How Far We've Come (your oldest and most recent photo)

oldest
dollzone aimi
march 23 2010
fujifilm finepix f470
shot on auto with no editing at all

I almost find it hard to believe that this was just last year, and that I was actually really happy with this shot when I took it and thought it was good xD

newest
fairyland mnf ryeon
feburary 21 2013
nikon d3100 w/ 50mm f/1.8 af-s lens
edited with photoshop cs5

 

Oldest: Lily (Volks SD Nono) 20 Nov. 2006. Canon Ixus 500.

Wow... I missed her 5th birthday! This is the 1st shot I took after the box opening which I'm excluding. I knew nothing about photography then, and looking at pics from that session it shows XD



Newest: Unnamed (Soom Kivi) 2 Oct. 2011. Canon 450D modified for infra-red.

I recently had the camera modified to do IR, so I thought I'd test it on dolls too so this wasn't a serious shoot. Regardless, I do feel I've been going through doll photography fail for some time now. About 3 years? :P



Last one I really liked: Lore (littlefee Rachel - not mine) 2 Jan 2011. Canon 7D.

I can't take credit for his posing but I do like experimenting with getting really down there.

 

My old photos are SO embarrassing. Worst of all are my meet photos. There are worse than this, but this is my oldest. Perhaps I should put one of those in as well, just to show qute how bad it can get.

Oldest meet photo

Canon EOS 350D. Canon 50mm prime lens. Minor tweaks in Photoshop.

May 2008, one of Arkady's lovelies. Look at that captivating pose! The startling composition! The lack of light on the face!



Newest meet photo

Same camera, with Sigma 55-200mm lens ('cause I've just broken my nifty fifty *sob*).

December 2011. Krowbar's stunning Dia boy. I discovered how to stop down! I have skin tones! I also found out that setting the camera to ISO800 in low light isn't a mortal sin.



ETA: Oh, have one of the more awful ones too. October 2008. Same camera, with the 50mm lens. Look at the motion blur, over sharpened so that it has all gone crispy! Yay!

 

Oh man, I can't believe it was really so bad. This is not the OLDEST photo, because the oldest one is him without a faceup, but this is really quite old, with Gabriel having my first ever faceup (done with msc SEMI-GLOSS no less). The recent one isn't my best shot, but I think even then, there's a drastic improvement. O_o

Oldest
CP dreaming lishe boy
10 September 2009
Olympus digital camera u9000, s9000 (not sure what it is, but dA's camera information says this, haha)

Newest
SDF bliss/AA hybrid
16 December, 2011
Nikon D7000, 18-105mm lens

 

Very interesting topic! I agree — it's amazing it hasn't been done before.

Oldest:
Date: 22 March 2005
Model: Quiet Queen's Himeno (Volks SD13 Cyndy I)
Camera: Sony DSC-V3
Lens: Built-in, @ 16.5mm
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/13, ISO 100
Lighting setup: "Available light" — incandescent ceiling lights, to judge from that wonderful, and utterly unintentional, sepia WB...
Post processing: None

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The unmistakable stand and the hook on the wall behind are ... obvious enhancements, of course.



At the other end, well, this isn't strictly my newest newest ... my very newest are still in the camera ... but close enough:

New:
Date: 15 October 2011
Model: Gullwen's Ray (Delf Nanuri 07)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikkor DX 18-200mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S VR, @ 48mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60, +0.3EV, ISO 800
Lighting setup: One SB-900 in gridded beauty dish as key light, coming in almost 90° from camera right; one SB-900 in striplight softbox as top/hair light; camera's built-in flash with diffuser as fill.
Post processing: None

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EDIT: At the real other end, this actually is my newest:

Newest:
Date: 28 January 2012
Model: My Natsumi (Soom Idealian Albany – Aviatrix)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikkor FX 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, @ 58mm
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/60, ISO 800
Lighting setup: One SB-900 in gridded beauty dish from straight above-front Natsumi's face; one SB-900 aimed down to bounce off a Sunfire Tri-Flip on the "floor" by Natsumi's right foot; both zoomed in to 200mm.
Post processing: Light tweaking of levels and contrast in iPhoto.

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And people actually wonder why I prefer those "Evil" flashes to shooting with available light...

 

Ahaha, this is a fun one!
I'm still using the old shitty Sony Cybershot camera I started with a few years back though XD

Oldest - August 2008.
Literally the first picture of my first doll, who is a DZ Mo.


