Do you ever wonder why the pictures have that shiny attractiveness to them, and then you receive the product in the mail, and it doesn't look as good as it did in the picture? How do they do that?
Pictures Compared to Videos/Actual Products
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Well, that can happen with any product. If you photograph a bowl under fluorescent lights in a lightbox, it's going to look very different from how it looks in your kitchen with an incandescent.
Originally posted by
Sera
Do you ever wonder why the pictures have that shiny attractiveness to them, and then you receive the product in the mail, and it doesn't look as good as it did in the picture? How do they do that?
I've never had one that came back looking less attractive, but I've had things that were totally different colours when I got them than the photos showed.
But my point is that yes, if you put the toy in the right conditions it will look however it does in the picture, and I've never gotten a toy that was *radically* different.
08/24/2010
Also, everyone's computer colours are calibrated differently. Your computer monitor's/screen's colour should also be recalibrated on a regular basis, especially if you are finicky about colours. (I do this every month because I do photography and I want to make sure what I'm seeing is what most other people are, too.)
Plus, camera quality matters. Flash matters. Lighting, as said before, matters.
Here's an example:
this is EF's photo of the Hottie.
this is the Hottie in direct sunlight.
this is the Hottie in a mix of ambient and fluorescent light.
this is the Hottie in direct fluorescent light
All of my photos were taken within 5 minutes of each other, with the same camera. You can tell that it's the same product, but the colours vary a little. That's with a cell phone camera, imagine the difference between a cell phone picture and a quality photo with a real camera with proper lighting.
I don't think this is a coup to ~*trick*~ people out of the colour they want, but it's the natural variation of photo/monitor/viewing colour.
Plus, camera quality matters. Flash matters. Lighting, as said before, matters.
Here's an example:
this is EF's photo of the Hottie.
this is the Hottie in direct sunlight.
this is the Hottie in a mix of ambient and fluorescent light.
this is the Hottie in direct fluorescent light
All of my photos were taken within 5 minutes of each other, with the same camera. You can tell that it's the same product, but the colours vary a little. That's with a cell phone camera, imagine the difference between a cell phone picture and a quality photo with a real camera with proper lighting.
I don't think this is a coup to ~*trick*~ people out of the colour they want, but it's the natural variation of photo/monitor/viewing colour.
08/24/2010
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Charlotte, do you even own this? Do you know for a fact this product looks better in the pictures than in real life? Do you really have ANY that do?
Originally posted by
Sera
Do you ever wonder why the pictures have that shiny attractiveness to them, and then you receive the product in the mail, and it doesn't look as good as it did in the picture? How do they do that?
I've reviewed over 300 adult products in my years as a reviewer and I have never, ever had a product that looked "better" in the picture. Different? Sometimes. Colors show up different under photography lighting than they do in my kitchen. Seams may be more exaggerated in a photo or my not show up in one.
But, really? This thread is ridiculous, especially as it points to a particular product that you've not reviewed and which actually looks FAR, FAR more detailed in real life than in the pictures.
08/27/2010
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Pics are forbidden on those sites. They were taken down
Originally posted by
DeliciousSurprise
Also, everyone's computer colours are calibrated differently. Your computer monitor's/screen's colour should also be recalibrated on a regular basis, especially if you are finicky about colours. (I do this every month because I do
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Also, everyone's computer colours are calibrated differently. Your computer monitor's/screen's colour should also be recalibrated on a regular basis, especially if you are finicky about colours. (I do this every month because I do photography and I want to make sure what I'm seeing is what most other people are, too.)
Plus, camera quality matters. Flash matters. Lighting, as said before, matters.
Here's an example:
this is EF's photo of the Hottie.
this is the Hottie in direct sunlight.
this is the Hottie in a mix of ambient and fluorescent light.
this is the Hottie in direct fluorescent light
All of my photos were taken within 5 minutes of each other, with the same camera. You can tell that it's the same product, but the colours vary a little. That's with a cell phone camera, imagine the difference between a cell phone picture and a quality photo with a real camera with proper lighting.
I don't think this is a coup to ~*trick*~ people out of the colour they want, but it's the natural variation of photo/monitor/viewing colour.
Plus, camera quality matters. Flash matters. Lighting, as said before, matters.
Here's an example:
this is EF's photo of the Hottie.
this is the Hottie in direct sunlight.
this is the Hottie in a mix of ambient and fluorescent light.
this is the Hottie in direct fluorescent light
All of my photos were taken within 5 minutes of each other, with the same camera. You can tell that it's the same product, but the colours vary a little. That's with a cell phone camera, imagine the difference between a cell phone picture and a quality photo with a real camera with proper lighting.
I don't think this is a coup to ~*trick*~ people out of the colour they want, but it's the natural variation of photo/monitor/viewing colour.
08/27/2010
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Charolette, I too have reviewed hundreds of products. On occasion things look better in the pictures, but it is never something I feel cheated out of. It is because of the lightening and the differences are never huge. Color is the biggest difference and it is more a light and dark thing than shade.
Originally posted by
Carrie Ann
Charlotte, do you even own this? Do you know for a fact this product looks better in the pictures than in real life? Do you really have ANY that do?
I've reviewed over 300 adult products in my years as a reviewer and I have never, ever ...
I've reviewed over 300 adult products in my years as a reviewer and I have never, ever ...
Charlotte, do you even own this? Do you know for a fact this product looks better in the pictures than in real life? Do you really have ANY that do?
I've reviewed over 300 adult products in my years as a reviewer and I have never, ever had a product that looked "better" in the picture. Different? Sometimes. Colors show up different under photography lighting than they do in my kitchen. Seams may be more exaggerated in a photo or my not show up in one.
But, really? This thread is ridiculous, especially as it points to a particular product that you've not reviewed and which actually looks FAR, FAR more detailed in real life than in the pictures.
I've reviewed over 300 adult products in my years as a reviewer and I have never, ever had a product that looked "better" in the picture. Different? Sometimes. Colors show up different under photography lighting than they do in my kitchen. Seams may be more exaggerated in a photo or my not show up in one.
But, really? This thread is ridiculous, especially as it points to a particular product that you've not reviewed and which actually looks FAR, FAR more detailed in real life than in the pictures.
I hope we have answered your questions about how they do this. I understand you were just using this product's shiny-ness as an example. Maybe you could ask someone who owns it.
08/27/2010
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