Toy Photography

>>6150983

Old thread

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>>6150984

Here’s some highlights from the last thread on…

Composition

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Posing

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Lighting

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I really liked the last thread, a lot of help and constructive criticism.

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>>6151216

I see England, I see France...

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>>6151218

Most photogenic fat little shark-frog monster ever.

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>>6151416

I hope you don't mind, I reworked your pic a tad to make the color a little less homogeneous

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Best I can do

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>>6151611

So rapey

It looks like you're using a phone camera. They tend not to focus well in dim light.

I'd crop it a bit at the top just on the edge of that green bar.

Cropping can make a world of difference. Compare the OP image

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with pic related

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>>6151782
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but your original photo is actually better than your crop...your crop is kinda bad compositionally, and contrast is too high (some blacks being crushed in his cape and helmet crest). Plus you accidentally left a 1px white strip at the top.

I gave it a shot, trying to give it a twilight/dusk feel. I recropped it, adjusted levels a bit, added a color dodge layer, sharpened some of the foreground a tad, and blurred out the distant rocks some more. Note that compared to yours, this gives us some breathing room on the right, so it doesn't feel as claustrophobic.

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>>6151816

Thanks.

I put it against the rocks because I had this pic related scene in mind where the Spartans are blocking the pass. Not economically feasible but I'd army build just for this.

I think you misunderstood me. The OP Picture

>>6150983

Was cropped (cut out from) this

>>6151782

I included it to show the difference cropping can make because you're right, it is a bit of a mess which is why I cropped it down to the OP picture. It's also why the color and lighting seem better in the OP picture because that was the final product.

There are some people who criticize retouching but frankly they don't know what they're talking about. Photographers retouch, its just part of the process plain and simple. Good retouching is a lot like great CG in a movie; when done right you shouldn't really notice it.

Rarely will you get a perfectly colored shot unless you're shooting in film. When you shoot digital it's best to shoot in RAW instead of JPEG because it captures all of the light. Because it captures all of the light its going to blend and come out mudded and kind of grey but you can bring it out in post, which is the whole point of RAW.

>>6151816
that looks so fucking dope

>>6151816

I think it's supposed to look claustrophobic and yours is less interesting because its bland like you just made it blue but your both wrong because the movie is filtered to hell in orange

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>>6152000

It's not bland.

I like the framing better than what I did although you're right, I was going for "claustrophobic" as I stated above but I did misspeak.

>It's also why the color and lighting seem better in the OP picture because that was the final product.

What I meant to say is that the color and lighting is better in the **thumbnail**.

I'm a massive Instagram whore and I frame and color to make better thumbnails as opposed to the full picture because standing out on Instagram is all about making interesting thumbnails and with the compression that's what you're basically making, thumbnails. That's why I tend to use higher contrasts and sometimes saturation. Basically my pictures are the lifted trucks of toy photography; I exaggerate to compensate for a smaller size.

You're right about 300 being a filter smorgasbord which I think suits the color scheme I was going for in pic related better than it would with any other figure

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This was really a bitch to setup.

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>>6152314

Is that snow real or was that added in with software?

>>6152322

I like this

>>6152542

A little dark but I love it, brutal

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>>6151755

Aw man! WE NEED DINOZORD POWER NOW!!

>>6152575
Very cool but the lighting is boring.

Him being covered by 90% shadow doesnt work. The background and pose are sublime, but the subject just doesn't have anything as a fill light and it detracts from the entire picture.

One thing I do when I need fill light is I just bring small sheets of construction paper so when I want to use natural light as my source I can just put the paper out and the light being cast reflects off in the color of the paper lighting up the figure in different colors. Black is good when you need some but not a lot, which this picture needed.

I'm too unsecure to post any toy pics because of all your criticism and over the top 10/10 artsy photography. I miss the 2013 /toy/

>>6152892
So do I, but I still post my shitty pics. You should too.