Newest - December 2011.
I learned the magic of Photoshop ;3

 

I remember... years ago thinking this was such a good photo... but now I look at it and am like... yikes! XD The lighting is horrid, lol.

Spring 2006


This is probably one of my favorite pictures of Myliex.
Spring 2011

 

ohh yay. I haven't been shooting for too long but I deifnitely think I've progressed. I was so proud of this photo when I first took it, too! Taken Februaryish, 2011:




and a more recent shoot! November, 2011

 

My favorite photo from back when this doll arrived. I thought this pic was o-mazing. I printed it out and posted it everywhere :P

Dollzone Hid
Dec. 24 2008 (he arrived x-mas eve right when we started opening presents)
Sony Cybershot P10 (not a bad camera, tho)


I IS DRAGIN??? by zetoast, on Flickr


My favorite (newest) photo. (I've been slacking in taking pics. New year's res. lol)
July 18 2011
Canon Eos Rebel XS


Kiefer by zetoast, on Flickr

 

This is LITERALLY my very first photo. Webcam pic even.


Then my first photo with a proper camera (Canon PowerShot A610):


Then, two years down the road, still using the same camera:


My first photo with my dSLR, which I got that same year in 2008 (Sony A350):


And then my most recent one, still using the same camera.

Nepokorimyi pul's by schizocheese, on Flickr

 

I think this thread is really inspiring! Thanks Knibitz!

Oldest:
Was a HP Cam, definitely the first shot I have of my first doll.


Then I upgraded to a Sony TX-1:


Followed by a Nikon D60, 18-55mm lens:


& My last D7000, 50mm lens:


I can't say I'm awesome, but I'd say to any new owners, U can do it! Practice makes PERFECT!

 

Looking back at my old pictures, I kinda cringed. Lol.

This is not my oldest nor my first, but it was among the first 'photoshoot' I ever did when I got my first doll. This was taken around the late of 2008? Using my old Sony Ericsson mobile phone's camera too.




And then, I got my first point and shoot camera, which was a Canon camera. Picture taken around near December 2009? I could not really remember. Man, I remember how proud I was of this picture, and thought how much I loved it back then.




Then, I finally got my own proper DLSR, a Nikon D90 and I was mostly using the lens that came along with the package. Not my first picture using the DLSR but one among the earliest photoshoot I did. Taken during early of year 2009.




Using the same camera, and I got my first prime lense, using a f/1.8. Taken on 18 July 2010. This was taken for my photography class before.




And then for 2011? I didn't really take much doll photography, since my creativity was in the dumps. But here's my most recent picture, that I took at my group's booth, at a local convention which was some days ago.

 

Oldest:
This is embarassing but fun in a way~
My very first bjd photo -hides in a hole-
I'm not very sure but its taken on 30 March 2010? With a sony compact camera.


Newest:
My most recent with my current Canon Eos 60D DSLR with 50mm F/1.8 II lens




Whew, what a journey!

 

OK, so my oldest is of my first BJD, Alphie, a Luts CP Chiwoo, and my newsr is Madicken and Elsbeth, my two Chibi Unoa girls checking out the Christmas presents under the tree earlier today:


Teddy

 

The title actually made me cringe as I thought back to the first pictures I took! I was living in a small apartment with barely any sunlight, so everything came out blurry and terrible >.< plus I wasn't used to the scale at all!

Oldest
Dollzone feilian (first doll)
Sony point and shoot (can't remember which model though)
June 2010




Same doll
Canon 550D 50mm lens
Mid 2011




Newest
Literally the last picture I took of all my dolls. I wouldn't say it's the best of my recent ones, but it shows how far I've improved since then xD

Soom migma
Canon 550D 50mm
Oct/nov 2

 

I've long since lost my oldest photos when my old computer died but this is one of the oldest ones I've got my photobucket from 2008:



And this is from one of my latest shoots (Shot on a Canon 60D with a 28-75 f2.8 and external flash)


And slightly older but still a good example of where I am now:

 

I haven't really improved actually I only got a better camera :3


at my first BJD meeting back in summer 2009. taken with cell phone. dolls aren't mine. If I remember correctly they belong to DominiqueB. Dollshe saint and Volks something... I think.


on my birthday in november '09, I received a canon powershot SX20. this picture (according to the date on flickr) was taken in nov.2010. Minifee Woosoo and soom Afi (no longer own).


and this is my most recent (real) photoshoot! october 2011 with Soom Migma.

