[RESOLVED]Errors building my collection

[shmax]

Whoops, yeah, I keep forgetting to do something about that. Just ignore it for now. I've got a few other hot issues to deal with now, but I'll get to that soon.

oh yeah, when I click 'summary' 'details' or 'gallery' in my collection, nothing seems to change.

[Encore_Prime]

When I click 'photos you can provide' it just shows my collection. Am I missing something?

[shmax]

What it's doing is showing only items in your collection that we need photos for. It just so happens that we need at least one photo from pretty much everything in your collection. THe catch is that you can't see by looking at the list which parts within each collected item need the photos. I'll do something about that very soon...

When I click 'photos you can provide' it just shows my collection. Am I missing something?

[Encore_Prime]

Oh ok. So I click on each one and see which pictures are missing. Gotcha.

I saw in the other thread that it's not just a Mickey Mouse you're offering but an Alternity Convoy? There's a choice of prize?

Cuz uh, you know for an Alternity Convoy I can get you all the pics of what I own within the next few days.  :mrgreen:  HA HA HA....no...seriously.

Mickey was no motivation, for Convoy I'll get you pics by Saturday.  

Which color is he btw? isn't there like Blue, Red, Silver and Black?

[shmax]

Well, I was sort of thinking of doing a proper "contest" for the Alternity and other stuff, such that the top 4 or 5 winners get to choose which item they want. It's the "Ultimate Metal Silver" version. I'll have to think about how best to handle this--if you're seriously willing to provide photos of every single figure and part we need photos of from your collection, that's definitely something to consider. Tell ya what, why don't you try a few sample pics. If they're hands-down awesome, ie. as good as these, then I'll agree to it (hint: read the photo guidelines. The guy that took the pictures in that list wrote the tutorial).

Oh ok. So I click on each one and see which pictures are missing. Gotcha.

I saw in the other thread that it's not just a Mickey Mouse you're offering but an Alternity Convoy? There's a choice of prize?

Cuz uh, you know for an Alternity Convoy I can get you all the pics of what I own within the next few days.  :mrgreen:  HA HA HA....no...seriously.

Mickey was no motivation, for Convoy I'll get you pics by Saturday.  

Which color is he btw? isn't there like Blue, Red, Silver and Black?

[Encore_Prime]

Yeah I'm pretty sure I can get pics close to that, I just need a white board. For stuff like a missile I'm sure a super bright white piece of paper with the missile laying on it will do nicely. I'm pretty decent at taking pics I've been doing it for awhile.



I know not as bright as you'd like and there's shadow, plus the camera wasn't mounted so there's a wee bit of blur, but that's just a quick pic to let you know I can at least hold a camera, lol.

Only thing that worries me is after clicking that link it pulls up my collection, and I looked through it, yeah alot of the japanese stuff you don't really have any pictures of, so I could get those for you no problem. But it's also showing animated characters like they needs pics, but when I click them they have all the pics already, so why is it saying it needs pics? I'd hate to take tons of pics and then find out that alot of the figures it's showing me you need, you don't actually need.

I'm serious though that I can devote alot of time in the next say 2 weeks to taking pictures. I'm self employed.  :wink:

and taking pics to earn a Silver Convoy would be a fun distraction from the studio work I've been doing. I could use a break anyway.

Let me know, seriously I'll jump on it tomorrow and work through to Saturday. (gotta work on Saturday.) Then I could give you next week Tues-Fri if I have to.

Yes, I would very much like a Convoy to add to the collection, lol. Just let me know. I'm still unclear on the rules and the bids and stuff. I know it started at 100 and went to like 300. I'm not sure if it's a contest or what. I'd hate to take 299 pics and then someone else beats me at the last second.

But I've got lights, I can get some board, and I can get you your pics very quickly if you're interested. I just needed the proper motivation, lol. Mickey wasn't doing it.  :mrgreen:

[Encore_Prime]

oh and I read the pics tutorial. Bright background, long exposure, no seams, focused, mount the camera, 2 lights one behind and one in front, minimal to no shadow. Got it, no problem.

Just need to learn how to brighten or whatever you were saying with photoshop, though hopefully if I get a good enough pic with the background curving up, I might not need to tweak them.