>>6152892
Gotta start somewhere, friendo

>>6152892
Just post them lad. It's mostly just 2 guys going back and forth anyway with a handful of others in between.
Or post in the BIG ANIME TIDDIES edition thread. That one seems a bit more laid back.

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>>6152892

Post it anyway, we'd love to see what you got.

Sure, the concept of getting critiqued can be a little daunting but constructive criticism from a perspective other than your own is crucial if you're seeking improvement. I seek criticism because I don't think I'm 10/10 but would like to be.

Look at what >>6152878 said. To be completely honest it never occurred to me that it was the case. And that's why critique from others is important.

The reason I value improvement so much is because I consider toy photography my hobby--- I mean yeah I collect toys and shoot other things but what I consider my hobby, the thing I enjoy on my off time and look forward to so I can unwind is taking pictures of my toys; that's how I play with them.

I mean yeah 4chan can be dickish at times but this is an image board and I've never been one to feed the trolls or get into flame wars

>>6152957

I really like this

>>6152983

That was me by the way, in case that wasn't obvious

>>6151755
awesome, whats the figure?

>>6152903

right in the balls

>>6152903
>that footing

I love your pic, but this just highlights all the reasons why I never use Neca predators in action shots.

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>>6153192

Woah, turn down the contrast. My eyes are melting!

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>>6152568
Its post-edit

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>>6153278
How's this?

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>>6153278

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>>6152542
Neat! How many lamps did you use?

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>>6153284

I love it

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>>6153378
Just one flashlight, actually. Tried multiple at first, but that just turned the shadow invisible.

>>6153435
Thank you

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Operator as fuck

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Since this is Spartan themed, ill dump some of my old 4" Spartan shots

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The adventure

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>Tfw cant do a proper pose with Red Hawk selling the lariat like death and instead had to settle with a near no-sell

Any tips lads?

>>6154135
Torso bent further back, neck twisted slightly. Or you can use a stand and get his legs forward a bit and keep the body mostly stiff but slightly bent to look like the start of a hit of a really stiff lariat. Head would be going forward in that case.

>>6154141
Thanks for the tip. I did try that but it's hard to position the stand in a way that it's not gonna be virtually impossible to remove using my photo-editing app.

I might try using stickytack, though. Would it be better if his feet stay on the ground or off the ground?

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>PUSH!!

I'm jealous, I've always had a thing for hoplites-- especially the Spartans. I was just looking for the Vitruvian HACKS Spartan yesterday because I really want one.

I follow you on Instagram and I love your crowds, especially your Acid Rain legions and customs. How in the fuck can you afford so many?

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>>6154210
Love your stuff too mate, and follower of yours ever since I saw the Link riding the horse shot you posted here, amazing stuff bud so crisp and clean.

As for affording stuff, to be fair I have been rent and mortgage free for a few years and just moving into my own place now so the costs are gonna stop me from buying too many figs lmao

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>>6154226

>>6154135
>>Tfw cant do a proper pose with Red Hawk selling the lariat like death and instead had to settle with a near no-sell
What? Is that even English?

>>6154257

Me IRL

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>>6152892
>I'm too unsecure to post any toy pics because of all your criticism and over the top 10/10 artsy photography. I miss the 2013 /toy/

Fuck that, man. Post your stuff. Have a good time. I post my shitty pics all the time because it's the best I can do with my shitty old camera and my shitty lamp, and I enjoy it.

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>>6153156
>tiny D&D mat

Thats awesome/

>>6154327

What Megatron is that?

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>>6154510

Maketoys Despotron. Really nicely done Megs. I still need to get a sticker for his chest though. Comes with his ball and chain, and a few different easily swappable face plates. Gun mode is pretty big, but he's also very clean with little kibble.

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Tfw camera phone

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I forgot how much of a pain in the ass making gifs was.

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>>6154603

mfw I'm a perfect clone

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>>6154331
thanks dude! i just need tiny dice.

