My second photo from my Flagstaff photo trip. I was really surprised at how well the Wampa photos came out, it’s unfortunate that it is a very dated sculpt and has the giant joint at his midsection. I could have done some photoshop on that, but I opted to keep it looking like a picture of an action figure, versus attempting to make it look like a real Wampa

Taken in Flagstaff, AZ – on the campus of NAU.  This is the first in a series of snow photos I took on the trip.  I was surprised at how well these photos came out and I decided to spread them across a week (or so) making daily posts.  Hope you enjoy!

Built the stand from MDF and a bamboo skewer.  Cow print was drawn on and cleaned up in photoshop…banner was a print out from powerpoint.  This photo was a nice distraction from cleaning the house this morning!

This isn’t the picture I intended to take this weekend, but here it is.  This is the result of a quick trip to Tempe Town Lake and a boat load of why-won’t-these-guys-stand-up frustration.

A few weeks ago, I took a trip out to Vulture Mine, an abandoned ghost town outside Wickenburg, AZ.  After seeing all the vacant buildings, my friend and I headed back to the car – and then I saw it.  A giant pile of dirt!  Strategic placement of the Dalek resulted in some great pics.  Hope you enjoy!

Inspired by some of the promotional photography for ‘The Three Doctors’.  This is one of my favorite photos to date.

Went a little bit outside the normal photo op tonight.  Built Leia a platform, complete with pole.  Used some fabric to fashion a stage curtain.  Assembled a ‘rough around the edges’ crowd…then added some semi-dramatic lighting.  Had a fog machine going for a few takes but nothing good came from that.

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My posts have been less frequent lately, working on fixing that.  In the mean time, went out on a shoot this weekend.  Here’s the new Slave Leia figure channeling a super model.

What has 3P0 gotten himself into this time?

Taken on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix AZ.

Taken on South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ.  Comments?

Taken in downtown Mesa, AZ.  Feel free to comment or check out other photos.

Galen Marek – Sith

Series: Star Wars Evolutions
Release Date: 2008
Comments: This figure, and it’s two companion figures were based on the 2008 LucasArt’s multi-console game – ‘The Force Unleashed’ which takes placed in the years between “Revenge of the Sith” and “A New Hope”. You play the game as Galen Marek, a secret apprentice to Lord Vader. Hence the name of this Evolutions set.

About three weeks ago I covered Galen Marek as the secret apprentice. In the course of the game, you choose the light or the dark path; each with its own final visual for your character.  Last week we looked at the light side, today we go Sith.   This figure is the most visually interesting of the three.  One of the great things about the Sith is that designers have essentially free reign.  What you end up with is a fairly creepy figure who is unlike most everything else in your collection.  And since the Sith persona of the apprentice will be featured in ‘The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition” this figure is a must have.  Only way you could lose is if there’s a new, improved figure on the horizon.  But as of today, HASBRO’s mum on what the next “The Force Unleashed” figures will be.

Taken at the Mesa Arts Center; any thoughts?

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