 

Oldest
Volks SD16G SchA
March 10th, 2011
This definitely isn't my oldest photo. I'm positive my older photos are in a Photobucket album which the pin had long lost from my memory.

The camera used here was Kodak EasyShare M883 Zoom. Let's just say, it's a pretty crappy camera, and my lack of skill for photographing or photo editing doesn't help.

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Newest
Volks SD13B Kaelin
March 9th 2013
Nikon D7000, 50mm f/1.4 Nikkor.

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Oldest
15/2/2006
This is Shinku's first batch of photos taken where she just arrived and came out from the box.
Camera is Canon powershot A400( my first digital camera) and touch up the coloring in photoshop.



Not long I started to use Panasonic Lumix. I think the model is DMCFS62(2008). Model is Adora and with photoshop touch up.


Then I change to use Canon Powershot S5IS(2008) also touch up in photoshop. Model still Shinku in the photo.


After that I change again and use Canon DSLR1000D around year 2009. Model in the photo is Adora, my LimHwa human.



Newest
Currently using Canon DSLR 600D(2011). Model in the photo is Adora. Took this photo around September).

 

Oldest:
My Volks MSD Ken shortly after his box opening and faceup(s).
Camera: Kodak Easyshare, Full Auto
Date: 12-7-09


Newest:
Same doll.
Camera: Canon SX130, Manual. Post processing in Photoshop Elements 8.
Date: 11-25-11


Wow. I got a lot better. O_O

 

My literally, VERY first photo.



A hint of vanilla by schizocheese, on Flickr
Taken late this year.

 

See newest post.

 

Oh, good grief I am terrible at photography and all my pictures end up looking the same, but I like to think I have improved a little...? maybe...?

OK. I think this was the first photo ever taken of my first doll, Teal, with his first faceup. It was taken on 14th October 2009. There are so many things bad about this Allow me to list them- first, the faceup, which makes him look as if he's been dunked headfirst into a bowl of tomato soup, and his eyes which seem to be sunk into his cheeks, but that's not really part of the photography. What is, is the weird cropping of just his head (spooky decapitated doll), the complete and utter lack of any kind of posing (I literally dumped him in a shrub), and the fact that the focus is actually on said bush. I suppose maybe I get credit for attempting a bit of composition. Look, his head as at one side of the frame! I R photographer now.


And then I discovered fiddling with pictures in Photoshop or other Photoshop-esque applications to create something flat, grainy and unsophisticated. That said, I do still really like this picture I also felt the need to include a watermark in case anyone was desperate enough to steal my beauteous artwork and pass it off as their own- sadly, this has actually happened!


And this is the first photo of the same doll taken with my DSLR in January 2011. The focus is off- in fact, I'm not sure what the camera is focusing on!- but I think there's some improvement:


And this is the latest photo I've taken of my skanky little witch. And to be honest, it's pretty mediocre! It's all a bit flat and uninspired. Still, I like to think I'm learning.


Great idea for a thread, by the way!

 

Oldest - 2010
I took this photo after shortly I got clothes for my first doll, I guess it's his first official "photoshoot" with a background set-up and everything. Most of my photos were taken with my Pentax Optio, which is a pretty good camera--I still use it to this day and am rather attached to it.


Newest - 2012
Taken with my DSLR, Canon 550D with kit lens. It's funny cause I don't think my photography skills improved at all... rather the style of the doll changed to go with my photos. I guess I coaxed some life into my subjects.

 

SchizoCheese, the improvement in your photography is amazing! Night and day.

 

Oooh! I wanna do one!!
Mar 2008:


Mar 2009:



Oct 2011:

 

I think mine have actually gotten worse in the year that I've been taking doll pictures. At first I was super excited, and set up a background and a whole studio-style lighting setup for my pictures, and spent several hours perfecting the shots. Now I just want to take pictures and get it over with, so I'll just use one flash and rely on shallow depth of field to take care of the background for me.

 

My absolutely first doll photo, taken with my old Olympus FE190/X750 september 13, 2010


Latest, taken with my current Sony DSLR-A390 december 29, 2011


I think there is definitely some improvement there, but room for a lot more xD

 

July 2011
Sony point and click 1 out of 90 photos that were not so blurry when taken indoors!!



January 2012
Cannon 60d
almost all photos are clear when taking pictures indoors.