[shmax]

I love the pose, but that pic would get rejected, even if it weren't for a "contest". We need sharper detail, better focus, a pure white background, everything you already mentioned. I'll also add that we don't hate shadows--in fact they add depth and class--but they need to be soft and subtle, and not fight with the figure for attention. We also like for them to fall flat on the floor. Yours looks like it's starting to crawl up the wall.

As for your collection, remember that we need photos for the accessories as well as the figures themselves. Every toy in that list is missing something, be it an instruction book, a missile, or a false mustache. As for the rules, we'd be doing this one "off the books". You agree to provide one perfect photo of every part and figure that we need shots of that you have available to you (I'm assuming we're talking about approx. 300 photos--we'll confirm that in the next day or two after I write a little code), and I agree to send you the toy. But that's assuming you can prove you can take a perfect photo. It ain't easy, and Engledogg and I are pickier than the little old ladies at a rose-judging contest. We'll be approving or rejecting each and every single one, and only the approved ones count.

Max

Yeah I'm pretty sure I can get pics close to that, I just need a white board. For stuff like a missile I'm sure a super bright white piece of paper with the missile laying on it will do nicely. I'm pretty decent at taking pics I've been doing it for awhile.



I know not as bright as you'd like and there's shadow, plus the camera wasn't mounted so there's a wee bit of blur, but that's just a quick pic to let you know I can at least hold a camera, lol.

Only thing that worries me is after clicking that link it pulls up my collection, and I looked through it, yeah alot of the japanese stuff you don't really have any pictures of, so I could get those for you no problem. But it's also showing animated characters like they needs pics, but when I click them they have all the pics already, so why is it saying it needs pics? I'd hate to take tons of pics and then find out that alot of the figures it's showing me you need, you don't actually need.

I'm serious though that I can devote alot of time in the next say 2 weeks to taking pictures. I'm self employed.  :wink:

and taking pics to earn a Silver Convoy would be a fun distraction from the studio work I've been doing. I could use a break anyway.

Let me know, seriously I'll jump on it tomorrow and work through to Saturday. (gotta work on Saturday.) Then I could give you next week Tues-Fri if I have to.

Yes, I would very much like a Convoy to add to the collection, lol. Just let me know. I'm still unclear on the rules and the bids and stuff. I know it started at 100 and went to like 300. I'm not sure if it's a contest or what. I'd hate to take 299 pics and then someone else beats me at the last second.

But I've got lights, I can get some board, and I can get you your pics very quickly if you're interested. I just needed the proper motivation, lol. Mickey wasn't doing it.  :mrgreen:

[Encore_Prime]

man, well 300 is alot. But I'll tell you what. I'll start taking pics today after I get some rest, and I'll just start posting them in here or I'll start another thread. That way I can host them and you can pick and choose. Don't know if I can get all 300 in the next week, but I will make it a priority/full time thing, taking pics everyday except for the days that I have to work. Usually Mondays and Saturdays depending on how I schedule things. You agree to hold that Silver Convoy for me, and I'll agree to take all the pics you need until you're satisfied, hopefully I can get it all done within a week or two. I'm still pretty sure some of the animated figures it was saying needed pictures already had pics of everything, but I'll check again. My only worry is that I don't actually have 300 things that you need pics of. I do have everything listed in my collection, and they're all complete, so maybe I do.

But yeah, I'll start today with Encore Prime and Megatron, the Henkei figures and things I know for a fact you need pics of and we'll see how it goes. Looking forward to it, it should be fun.

and when I win the Silver Convoy,....I'll take some pics of that too!  :mrgreen:

[shmax]

Sounds good, but don't post them in here--use the links on the details pages for each item, that's what they're there for. The moderators have an interface for reviewing and approving photos, so no worries. I love that you're eager to dive right in, but you may want to wait until I can compute an accurate tally of the photos we can pull from your collection. If it turns out to be 200 or something, we'd have to rethink this. I appreciate your enthusiasm--wish we had more of ya.

Max

man, well 300 is alot. But I'll tell you what. I'll start taking pics today after I get some rest, and I'll just start posting them in here or I'll start another thread. That way I can host them and you can pick and choose. Don't know if I can get all 300 in the next week, but I will make it a priority/full time thing, taking pics everyday except for the days that I have to work. Usually Mondays and Saturdays depending on how I schedule things. You agree to hold that Silver Convoy for me, and I'll agree to take all the pics you need until you're satisfied, hopefully I can get it all done within a week or two. I'm still pretty sure some of the animated figures it was saying needed pictures already had pics of everything, but I'll check again. My only worry is that I don't actually have 300 things that you need pics of. I do have everything listed in my collection, and they're all complete, so maybe I do.

