Curious as to why did you pull the head up higher?, to tilt the head back more i take it?.
I didn't pull the head or anything, I just pose it to get the angle and whatever I want for the shot and however it ends up, I just go with it, though if I find it too unflattering I'll look into something else.
Hey, Maul.
How´d you got the shotgun rested on his shoulder so well?
Mine´s 2mm in the air over it...
It's tricky, you can't really get it to just lay on his shoulder, but, with the right manipulation, you can work his arm and hand well enough to get nice photos, but on display it probably wouldn't look very good. You can also use his head position agains the rifle to sort of keep it in place.
My personal photography isn't geared towards showing just what the figure is capable of, I'm trying to just get nice images, so I'll use tricks to make the shot work but the result won't necessarily be something that works for display. Another example, my bike shots, I folded up a figure shirt and tucked it under the T-800's rear to lean him forward enough to hold the handle bars. With the right camera angle and lighting, you don't know that, but, to display him on the bike, you'd have to have that ugly fix happening or have him look awkward on the bike.
I do try to share with people when I do something that isn't possible outside of setting up a photo just so they wont' be let down when they can't do it with the figure.
Hey maul, great pics!! what program do you use if you dont mind me asking? is it photo shop?
Well, the theatrical poster and movie stills were done with Photoshop, the rest is just straight photography.
That's the 12" one. The regular version is half of both their size and looks amazing. I also think people are praising the NECA sculpt, not the final production figure with the paint.
Yes, the people actually discussing comparsion between the two are hitting upon things like likeness and overall body proportions, not so much the overall quality or appearance, and I believe it's reasonable to discuss that, as great as HT's figure is, comparing it to Arnold out of the movie, there are things that can be found to be off, and you could find that another manufacturer gets those things right and discuss it.
The key is, discussing it, having a civil conversation and making comments to actually have a point.
Spamming a thread with nonsensical posts just to harass people on the other hand is not cool and will be punished.
The neck and head attachment look seamless here
One thing I've found having this in hand, the neck is well sculpted, some of the shots before he started shipping where the neck and head blend looked ugly or goofy were because if you don't manipulate the head and the neck piece inside the rubber neck just right, it can leave awkwarkd shapes and look like the head isn't properly attached on the neck.
It's perspective. You can easily make a high-end figure look like ass to fake an inferior figure looking better, and vice versa.
That's what I love about photography, it's all about presentation, doesn't matter the subject, with the right resources you can find a way to present any subject in a flattering way, but, each subject has to be approached differently and that's a lot of fun to, finding what favors each unique subject.
Oh and I'm sure you're well aware that the NECA version's sunglasses don't come off, right?
I've heard people say they do and done it, but on mine, they're glued on and aren't coming off without possibly breaking them or leaving a mark on the figure head.
has to go to you I'm afraid.