 

I love this idea

Literally one of the first photos in my photobucket album, I had never really done photography before...
CP Lu-Wen
Circa October 2007, Nikon Coolpix


Zaoll Luv
June 2011, Canon Powershot G10

 

Oldest:
Dream of Doll - Pitts: Fei
Model: Casio Exilim EX-Z60
Date Taken: Aug 7, 2009



Recent:
Iplehouse - Felix: Sergios
Model: Canon EOS 500D
Shutter Speed: 1/4 second
Aperture: F/5.6
Focal Length: 49 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Taken: Jan 10, 2012

 

Actually I am only slightly more than one year in BJD photography because my first two-year-waited doll appeared in my house in late September 2010.
I didn't change my camera during that time, only skills. I still use PS in very limited range because I like photos as they are.

Oldest
This is one of my first BJD shots - just after the arrival of my first doll.
Soom SG Lazule
Beginning of October 2010
Canon 450D, 18-55 kit lens

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Newest
This shot is among latest ones.
Soom SG Lazule
Late December 2011
Canon 450D, 18-55 kit lens (the same)

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In the beginning I had nothing (lol sound like some lyrics from Silent Hill). Okay, I had no camera at all, only could borrow one bad, old and cheap from my girlfriend's mom. This pic was taken on March 2010, when Ida (my Soom Dia) arrived.



Then we bought a cheap digital camera, and I learned how to choose angles and comb doll's hair And to use photoshop. Pic was taken on March 2011, year after the first one.



And then, we bought DSLR Olympus E520. Now with only kit lenses, but soon we plan to buy 50mm lense, more photosensitive, than kit one ^__^

 

funny enough I never took a picture of a doll until I had a DSLR.
I was at an Anime con and saw someone carrying around 'a cool barbie-looking thing' so I asked to snap a pic ^.^; Can anyone tell me what type of doll this is, or maybe even who owns/owned it?


Of course now I own my own PukiPuki, and here is a very recent photo of her:

 

Hansel, my first doll, first day home, taken almost four years ago with a Fujifilm Finepix F10. Ewewewewewew...


Same doll, upgraded to a Canon Powershot SX120 about two years ago and I've been using that ever since. Also got better with editing in Photoshop. This one was taken about a month ago.

 

My first doll, Faiyu (CP Delf Yder), arrived in the beginning of January in 2008. This is one of the first five pictures I took of him with my crappy digital camera that I forgot the label of. It's shaky, has dull light, no editing, and his eyes are askew because I didn't notice, because omg I got my first doll and I was so excited.



And this is where I am now, well sort of, considering these are taken in December 2011. All my other dolls have gotten my attention lately, so I've not taken photos of Faiyu since then. Pictures taken with a Nikon D90 and I've also since long discovered the magic of photoshop:



I'd say I've at least gotten a bit better. :3 And since I've just recently discovered something new THIS YEAR, this one is from the most recent photoshoot I had, about a week ago:

 

Well, this is interesting... Everyone has improved so much!
Let's see mine;

Older:
Dollzone Hid, my first doll ever. Shot with Olympus E-something-something. I didn't have camera at that time and I borrowed my sister's. Can't remember what it was anymore. Edited this with... Picasa?
Anyhow, this was summer 2009.

Oh goodness. What is this even? (And yes, I was the best at styling dolls. Playboy bunnies..............)


Newer:
Or-doll/Nyxdoll Limos. I bought my own camera about two years ago, Nikon D90. Still hanging around with the kit lens though... and still no Photoshop or whatsoever. Nope, GIMP2 and Picasa3 are all I've got.
This is from around New Year's, one of my recent photos I like (the ones I have photographed after this have been rather ugly, so yeah);


Oh dear.
Improvement is clear (hopefully). I've been experimenting with lighting and different techniques in hope of finding my own style. I still have a long way to go, but I'm getting closer... to something.

 

This is really interesting to see. And it makes me go o.o But nothing really changed except the camera and knowing how to use photoshop and lightroom a littttle better now, but not much.

My first doll
Doll &#9829; Fairyland Puki Puki Cupid [No longer with me]
Date taken &#9829; Mar 13, 2010, 11:01:10 PM
Model &#9829; SONYDSC-W180
Shutter Speed &#9829;1/40 second
Aperture &#9829; F/3.1
Focal Length &#9829; 6 mm
ISO Speed &#9829; 400



My second doll
Doll &#9829; Dream of Doll . Dream of Child Bee - A [No longer with me]
Model &#9829; SONYDSC-W180
Date Taken &#9829; Mar 13, 2010, 11:01:10 PM
Shutter Speed &#9829; 1/15 second
Aperture &#9829; F/3.1
Focal Length &#9829; 6 mm
ISO Speed &#9829; 400





And now for my newer stuffles.


