RobC Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Now don't get me wrong, I love this pic, it's epic. But for the price that we paid I would have expected the photo to be up to the same standard as other shoots. This is just poor. Bad background, terrible lighting, poor framing, blurry, not to mention a pretty naff bike that is nothing like any on SoA. No offence to the person who took the pic, but do they use professional photographers for all the shoots? Looks like I have a few hours work in Photoshop to try and fix it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A007 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Would have preferred that shot against the standard shoot background without the bike to be fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenasbitch92 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Tbh I'm glad I didn't get that now, what the hell is that bike it's dreadful I'm so sorry you had this experience the photographer should have zoomed in abit the floor looks horrible :/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllRedDan Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Since the MJF delorean photos back in 2015 I have been unimpressed with the prop photoshoots. They all seem to suffer from bad lighting and a slight blur. I am not sure how this is still happening as it's very noticeable that these shoots are not as good as the standard guest photoshoots. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of vicky's bfs Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Even Tommy asked the crew what bike that was. A bit like my thread which SM ignored and it's a shame because if the bike was close I doubt anyone would complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckee74 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 That is pretty horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomeroSavini Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Jeeez that is poor photography on every level. Someone really needs to go to photography school. I would be ashamed if I lit and took that. Sorry to be blunt but it is. Exactly like the dire M J Fox and Delorean shots a few years back which I still feel cheated over years later. It seems to be the rare poor shot this year so far, just looks like they had no time to set up and test surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 I was waiting in the queue long enough before the guys arrived for them to set up and test easily.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomeroSavini Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Guess someone wanted it to look like that then.... scary... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggieboi Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Gosh this does look unproffesional, suprising really. Sometimes the group photos are hard and can look unorganised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikazemonkey Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Very poor and very over priced for end result 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_charmed Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 To be honest I did say it was a crap bike , for the money it cost it could have been closer ... I felt a bit ripped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iloveyouiknow Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Ouch doo glad I didn't partake in that. Surely with such low quality you should be getting a refund. As for the "amateur snapper" (can't call him a photographer) I do hope he's not used again. Shocking work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Ok, couldn't make any improvements due to the quality, hoping when the digital copies come out it might be easier, so I've gone the other way and made it look worse. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman71 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Did feel a bit let down with this. For the price we paid they could of done the following; Put up a white sheet as a background and used one as a flooring. The photo would of been much better as everyone generally wearing a dark colour top. Hired a decent bike for the photo if not a Harley than at least a Triumph. A Dealer would of been more than happy to do this even for free in exchange for a couple of photos. Don't think I will do any more prop shoots in future as this is one thing SM seem to let themselves down on a little bit. Edited August 1, 2017 by Iceman71 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickkgirl Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 wow! that's AWFUL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_charmed Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 58 minutes ago, Iceman71 said: Did feel a bit let down with this. For the price we paid they could of done the following; Put up a white sheet as a background and used one as a flooring. The photo would of been much better as everyone generally wearing a dark colour top. Hired a decent bike for the photo if not a Harley than at least a Triumph. A Dealer would of been more than happy to do this even for free in exchange for a couple of photos. Don't think I will do any more prop shoots in future as this is one thing SM seem to let themselves down on a little bit. I showed my photo to someone and he said he has a vintage VMAX that lights up light a Christmas tree that would have look better ( and yeah it would ) they could have used . But this is my last comic con sad to say . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 So glad I wasn't there on Sunday, otherwise I'd have wasted my money on this too. Lucky escape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persephone1 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 The original shoot is awful. Backdrop, flooring, lighting and framing are all badly wrong. But your amended vintage style one actually looks pretty awesome. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyfilm_1 Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 8 hours ago, RobC said: Ok, couldn't make any improvements due to the quality, hoping when the digital copies come out it might be easier, so I've gone the other way and made it look worse. Looks like a massive improvement to me! Sorry to hear that mate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 On 31-7-2017 at 1:50 PM, AllRedDan said: Since the MJF delorean photos back in 2015 I have been unimpressed with the prop photoshoots. They all seem to suffer from bad lighting and a slight blur. I am not sure how this is still happening as it's very noticeable that these shoots are not as good as the standard guest photoshoots. I agree. My Saturday photoshoot with Christopher Lloyd & DeLorean is a bit blurry and the lightning is not good. The same at last Collectormania where I had a photoshoot with Ernie Hudson and Ecto-1. Also bad lightning and blurry. That's why I don't take any future photoshoot with a car (or any other prop) involved. You should expect a better result for the price you pay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartDT Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) yeah i stopp getting prop / green screen shoots after iron throne and the iain mcdiarmid and emperors chair they just never look right. would rather just have normal shoot with the guest. only one I had that didnt turn out too bad was my christopher lloyd and clocktower shoot.. it wasnt great but good enough. but yeah I find them not up to scratch. but that SoA shoot looks really poor with bad lighting and no background etc. Edited August 1, 2017 by HeartDT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyd0nian Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Oh my days that photo is tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobC Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 I sent a message to Showmasters just asking if the digital copies could be given out FoC due to the poor quality of the expensive photoshoot. I'm yet to hear back but will let people know when I do. I'm hoping the digital version might be easier to adjust, but not holding out to much hope. Only so much you can polish a ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomeroSavini Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I tried a few times to ask much the same for the dismal M J Fox and Delorean shoot 2 years ago. Sadly never got emailed back so gave up. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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