Exceptional Photographic Treatment and Care-Part II

Sunday, December 22, 2013
        (Cold with blowing rain pellets)

Exceptional Photographic Treatment and Care-Part II

   A few Days ago, December 18, 2013 to be exact, I wrote the introduction about Mr. Vince Sarchese and his excellent ebay store - real_antiques. Please click here to see the first post. 

   Perhaps, my title was not "catchy" enough, as I was disappointed that I did not get enough viewer to see the exceptional photography that Vince presented. The title was "Even Smaller Toys Are Given Special Attention". Perhaps, I have to come up with a better title.

   However, today's post and photos will surely get your attention. The photography shows even small detail, is well lit, and is in focus. Also, the toys are placed against white (my favourite), and even has a 6-sided clear plastic base that the items rest on.

   More importantly though is that there are very rare toys,and many toys that I haven't seen before.

Please click here to visit Vince Sarchese's Exceptional Store

I saved the  1910 Lehmann truck for last,because it's my favourite photographed toy. Of course it's high on my favourite likeable toys as well. There are plenty of details that you have to look for (the small spring on the steering wheel for example). The lighting is soft, and presents all the details form the shadows to the highlights  (dark and light areas), and the focus is sharp everywhere. I would say with a high certainty that Vince used a tripod to ensure sharpness and focus.

When you take such care to photograph your merchandise,  you have to have your heart into it.  At least that's what I felt when I photographed my toys. I had them for a short time, and marvelled how each toy was made, and how each one functioned. And my toys were at the most at any one time, no more than the most expensive at $ 300.00 U.S.  And even the small toys such as the Manoils and Tootsietoys were important to me. 

Toys are part of history, and when you buy and re-sell them, you hope that the buyer will feel the same way about them as well.

Thanks for visiting,

and have a great part of the day,

wherever you may be.

Stacey 

toysearcher@gmail.com

Exceptional Photographic treatment and Care-Part I

Friday, December 20, 2013

Exceptional Photographic treatment and Care-Part I

   What caught my attention for today's post was the photography quality. Not only was the photography excellent, but every item from higher-priced to lower-priced and big or small was photographed with the same care and attention. For myself, that tells me something about the seller.

Mr. Vince Sarchese, is the owner of  real_antiques on ebay, and all of his items are well-photographed. I can only base my conclusion on how I treated my merchandise when I photographed my toys for  ebay.  Of course, I started to blog, and wanted nice photos, but I figured that if I photographed everything well, I would be able to sell easier. Also, I had never sold anything on  ebay, so I also thought that showing the toys well would be an asset.

Please click here to visit Vince Sarchese's fine ebay store

I like how Vince has made a montage for the 

standard that he wants to maintain with his store.

You'll have to change the blog view to slide show to see the true quality of the photos. But to really best see them, you need to go to  ebay.   However,just looking at the above photo gives you a good sense of the toy quality and condition, as well as the excellent photography.

Speaking for  myself, and I would think Vince would agree, that once you start taking quality photography,  the extra work involved is soon forgotten. And like all other things, the work get easier and faster. But you also get a sense of pride in comfort at having achieved this level and standard.

I will be adding another post soon on Vince and his high quality photography and of course the interesting toys and details of the toys! 

When I see such nice content, I just can't stop looking!

Thanks for visiting,

and as always, 

have a great part of the day or night,

'wherever you my be.

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com