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Why do you take pictures?

12-19-2007, 08:45 PM	#1
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	Why do you take pictures? We kind of went over why some of us do dios. But to do 1-shots, it's a different frame of mind. It seems like a lot of you just whip 'em out, something I don't do anymore. Or can't do. I used to be able to just take a few figures and do whatever with them and it'd be good. But now, I can't get in that frame of mind. I know when I'm doing dios, I can't do any 1-shots cuz my mind is so focused on the story. So what motivates you to go out and shoot? Is is a neat location? Dying to use a specific figure? You have an idea pop up in your mind and you just gotta shoot?

12-19-2007, 08:56 PM	#2
Flatline THEY ARE NOT DOLLS!!! Offline --> Posts: 16,465 --> Join Date: Jun 2007	great Topic. When I Fifst Statred It Was My Full Intention To Do Dios. Being Highly Influanced By Violentfix's Work. Then I Happend Upon Joe Dios And It Hit Me. I Could Post One Or Two Shot Lil Sories. But Back On To The Subject. I Do It For The Creation Of The Sets. I Some Times Get Ideas (all The Time). Build It And Then Start Shooting. Some Times One Good One Comes Out Of It Sometimes Lots That Evolve Into Short Stories. But The Stand Alone's Are So Much Fun __________________ MY FLICKR PAGE......

12-19-2007, 09:18 PM	#3
Outrider It's been a great ride! Offline --> Posts: 14,302 --> Join Date: Jun 2005	I sort of already partly answered this in the other forum you mentioned. I take pics because I enjoy it as a combination of two of my hobbies, Joes and photography. And I love the challenge of attempting to capture that "perfect" shot - I haven't done it yet, but I'm having fun trying! But more than that, I love the process of turning an idea into reality, seeing if I can create in the "real world" what I can picture in my mind. Sometimes something will inspire me in a flash of brilliant light, other times an idea will germinate and grow over weeks, until it becomes something worthy of a photo. Other times I'll wake up in the middle of the night with an idea, and plenty of times I'm "dry", without a clue as to what to shoot next. All in all, it's the mental stimulation and creativity that really have me hooked. __________________ "The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".

12-19-2007, 09:37 PM	#4
ender098 Veteran Offline --> Posts: 3,665 --> Join Date: Dec 2005	I'm kinda in the same boat as Outrider, I like Joes, but unlike him, never took photography seriously until I came on here. To me it was a way to put the toys I collected all these years to use. To learn and share experiences with people as well as our common love of GI Joe. When I first got here I owned a Sony Mactiva camera that took crappy pictures and couldn't get good close ups. Then over time I learned that if you altered certain elements (light, distance, angle) sometimes the lack of quality of the picture could be made to work FOR you! And I've been having fun ever since!

12-20-2007, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Outrider

But more than that, I love the process of turning an idea into reality, seeing if I can create in the "real world" what I can picture in my mind.

That's exactly it! I picture myself some situations, a scenario, a background in which my Joes could interact, or simply a pose for a figure, and then would like to try to recreate them. Sometimes it can be done with a shot, others some photoshoping is needed, but what I look for is that image to come out of my mind and become visible.

12-20-2007, 04:34 AM	#6
lehsreh G.I. Smurf Offline --> Posts: 3,446 --> Join Date: Jan 2006	i only take one shots when i think have something cleaver. im more of a story guy. only bought a camera to do dos with last year.

12-20-2007, 10:45 AM	#7
Apparition From beyond the grave Offline --> Posts: 314 --> Join Date: Nov 2006	OK, I'm probably not the most qualified to speak here as I have only posted a few pics of my own, but the ones I have done are because I have been inspired by what I see here. I love just browsing through the awesome pictures you guys create, and I'm never disappointed. I don't know how you guys keep coming up with so many great photos, but I wanted to say I'm glad you do, and I enjoy your work so much. keep the cool photos coming, they are what makes this my favorite Joe site! __________________ Death is not the end, but merely a transition from one state of being to another.