griffongames
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Another topic got me thinking. There's enough people out there with great painting skills but neither the photography skills or equipment to show off their work. Would you pay a photographer to get good photos of your work?
Would you pay for a good submission photo of your work?
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SkelettetS
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probably yes, its the most boring part and my own photos never turn out more than decent. i dont care much about scores either, but it always fun to get a nice shot of the 40h of work...
Torn blue sky
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Meh, it'd be nice to have pics that are bang on. I'm generally not fussed though as long as it's a close approximation. I've come to figure that they always look better in hand anyway regardless.
generally, no. A "normal" standard pic is usually enough to show off what you've done to the general public, most people are going to go "Oooh" and "Aah" over anything really, sometimes over blurry pics of not even mediocre painting as well. And since the pic will still look different depending on the screen the mini is being watched on that is also something that speaks against it in my book. But for something that's GD and above in standard and maybe entered into an online competition with competitors of equally high skill then it just might be worth it to get that extra pop that gets the judges attention. Or maybe just for keeping as a physical photo to remember it by. But for general photos of anything less than that it feels like it would be way too expensive, after all, photography is an art in itself and I know that I wouldn't want to charge $10-$20 for something I put my soul into and I suspect a photographer feels the same.
Photography and mini painting *can* be an art form, that doesn't mean it's always the case 
Getting excellent true to life photos that show off a mini and match the feel/atmosphere of the subject can definitely be difficult, but I'd rarely consider mini photography artistic.
I probably consider... I'm gonna say 2/7 of my GD winners to be "art" in the sense that I was really trying to mine some kind of emotional paydirt or however you want to call it, as opposed to just making something that looks cool.
Quality craftsmanship doesn't mean it's art. I understand what it means to put your heart and soul into something, and I respect people who do that, but taking pictures of a Space Marine isn't my definition of soulful. Maybe I'm doing it wrong
Getting excellent true to life photos that show off a mini and match the feel/atmosphere of the subject can definitely be difficult, but I'd rarely consider mini photography artistic.I probably consider... I'm gonna say 2/7 of my GD winners to be "art" in the sense that I was really trying to mine some kind of emotional paydirt or however you want to call it, as opposed to just making something that looks cool.
Quality craftsmanship doesn't mean it's art. I understand what it means to put your heart and soul into something, and I respect people who do that, but taking pictures of a Space Marine isn't my definition of soulful. Maybe I'm doing it wrong
No Such Agency
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It's not that hard to take a decent photo of a miniature. If you're selling them, and need really nice pics you should probably learn to do it yourself, and a nice camera is not that expensive (it'd pay for itself in 5-10 photos). Honestly, I can't imagine such a service making economic sense for anyone.
Photography and mini painting *can* be an art form, that doesn't mean it's always the case
I probably consider... I'm gonna say 2/7 of my GD winners to be "art" in the sense that I was really trying to mine some kind of emotional paydirt or however you want to call it, as opposed to just making something that looks cool.
Quality craftsmanship doesn't mean it's art. I understand what it means to put your heart and soul into something, and I respect people who do that, but taking pictures of a Space Marine isn't my definition of soulful. Maybe I'm doing it wrong
Well, I was just using that wording to emphasise when I'd consider commissioning the pictures instead of taking them myself. If I've put down enough effort and soul into my work to consider commissioning the photography I definitely would expect at least the same kind of devotion from the photographer, noone likes to get a disappointing commission back. And if the photographer wouldn't put his mind and skill to it then what would be the point of not taking the pics myself and increase my photography skill at the same time?
Shellshock
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Same, can spend hours getting a photo that's still not as nice as the figure in hand, go for a "near as damn" and just be happy with it. Wouldn't pay someone to do it.
dogfacedboy uk1
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i found taking the photos on a sunny day makes a big difference - still struggling to master taking pics though. And no i wouldn't pay for them to be done. I would pay to be shown how to do it better though and a friend who is a photographer has a studio less than 2 minutes walk away....hmmmm....
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Torn blue sky
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Nah, takes the fun out of making your own!
black dagger
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hum. i dont think i would pay for good pics. maybe for an entry piece. my photos are normaly pretty poor i dont use photoshop or anything just take some pics and post.
It is frustrating tho when youve painted something real nice and you get a bad score and no comments because of a bad photo.
so i guess it could be a good thing.
how would this system work?
http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/black+dagger
It is frustrating tho when youve painted something real nice and you get a bad score and no comments because of a bad photo.
so i guess it could be a good thing.
how would this system work?
http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/black+dagger
BarstoolProphet
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Not for a submission, no. But I am hiring a professional to take pictures for my fliers that I'll be distributing at local game shops to hopefully increase my commission business.
freakinacage
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nah, i don't care about my score that much. tis only a hobby
Dragonsreach
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No.
BUT, I might pay a good photographer to show me what I'm missing in my own photography.
Having done a couple of Watercolour courses recently, I appreciate the help in learning the skill rather than just "having it done for me".
