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Sideshow Q said:
Here's the deal with photography. The photography department falls under me and our very talented photographer has my 100% support. I approve all the shots and often times direct the shoots. The philosophy behind our general photography is as Dave says so detail isn't hidden. Our figures are not only about the sculpt but also the detailing in the costuming and accessories, which everyone seems to forget. These images aren't used only for our website, but also publications and retailers who require these types of masked images. When we want to add extra "pop," we'll use more interesting lighting effects and backgrounds, as seen in some of the blogs and newer gallery shots in a few of the Star Wars figures. As far as "futzing" with figures with water treatments and such, we intentionally show the figure as much out of the box as possible, but of course with some straightening out of the costume.

So for those of you calling for heads, maybe you should call for mine instead.

Q
The quality of the photos Sideshow posts have never been a huge deal to me. But I personally think it would be a bit better if Sideshow does what McFarlane does with product photos having the bathed in full light images as well as moodier images with less light.
Also I've noticed that the figures lately have been in more interesting poses with the costume straighten out afterwards. It's a much appreciated improvement.
 
I remember when Sideshow used to do this... this mixing of full light and moody photography with their Hellboy and Van Helsing figures and well as some Buffy offerings.

I kind of miss it. :monkey3 :monkey3 :monkey3
 
Sachiel said:
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.


Great point.
 
Sachiel said:
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.

A valid point, but I think the point about the RS images was not so much on the cleaned up and futzed look of the figure, but the difference in appearance with lighting and that a lighting in that style would work just as well with a taken straight out of the box figure, because the work we do to tidy up the clothes after taking them out of the box doesn't change the head sculpt, and that's what most people are interested in the images for.
 
Sachiel said:
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.

i agree 100%. can you even imagine the uproar if they did all that and then people got their figures.

i have yet to get a ss figure after seeing the prod pics and thinking sideshow somehow misrepresented the product.
 
Whew, the air sure gets hot n' breezy over here in the Shire, eh?

My take on the photography issue is this...

Sideshow is selling a product and needs to show the product exactly as is. No dramatic lighting, just the closest thing to the "no make-up" - "I bought THAT home last night?.."- "bare-walls" approach that they can. As Q pointed out, these shots are tryin' to illustrate the WHOLE product..the sculpt, the outfit, the accessories...just as "here's what you get" as it can be...

Are the photos dramatic? Do they show the figure in the best way it can be shown? No...of course not. When it hits this stage of the game, it stops being an artististic piece and becomes a simple product that needs to be shown in as much of an "as is" way as possible. I understand that approach and appreciate it for what it is...a sales tool.

Now to Sideshow's credit, they have always been very forthright as to when a prototype is featured and as they've done with some of the "Star Wars" figures, they actually have gone back and gotten creative with the lighting and background to give the figures some punch (the Darth Maul ones are especially cool)....

My favorite "photo time" is when the figures start showing up and some of the folks here start snapping photos that highlight the figure in different ways...we see everything from being highly creative, strictly archival or with a humorous bent...we get plenty of opportunities around here to see the figures featured in all kinds of ways.

My personal approach is outdoors! It hits both aspects..mood and showing the figure "as is" in a way no studio can touch...that's not to say that there haven't been alot of fine indoor/studio photography featured of these figures from both Sideshow and collectors alike...

The bottom line is this....no matter HOW these figures are photographed....it never approaches what it's like to have it in front of you to admire just how good it is...
 
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So where are some more in-hand images... we just got that one teaser shot of a hooded head? Are there no more to be had?
 
I'll be happy to shoot him once I get mine, I got the 3-5 processing notice but I was just turned to an order from the Exclusive wait list like a week or so ago so I'm sure I'll be one of the last to get him.
 
Of course I'll shoot mine when it gets here. Now, that the exclusive is shipping I must decide if I want to buy another cloak of someone who doesn't want it, or buy another Legolas so I can have a cloak for Strider.
 
we need more pics man...wonder why asian collectors havent received theirs yet.?
 
nash said:
we need more pics man...wonder why asian collectors havent received theirs yet.?

Perhaps the ones who supply us with photos haven't ordered him or something, there have been overseas shots of T-800 who is coming out now with Legolas so I would guess Legolas came out same as him over there too.
 
Folks who ordered Legolas Exclusive and are thinking of canceling, please PM me.

I foolishly canceled my Exclusive yesterday due to some financial problems and now wish I hadn't. Please PM me if you would be willing to sell me yours or know of an Etailer selling the Exclusive (I know, yeah, right).
 
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