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>>6154654

I dunno if you can find dice tiny enough for TM's, but I do know d6's can come in pretty small sizes.

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>>6152892
Say it loud, we're Plebs and proud.

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>>6154713
I found a small set on ebay.

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>>6154808

There's something out there waiting for us and it ain't no man

>>6154809
Burai, that's a maaaaaaaan!

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>>6154817
Tell me, do you bleed?

>>6154262
it's wrestling jargon

so no

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>>6154817
>>6154844

Dillon!!

>>6151816
Nice job, but one thing I don't dig is the blueish hue.

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I need to take these fuckers out more, I need better stuff.

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Do you mind reposts?

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>>6154167
Have you tried counterbalancing? Just pose Redhawk all bent over while Rider 1's putting all his weight in. Then have them balance against each other.

Here, I did this in like, 5 minutes, so the photo quality's not great. Most of those 5 minutes was just to fiddle with them until the sweet spot's found. Once they're counterbalanced, they're fairly stable for the purpose of photo taking.

>>6155558

>counterbalancing

Here's an experiment I did. I've been thinking of doing this in a field with a ton of those little flowers but it's winter.

Green is standing firm and Pink is being held up by him without a stand.

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>>6155758

Forgot pic

>>6155760
Yeah, counterbalancing can get you some nice unassisted poses. Or even just using one figure to hold up another, thereby giving an airborne pose.

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Praticing a bit after reading a bunch of tips from last thread, still have a long way to go but i'm sure having fun in the process.
Noticed an annoying thing, my cellphone adjusts lighting to whatever is on focus, which means that if i focus on the white trooper everything gets dark as fuck, if i focus on the back the pic gets clear enough but than the figure is all blurry, took me lots of shots to make it visible, ended up trying to focus somewhere between the hand and the blaster to keep it clear enough.

>>6156171

It's because the cellphone camera is automatic and programmed in a kind of "one or the other" way. You could try to back up from your subject a bit or shot in a way that introduces more things/colors, but as long as there is a stark contrast you'll always have this issue.

Unlike a DSLR a cell phone can't have a decent sized sensor so it compensates by making a smaller sensor more sensitive which makes it finicky

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>>6156114
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>>6156132

Nice.

>>6156171
What kinda phone do you have? If you have an iPhone, first off turn on HDR. To put it simply, HDR is a technique that takes two photos, one with all the dark areas emphasized, and one with all the light areas emphasized, and then combines them into one shot so you get the best of both worlds.

You can also try tapping on the trooper to focus on it, then without releasing your finger, slide up and down to adjust the exposure (you'll see a little sun icon beside the focus square moving up and down).

Sorry I can't help you if you have some other type of phone, but you can Google and see if your phone has these features as well.

>>6154225
Would you say HACKS are on the same quality range as ARW? I really like the softness of the plastic and articulation.

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>>6156182
Interesting, so a DSLR would make this happen without trouble due to the size of the sensor? I still want to learn more before spending any money on a camera, but that sure picked my attention.
>>6156323
It's a Zenfone 5, but you did reminded me that there probably are guides to better use any gimmick my camera might offer, thanks Anon.

>>6154654
>>6154713
tiny dice you say? the smallest I have found are D6s made by wizkids for their constructable miniature lines like star wars and Pirates. I can get you size comparisons tomorrow.

>>6154654
>>6156959
Same. I tried to imply having dice there by throwing a dice jar in the scenery >>6156422

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Here's a little help guys. For quick snaps, Mounting Putty really does the job when keeping your figures in balance. There's pre-cut ones, but I prefer the long strips and cut it to taste.

It doesn't hold forever, but it works for certain photographic instances. Doesn't damage plastics or die-cast and its removable.

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>>6157340
Pic related, its how I got K2-SO to stay.

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>>6154062
Underrated

>>6156422
>>6157111
are those extremely itty bitty MH figures? where does one get those?

