Do you collect PHOTO's of BJD's?

I only collect pics of the dolls i intend to buy or would love to own at some point, otherwise no.

 

I only have a few photos from the doll company websites, particularly of dolls when I ordered them. It's 'anticipation' photos for wallpaper while I wait impatiently for my doll to be processed.

I have never been inclined to save other people's photos, even the stunning photos I see out here quite regularly. I guess a lot of that has to do with 'fair use' and copyright issues I deal with every day at work. While I know I would only keep them on my computer and not redistribute them, I've been pretty much 'trained' to only use, copy and/or save my own graphic materials.

If I did find an interesting photo I just HAD to have, I would definitely ask permission to save it.

 

I often save photos of outstanding dolls that catch my eye. Also of great outfits, looks, etc. I've noticed that there are certain 'styles' that I gravitate towards, and if I keep track of the trends I like then I don't waste as much money buying stuff on impulse (omg, it's on sale! grabby hands... oh noes, why did I buy this, I don't actually like it at all!)

I also recently collected all the photos I could find of my latest doll crush - Volks SDC Kurt. I wanted to make good and sure that I REALLY REALLY REALLY liked him before ordering. So I did DoA searches, Google image searches, etc. and stored most of the results in a folder on my desktop. I'd then flip through the company pics and owner pics that I had gathered and study them whenever I was bored. I even made a particularly beautiful image of him my wallpaper for a few days! Finally, I decided that he was the doll for me, and ordered him (and got him Saturday, and love him dearly ).

I don't see a problem with it (as far as copyright, etc, goes). I only save the pics for my own use, and it saves me so much time trying to go back and find images that I may have come across (which is the most frustrating and time consuming waste ever).

Edit: I plan on getting an FCS doll sometime in the future, and I will totally scour the earth for Volks doll pics to be used for reference by the makeup artists. I will be 'omg, I LOVE THESE EYEBROWS' *click, save* 'this mouth, that color' *click, save*. Erm, I can be a little bit obsessive perfectionist at times?

 

I have a folder called 'Dolls I love' and it's my favorite pictures, or pictures with clothes I'm inspired by, or a doll I want someday...it's a really varied folder. XD But some pictures just speak to me and I want to hang onto them. X3

 

I have a large collection of BJD photos. I have to save all the pictures I think are beautiful, and I come back to look at them all the time!

 

Welll...I have tons of saved doll photos...yeah. A few thousand to be honest...combined with the three computers I use, pretty much!

A ton are my own, edited here and there, but the majority are from people on DoA and DA...a few from company sites. I like to print up the extra nice ones and put them on my door or in my bedroom ^ ^ I've been known to use a few here and there for school projects as well...mine though, no one else's of course.

I love collecting doll photos :3

 

How do those who have dolls feel about people maybe saving pictures or thier dolls?

I would never reuse someones without giving them credit though. But I just wonder if it makes others nervous??

 

I do. I'm glad I do because I can go back and look at the gorgeous pictures instead of searching hours on end to find it. Whenever I get my doll and if I take good photos of him and post him here. I don't mind if people save them as long as they don't cailm them as theirs or post the picture everywhere without saying it's my doll. I wouldn't do it to someones pictures I have saved. They're for my eyes enjoyment, not for spreading around places. If I want someone to see a gorgeous picture, I'll just direct them to were they can see it that was posted by the owner.

 

No. I have too many pictures of other things. I wouldn't have room >_< too many beautiful dolls.

 

I save them as reference pictures, whether they're for face-ups or particular sculpts I'm looking to buy. They help me decide what to do. And I love looking at all the beautiful dolls :]

 

Yes, sure. I love to save pics about bjds, and add to favourits the links i love. Also use sometimes as wallpaper on my desktop.

 

Yes I do.
I usually collect pictures of dolls I plan on buying or dolls on my wishlist or sometimes pictures of dolls by faceup artists that I like.
Sometimes I'll also take pictures that I just find cute,
I never use them for anything though. I just look at them.

 

I too collect photos. They're saved on my Ipod as well as my computer, so I can look at them anytime I please.

 

I usually save the ones I like or where it appears something that I am or I can be interested in.
In the past I used to save much more pictures than now because it was easier to get impresed for a picture of a doll, but I still save a lot.

 

I have been trying not too, but I think after reading ppls post here I'll let myself go and save one or two occasionally ^^

 

I do not have a doll folder... but I do save about every BJD Photo I like on my computer

But now I think I will make one folder for all of them >w<

They are just to pretty to not look at!!!!

And It gives inspiration for my own :3

 

I usually save beautiful custom repaints that I find... because I'm always amazed at what people can do... and saving them ensures that when I want to show it to someone later, it will still be there!

Rarely ever do I save a company default pic.

 

I don't save photos, per say, but the cards a lot of companies send out with dolls and clothes and the like? Every one of those that I've gotten is on my way above my desk. I love looking at them.

 

i have a folder of the only doll i wanna have...both boy and girl!! XDD

 

I save a bunch of photos of the dolls I really want, and if the doll gives me an idea for a piece, whether its the pose, colour scheme, face up, outfit, or something that I find really funny. Not to mention another folder filled with pictures from the couple of meets I was able to go to. I try not to save too many, but sometimes it just cannot be helped.
If I heavily referenced a picture of a doll (or anything that wasn't my own for that matter) in a piece, I give credit, otherwise I just keep the images there for my own enjoyment :3