in addition to the stock photos?

 

[pjam]

Is it too much to ask for some natural lighting pics in addition to the stock photos?

No, this cycle of madness has to end and Collectors deserve better.

There I said it. Again.

 

[MaulFan]

I always enjoy the threads of angry comments, and then once someone from sideshows staff makes a post... the kiss ass apology comments!.

It isn't about kissing ass, it's the fact that 90% of the time we're talking to fellow collectors so some of us don't exercise any thought as to our comments being misconstrued by the people they may involve and until that someone posts and shows us that our comments are being taken a way that we didn't intend, we don't clarify. I stated that it wasn't my intent to attack the system and that my point of view was from being a fellow artist with his own opinion on how to go about the situation.

 

[pixletwin]

I agree with what Q had to say. The photos are supposed to show not only the sculpt but also how great the costume looks.

Do the pictures of Anakin, Mace, Qui-Gon, et al show them off? I see those and they look like they were just thrown together.

Case in point: Dave Myatt's pictures are not taken in mood lighting (ala MaulFan) but showcase both the head sculpt AND the costuming.

No. I am not buying it.

Do you honesly think this:

showcases Anakin better than this:

 

[MaulFan]

You make a point Pix, but, that's going off the low-res webshots, I have lots of the hi-res shots Josh provides and they do show it all off and depending on how they use the photos beyond what we see, they may serve their purpose.

 

[nash]

still has lipstick

 

[LOTRFan]

The RS pics are more film accurate ... you know with everything being done on the blue screen and all.

 

[choopie]

Using studio quality photos to highlight the details of the costume is fine. In fact, the detail is what Sideshow excels at. But I'm not spending $60 or $70 for a costume. I rely heavily on photos to help me make a decision on whether or not I should buy the piece (as I'm sure most of us do), and I'm tired of the song and dance of waiting to get the item in hand before deciding whether or not it meets my expectations. Now I realize that my views will be different from the next person and different from the person after that, etc. But, for my personal tastes, I didn't see it in Aragorn, and I don't see it in Legolas, and sadly I expect to see the same in Boromir and Faramir. I hope things change because right now I'm expressing my disapproval by not buying them at all.

 

[Sachiel]

Do the pictures of Anakin, Mace, Qui-Gon, et al show them off? I see those and they look like they were just thrown together.

Case in point: Dave Myatt's pictures are not taken in mood lighting (ala MaulFan) but showcase both the head sculpt AND the costuming.

No. I am not buying it.

Do you honesly think this:

showcases Anakin better than this:

Fact of the matter is one shows you the actual figure out of the package and one shows the figure after being watertreated, taped and rubberbanded. It may look better, but it would be false advertising and people would expect the product to look that way when it arrives. Kinda like the prototype situation except with an actual final figure.

 

[Seth Gecko]

Fact of the matter is one shows you the actual figure out of the package and one shows the figure after being watertreated, taped and rubberbanded. It may look better, but it would be false advertising and people would expect the product to look that way when it arrives. Kinda like the prototype situation except with an actual final figure.

Well said,Thats how i feel with a lot of SS protos..seems a bit misleading.

 

[The Josh]

I have often wondered who teaches the kids when Josh is constantly posting.

When they are working quietly on their keyboarding I stop and check in while class is going on.

 

[carbo-fation]

I honestly hope that when Legolas will be at hand, I'll be as impressed by it as I was with Aragorn. I remember the pictures for Aragorn never did him justice until I had him at hand.

 

[Trevolver]

*whistle* what a thread this has turned into. I know from my sculpture work, that photography is everything when you're making a piece. it's what everyone's first impression is formed off of. even worse, you almost have to sculpt what your working on with the idea that it's twice as large, so that the detail looks nice in photos. I'm constantly sculpting with one eye shut because that's the curse of the camera-no depth perception. (without stereo photos anyway)

It's a constantly finicky thing for me. I often spend a good hour playing with light and distance to see how to best represent a sculpt, and usually the photos fall really short.

Trev

 

[screamingmetal]

I'll wait until mine is in hand before I pass judgment on the figure. Photos can distort reality a little.