>>6157474
>>6156422
and as soon as I posted I just realized those must be the revoltech mini figures that come with the monsters. if so then ignore me.

>>6157475
I have the rathalos and the tiny hunter it came with didn't look anything like that, even if he painted it.

So why ARE there two active threads? Somebody jumping the gun, or is it because of the OP in the other thread

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>>6157474
>>6157475

i got them at my local gaming store as a gift, so i don't know exact details. but they're simply called "Monster Hunter Micro" appearently, and they came in surprise blisters.

>>6153003
S.H. Figuarts Ultra-Act X Hero's Ultraman figure

>>6151297
....I'm jerking off into my underpants.

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>>6158191
This is fine.

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>>6157340

If your figures have peg holes on their feet and you want them to stand firm outside you can use q-tip stems as cleats

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>>6157340
This stuff is great, I use it it to make mockups for customs and also just so my figures can hold objects if they don't have the right hands for it.

terrible pic related

>>6157342

Did you take this before a storm?

>>6152957
Is that a Halo figure?

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/toy/ decides her fate

>>6159559
Kill her. Use the remains like a pinata.

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>>6159563

Manner of execution?

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>>6159564

death by gang bang

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>>6159563

>>6159601
>>6159626
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>>6159559

What figma (assuming it's figma because all they shit out is generic animu schoolgirls) is the red jacketed schoolgirl?

>>6159633
http://www.figma.jp/ja/figma

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>>6159633

Oh her?

I had no idea until I looked her up to answer your question. That's Usume Uno from Fantasia Doll and she's Figma #235

I only bought her because I saw her in a store for like $20 because her box was kicked to shit.

>>6159673
You don't have to front anon, nobody's gonna judge you here for liking animu schoolgirls.

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>>6159699

I'm not fronting.

I'm not what one would call an anime fan. There's some anime I like but for the most part I'm not really into it.

I am however into toys, I love Figma, and I wanted generic school girls which is what they do best and she was $20. Never even seen the anime.

The same goes for Sinon and Sword Art Online. My little brother's into it but I've never seen it.

The other chick in the blue I later found out is from Girl und Panzer which I did end up checking out. I regret not buying the Figma tank from the show. Currently debating whether to get the rest of the crew.

Pic related is a 1:18 scale tank in the background.

>>6159707
>>6159709
PUT YA GUNS ON

>>6159707
>>6159709

lol what is that wallpaper

>>6159740
The only historically accurate part of Disney's Pocahontas

>>6154226
>>6154257
>>6159673

Jesus Christ, guys

>>6158428

Where'd you get the little hat?

>>6159564
>>6159626
Major keks were had lad. Love those.

>>6159574
Neck looks too long

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>>6159673
Hahaha awesome.

>>6160591
He doesn't have the head pegged in all the way

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>>6156959
>>6154654
>>6154713
here are the wizkids mini dice. not really small enough to be in scale except for 1/12 fuzzy dice, but closest I have seen size wise.

>>6160709

Damn, those are tiny.

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Not my best but I'm trying to improve with out the use of filters on Instagram.

>>6160712
yeah and due to their size they really bounce around. very easy to lose them when rolling them due to the height and distance they can bounce.

if you have any FLGS nearby still somehow for some ungodly reason happen to have stock of either the pirates or star wars constructible pocket model games, then see if you can buy them for real cheap. Many places I knew were trying to sell them off for less then a dollar a pack. Heck five and below had them for a good while, last I saw them was last year. Think I snagged one of the huge tins for pirates from them for five.

I want to say every pack had 2 die in it.

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I can't decide whether I like this pic or hate it. You guys tell me since I can't seem to form my own opinion.

>>6160591
>>6160699
Daamn, you're right. Didn't notice first. Thank you

>>6160513
I made it with this tutorial
I eyeball adjusted the scale down to 1:12
http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sewing-and-making-patterns/711082-making-russian-fur-hat-ushanka.html

>>6160785
Lighting could be better.

