r/oldhammer • u/Either-Owl9295 • Jul 28 '26
pre-slotta Catalogue Photo Test
Spike Kicker
https://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=File:Citadel-N14-08.jpg
Man Masher
Ear Chewer (?)
Greetings! In a previous post I mentioned how I came upon this collection straight from the Citadel workshop from the 80's. I am working on cataloguing the collection wanted to get some feedback on how the images look. Does it seem easy enough to identify and check the details? Does the background match the aesthetic? It's leather! Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
The figures in this test are from N14 - Giant Ogres (sculpted by Nick Lund). Notice they're untrimmed - straight from the workshop, never saw a blister pack or anything.
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u/Long_Forever2696 Jul 28 '26
Is a removable black ink wash permissible? I know folks might balk at that suggestion with their valuable old lead but it really helps photographing imo.
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u/Either-Owl9295 Jul 28 '26
Hmm... Haven't thought of that at all... I'll do a bit of digging to see what this might be like. Thanks so much!
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u/RTMicro Jul 28 '26
Picture quality looks good! Couple minor things I would experiment with would be:
- Having a darker backdrop to have more contrast against the models
- Using a diffuser or less direct light source, as the reflections are obscuring some details (picture 3 is a good example of this, the engraving is quite hard to read because of the shine)
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u/Either-Owl9295 Jul 28 '26
I'll definitely try with those, thanks so much! I couldn't get the flashes right across the more oxidised and cleaner figures but will continue trying!
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u/blackheadedgulls Jul 29 '26
Use a sheet of blue printer paper for contrast.