My third doll
Doll &#9829; Iplehouse JID I
Model &#9829; Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Date Taken &#9829; Jan 26, 2012, 4:09:44 AM
Shutter Speed &#9829; 1/80 second
Aperture &#9829; F/1.8
Focal Length &#9829; 50 mm
ISO Speed &#9829; 400



My fourth doll
Doll &#9829; Iplehouse EG BID Erzulie
Model &#9829; Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Date Taken &#9829; Jan 28, 2012, 11:11:43 PM
Shutter Speed &#9829; 1/60 second
Aperture &#9829; F/1.8
Focal Length &#9829; 50 mm
ISO Speed &#9829; 400


I don't know if I love my camera being at 400 iso or if my camera loves my camera being at 400 iso.

 

Ooh! What a neat idea for a thread!
When I got my first BJD, still life was a new genre for me. A lot of my old photos I detest lol

Oldest
Date: Was posted Feb. 23, 2010
Sculpt: Dollzone Tan Mo
Name: Lucian
Camera: Nikon D60


Newest
Date: January 21, 2012
Sculpt: K-Doll Kamyu
Name: Sabbath
Camera: Nikon D60

 

This is so much fun! I love seeing how everyone's grown and improved.

Oldest
Date: May 2005
Sculpt: Dollmore Kid Aiden
Name: Tim
Camera: Kodak EasyShare



Newest
Sculpt: Volks SDGr Amelia boy
Name: Rooster
Camera: Canon Rebel T1i with 50mm f/1.8 lens

 

I always love these types of threads

Here my comparison of my doll when it was his 3rd birthday.



-->2009


-->2011


I've still got a lot to learn, but I'm happy with how I'm improving lol I can't remember the camera models that I used to use but I use a Canon 550d now.

 

Oldest
Date: May 2008
Sculpt: Bobobie weylin
Name: Coronata
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A345

How shockingly bad >_< Bad taste in clothes/wig, poor background choice, bad camera and editing so horrific I think l may have vommed a little in my mouth x_x​

Newest
Date: March 2012
Sculpt: Dollmore kid Suntan paran
Name: Annabelle and Annmarie
Camera: Canon EOS 550D

Tasteful and natural shot with a good camera and decent lighting ;D​

 

First Photo
Taken: March 2009
Doll: Dollmore Paran
Camera: An HP point-and-shoot
Literally the first photo I took of Hayden. The poor guy's all exposed and stuff! No clothes. Hot dang, that composition is awesome. I love the deer-in-headlights stare.



Recent Photo
Taken: July 2011
Doll: Dollmore Paran
Camera: Nikon D3000
Not the most recent, but a fairly recent one that I like. It doesn't seem like this was taken in July 2011, but that's what flickr is telling me! It's hard to believe I've had this little bugger for about 2 years now. I HAVEN'T IMPROVED AT ALL!!!!!!!!

 

Oldest:
Date: Taken on date of arrival - 25th April 2009
Sculpt: AOD Fei
Name: Reija
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix compact, but I can't remember which model.
Sorry for size, this is on her old Myspace account and not uploaded on Flickr, so I dunno how to resize XD


Recent:
Taken: 11th March 2012
Doll: LTF Elf Shiwoo
Camera: FujiFilm FinePix S2950


I'm not a pro at all, and neither of these are edited as I don't have photoshop. But I've gotten better with posing, focus and actually caring what's in the piccie now, rather than pointing, shooting and hoping for the best. I have far worse ones than that first pic though...

EDIT: Not entirely sure what I was focusing on in this one, if anything.
Taken with a FujiFilm FinePix F200EXR, according to Flickr, on
22nd Jan 2011


And then there are ones like this, which was taken on my iPhone,
but I don't think that's much of an excuse XD
Taken on 27th Jan 2011


Considering this was also taken on my iPhone.
Taken on 22nd Aug 2011

 

I'm still striving, but I'm glad I've improved too!
Then:Now:

 

Oh boy

My oldest:



My newest:




Still learning!

 

Well this seems fun!