>>6161194

what's that skeleton thing?

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>>6160721

>Not my best but I'm trying to improve with out the use of filters on Instagram.

Minimal use of filters are okay. This is what I don't get about some toy photographers. Unless your white balance and lighting are perfect you're going to have to do some post--- its just part of the process and always has been. I know its not toy related but see pic related.

Good filtering and post is like good CG in a movie; when done right you shouldn't really notice it. Look at this >>6152957

Whether post editing was done would both surprise and not surprise me.

To be fair I can be a little heavy handed with it but that's because I make pics for Instagram as stated here >>6151931

>>6159559
Which was his crime?

>>6161463

Being the cruelest girl in school

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>>6161446
I think I was just not confident in my pictures so I justified the over use in filters on some of my pictures, I guess I just have to find a balance. But I'll post a few of my other Instagram pics just to add to the thread. I have a few that I think the filters really help.

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>>6161511
This was my first attempt at figure pics.

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I believe I fixed my white balance

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>>6161565
This was with my camera what the fuck, god damn

>please someone explain to me why this shit keeps happening

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>>6161570
You take your photo in portrait (the camera is up and down) instead of in landscape (side to side). Your camera automatically flips the image so it's always "right" no matter which angle you view the photo. It's programed to do that.
When you post it, the image info (exif data) will cause it to display in whichever orientation you took the picture.
You need to do a quick edit before you post, or it will always post differently than the way you see it in the camera.

There's data in the image files which tells certain software to rotate them, but the pages here (for one) don't handle that information.
You need to open with something like MS Paint or another "regular" image processing package and save them as regular jpegs rotated correctly.

If they are uploading sideways that means that the image really is sideways.
You are most likely looking at them using a program that is automatically rotating the image for viewing (but not actually saving the image in the rotated state). You need to make sure your images are saved in the correct orientation before uploading them.

>>6161519
Why dd you fuck it up with that stupid filter?

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>>6161591
>>6161593

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>>6161599
Also another picture I took today

>>6161594
I thought it made it look anime-y/comic booky. I actually took him and Joe the Condor out so I can repose and shoot some new pics minus the filters.

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>>6161519

Don't use the Prisma app. It's one of those things that are kinda neat to play around with but the finished product never looks good to anyone but the artist.

I use the Pixelmator and VSCO apps but you never want to go 100% with the filters, go light like around 36% or just enough to make your blacks black and your colors pop.

The vignette also helps tremendously. If you're strictly using the Instagram filters I'm fond of Mayfair and Patchwork, usually after muting the colors with the Fade filter on my phone.

>>6161638
Oh yeah I stopped using prisma after a week I had just started taking pictures so I was using heavy filters to make up for my lack of skill.

>>6154071
where can I buy this shit?

>>6161806
I second this

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>>6161599

I did things to it

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>>6161602

This one too

>>6160785
Lighting coming from the left could make the Dragonzord pop

>>6161400
Crazy Bones rat, easy to find around halloween

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>>6161934
Black and white with higher exposure? Genuinely curious, because it does look better
Same with>>6161936 looks like you just made it slightly darker?

>>6162124

Basically upped the contrast. If your blacks look black then the rest of the colors pop against it.

Peep this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWYtXtmEFQ

This thread has made me realize that's kinda my thing for better or worse.

Also, on second thought I'm not really happy with what I did with this one >>6161936

>>6162066

Yeah. Couldn't really do much since I can't move the sun or skyline. What I should've done was maybe use a reflector or just a different time of day.

>>6162198
Interesting theory in the video. His adjustments look like utter shit though when all he should have done is just up the saturation a bit without making everyone orange or everything look like it's during a sunset.
On the Kylo pic though, I think you have the right idea but have gone the wrong direction in a sense. The whites should be brighter and while his blacks should be darker, just not to that extremity. It feels you have gone that dark and just lost details when you should try for that sweet spot of details in the original pic with a more rich black.

