Lighting really is everything

Hello, hope you are doing great.

Just wanted to share some thoughts because never before like now have I realized that lighting can completely distort dolls’ skin tones. This is Delilah. The most flawed baby in my collection, the one whose coloring is the richest.

Pictures 4-5-6 are taken in daylight but it was 7pm, so almost sunset time. This is the time slot where I can see her the most since I work 8 am-5pm everyday. Her purple tones are enhanced and it made me question her quality and “lifelike-hood” (is that a word? Lmao)

Pics 1-2-3 were snapped at 8 am today. It was a bit cloudy but you can tell the difference. Her purples are a bit more under control and overall she looks better in my opinion and closer to how I see her in real life.

Granted she is far from perfect and she’s got flaws (nothing that is worth messing and stripping tbh), but yeah I was considering selling her for a very low price (supply cost only). All that because I was looking at her in poor quality lighting.

Sorry for the rant. Thought it was interesting to share.

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Definitely interesting what difference it makes!

Now I’ve seen dolls being sold that were so badly lit they looked green, but I never realized even good lighting can shift color so much!

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I think it’s also because she’s really high contrast in her colors. Which is why I was debating whether selling her.. coloring changes so much depending on the time of the day. So I have no idea about pricing. But she definitely looks better in the morning.

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