Oldest:
Taken on Dec 12th 2005
Old Canon Point and Shoot (I have no idea what model it was)


I had next to no interest in photography at this point. I just wanted pictures to share with everyone here! No attention to lighting or background or any of that sort of stuff...

Latest:
Taken Today (March 30th 2012)
Nikon D5000

Still In Love by PranBran85, on Flickr

I have spent a lot of time reading up about photography and practicing what I've learned and have slowly but surely gotten better (I think so, at least). I'm still learning, but I'm really happy with many of my photos now!

 

Oldest:
Date: August 21, 2008
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-W200
Doll: Doll Factory Pet Ari Dalsoo (Nikki)

Newest:
Date: March 29, 2012
Camera: Nikon D80
Doll: Fairyland Minifee Karsh (Brink)

 

I still have a long way to go, but almost 2 years in the hobby and I think I've improved a bit

Oldest:


Newest:

Click-click by Nomi 800, on Flickr

 

Picture taken: february 2007


Picture taken: april 2012

5 years in the hobby, but the improvement is not that spectacular (it doesn't help that I only got an DSLR 2 months ago... ^^")

 

Oldest: May 2008


Newest: February 2012


I haven't improved too much but hopefully the photography course I'm taking will help me out.

 

I always enjoy looking through my old photos and doing then/now comparisons. :3 It is also nice to see the dolls themselves evolve!

Indoor

August 2009 [Sony DSC-HX1]


(...and nearly three years later, against the exact same background of my closets)

April 2012 [Nikon D3S, 50mm]

Dark Horse by rainwaltz, on Flickr

Outdoor

December 2009 [Nikon D2X, 18-200mm]


December 2011 [Nikon D3S, 24-70mm]

la lumière du soleil by rainwaltz, on Flickr

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Backlighting

January 2012 [Panasonic GX-1, 14-42mm]

h a p p y by rainwaltz, on Flickr

March 2012 [Nikon D3S, 50mm]

sun-held honey by rainwaltz, on Flickr

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Group

June 2011 [Nikon D3S, 24-70mm]


April 2012 [Nikon D3S, 50mm]

tourner sept fois by rainwaltz, on Flickr

 

Date: 09-09-2006
Camera: Some old canon point and shoot
Way too heavily edited in photoshop

And wow nearly 6 years later....


Date: 04-14-2012
Camera: Nikon d5100 w/ 18-55 lens
Edited in scarab raw converter

 

I'm still using the same camera, it's s point and shoot samsung digimax i6 which I've had since 2006. It's on it's way out now, I have to hit it sometimes to get it to stop putting lines on everything even so, I can still get some half decent pics out of it!
(ONLY on the closeup setting though, which has no flash)

2006: My 1st doll since sold, DZ Cloud

Terrible! and what is with my cropping?!

2011: My DZ Luna, one of the clearest doll pics I've ever done!

Same old cam, closeup setting, no flash natural light from behind the doll and household light from behind me.
Still, terrible composition I feel.

2012: My B+G hera, My Pet ari Dalsoo

Same old camera, closeup setting, no flash and natural light coming from behind me.


1: DERP! timestamp >_<
Same old cam, closeup setting, no flash, natural light from large window about 8 foot away and artificial light from above.

I think I've learned how to get this old camera to give me decent pics but I can feel it's age, we have this pre slr camera but I can't seem to get it to focus EVER even with manual and auto.

We live on a street with no back gardens and natural light is limited (I'm also a tad too shy to take my dolls outside)

 

I still need to find better places for backgrounds. XD But I make do with what I can. I think I have improved in a year's time. I'm still learning photoshop effects and whatnot. I wish I had taken the time to upgrade my camera, but...

April 2011



March 2012

 

This one was one of my very firsts back in July 2011. :'D My DollZone Annie Boy's first character.


Now here's a picture of him today with much improvement. Most recent of him from his birthday! April 13th, 2012:


I still need better backgrounds or just more places to take pictures!

 

This is really fun to see :O
I'll post something too soon

 

My very first doll photo, taken with a Canon PowerShot A590 IS.



Here's my newest photo of a different doll, taken on Samsung ST65 / VLUU ST65 / Samsung ST67. I'd like to get a DSLR camera someday.

 

First, January/February 2010, point-and-shoot camera, DZ Lola


Most recent, 17th May 2012, Sony Alpha 200, 35mm lens, Unoa Lusis


Fun Fact: Both dolls are the same character, she just changed molds :B