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>>6162198

Here's a comparison of the type of shit I wind up doing. Full image back at >>6159714 so you're not just looking at my cat like in >>6161446

>>6162124

By the way, I really like the color in this

>>6162233
Thanks, I really liked that way it came out. As for your picture I prefer the bottom. Not sure if its because I have a liking for more natural pictures with little filtering but I can see how everything pops in the pic on top. Both look great, but I prefer the bottom, most may like the top, great thing about it is that its subjective

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>>6162233
>>6162243
Yeah, I think you went overboard with the filters on that one. Less is more. Here's my version.

>>6162264

I like yours better.

I have no idea what the logic was with that color scheme other than going for the most interesting thumbnail possible for Instagram.

>>6154257
literally a work of art and i say that in earnest

saved hard

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Honk honk

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>>6163379

Nite nite B-man!

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>>6163382

Weeeeee!

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>>6163375

Knock knock

>>6163379

dat ass doe

>>6163379
This is just like the Suicide Squad porn parody.

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>>6163733

>Suicide Squad porn parody

Here you go

Fuck, I'm bored

>>6159368
Looks like one of the 1:6th Destiny figures.

>>6161511
You should've given them tiny shovels.

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>>6164772

What a shit post. Get it? Shit post?

>>6164913
not hating, maybe it's just me. but i would welcome it if you'd switch the settings between your photos. I've seen enough harley batman now.

the photos are good, maybe it's just me, but i wanted to say it.

>>6165039

What do you mean?

Like you wanna see different subjects or different post editing techniques?

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking

>>6165353
What Kermit the Frog figure is that?

>>6166007
The Diamond Select I think.

>>6166017
It's the Diamond Select. Picked it up at Barnes and Noble.

>>6165337
>Like you wanna see different subjects or different post editing techniques?
yes

>>6165337
Don't get me wrong, your photos are really outstandingly good, but you seem like a one trick pony

What happened to this? I want my bokoblin

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>>6166383
>>6166358

>shit looks the same

If I have a one trick pony it's pic related. Get it? Because it's--- never mind.

Why is that? Probably because the majority of shit I post (on 4chan) is B-roll or quick snaps in the house which make for the same look since it's the same location. Since this is an image board I try to reply with a picture every time but I'm finding that I actually don't have that many so I reply with a lot of similar shit I just threw together or never showed before. Then again, when I shoot outdoors I revisit the same locations a lot too.

Subject wise, I tend to unload the same toys around the same time because I tend to play with a "flavor of the week." Last week it was Figma Miyo Asato and now its Harley Quinn because she just came in so I've been playing with and taking lots of pics with her.

When you look at most toy photographers you start seeing the similarities and their "pony tricks." Now that you mention it I don't think I can name a single one without a signature look of one kind or another.

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>>6166573
>Now that you mention it I don't think I can name a single one without a signature look of one kind or another.

Not that i agree with him, i like all of your pics. But i try to be as diverse in my photos as possible, or what would you say is my signature look?

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>>6166579

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>>6166581

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>>6166585

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>>6166586

>>6166579

Improvised dioramas, a starker contrast between what's in focus with the foreground/background and slightly muted colors which is recognizable because you light in differing colors so there's like a purple/green gradient happening. Your pics are center weighted a lot too.

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>>6166592

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>>6166594
Heh. Its a weird feeling to get analyzed that precisely, but i guess you're correct on all points.

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>>6157340
Holy hell, this stuff is great. I attached the effects to his guns with it this time yesterday and they're still holding on. Thanks for the recommendation.

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>>6167097

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Alright I'm back, probably won't post this to my Instagram because I feel like I shouldn't share everything I create there. Here though pictures are a dime a dozen.

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>>6167140
I know I only ever post shoretroopers, but I have a sandtrooper model kit coming soon. Gonna order some regular stormtroopers after that and custom paint them.

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>>6167166