But yeah, I'll start today with Encore Prime and Megatron, the Henkei figures and things I know for a fact you need pics of and we'll see how it goes. Looking forward to it, it should be fun.

and when I win the Silver Convoy,....I'll take some pics of that too!  :mrgreen:

[shmax]

I just did a quick modification--now when you view the "Photos you can provide" link, a little red exclamation mark appears next to parts that need photos. I had another look at your collection, counting the marks, and I only came up with 225. Any ideas?

Sounds good, but don't post them in here--use the links on the details pages for each item, that's what they're there for. The moderators have an interface for reviewing and approving photos, so no worries. I love that you're eager to dive right in, but you may want to wait until I can compute an accurate tally of the photos we can pull from your collection. If it turns out to be 200 or something, we'd have to rethink this. I appreciate your enthusiasm--wish we had more of ya.

Max

man, well 300 is alot. But I'll tell you what. I'll start taking pics today after I get some rest, and I'll just start posting them in here or I'll start another thread. That way I can host them and you can pick and choose. Don't know if I can get all 300 in the next week, but I will make it a priority/full time thing, taking pics everyday except for the days that I have to work. Usually Mondays and Saturdays depending on how I schedule things. You agree to hold that Silver Convoy for me, and I'll agree to take all the pics you need until you're satisfied, hopefully I can get it all done within a week or two. I'm still pretty sure some of the animated figures it was saying needed pictures already had pics of everything, but I'll check again. My only worry is that I don't actually have 300 things that you need pics of. I do have everything listed in my collection, and they're all complete, so maybe I do.

But yeah, I'll start today with Encore Prime and Megatron, the Henkei figures and things I know for a fact you need pics of and we'll see how it goes. Looking forward to it, it should be fun.

and when I win the Silver Convoy,....I'll take some pics of that too!  :mrgreen:

[Encore_Prime]

Idk, 225 still seems like alot to me, lol. Especially if you're as famous for rejecting photos as you say there's still a good chance I could end up taking 300 pictures just to get you the 225 you like. That'd be like what, 10 cents or 5 cents a picture? Lol. It'd still be a very good deal in your favor. Breaking it down like that is kind of sad actually.  :?

Another thing I just thought of is that I've got 4 figures that've been customized/repainted. Movie Voyager Prime and Megs, Movie Dreadwing, and Cybertron Leader Prime. Not sure what pics of those 4 figures you'd want or whether the customizing effects that, I have to check the collection and see what pics you want of those figures.

Really cool that you were able to readjust the sites software like that. I'm always impressed when people can program, I tried to learn java and C++ but decided the world would be a better place if I stick with music and art for my living, lol.  :lol:

So I guess the balls in your court, just let me know, I can start on it right now.

[Encore_Prime]

just checked the gallery, the red exclamation marks work brilliantly. However now the pics look like this:



Doubt you want that, just thought I'd point it out.

and checked on Dreadwing and stuff, about the customizing. I don't think they'll be effected since it's the accessories you want pics of and I didn't paint those really. Just the figures. I'm gonna take a few test photos here in a minute to check the lighting and all, if we can't come to an agreement that's cool, I'll still see what I can do to get you the pics that you need. You've provided me a service in being able to database my collection, I don't mind doing what I can to help repay the favor.

[Encore_Prime]

Been taking some test pics, not 100% thrilled with how they've been coming out. Getting that blinding white background with minimal shadows is trickier then I thought it'd be. However I dig a challenge and am gonna keep working at it. Camera battery died though so I gotta take a break, lol.

I need a whiter background too. I thought what I had was white, but the camera picks up subtle yellows that ruin it for me. I need BLINDING WHITE!!!! Gonna try and pick up some foam core or bright white poster board tonight.

also was surprised that trying a bunch of different lightbulbs also made such a difference. Some bulbs just seem to have more 'yellow' in the light they give out. Who knew? I've been taking pics of my artwork for years and never realized just how much the light was adding or subtracting color.