Jabba the Hutt at Star Wars Cel­e­bra­tion VI — © Copy­right 2012 by William Beem

Jabba the Hutt at Star Wars Cel­e­bra­tion VI

This scene of Jabba the Hutt at Star Wars Cel­e­bra­tion VI is another bril­liant set from the Bel­gian Prop Crew. These guys build some out­stand­ing sets that trans­port you into the Star Wars movies, includ­ing this scene of the palace where Jabba the Hutt holds court.

Part of me thinks that Jabba the Hutt is the nat­ural evo­lu­tion of folks who sit on the Inter­net just to insult other peo­ple. He’s the model image that comes to mind for any vile behavior. Yet there are peo­ple who love Jabba the Hutt.

These sets are a big part of the rea­son why I went to Star Wars Cel­e­bra­tion VI. Dur­ing the pre­vi­ous event, I had no idea what to expect and just showed up for a few hours. I got a few shots, but I missed out on some cool stuff because I was unpre­pared. As a for­mer Eagle Scout, you have no idea how much it pains me to make that admis­sion. This time, I went pre­pared for just about every­thing. In fact, I shot way too many HDR por­traits of folks, because I’m left with a back­log of images that I promised to get out to these folks. Still work­ing on clear­ing out a few of those shots.

Going to a crowded con­ven­tion like Star Wars Cel­e­bra­tion VI to do some pho­tog­ra­phy means you need an abun­dance of patience. That’s because there are thou­sands of other folks who want to get their snap­shots and they can get eas­ily frus­trated when you setup to com­pose a scene and get every­thing just as you want it. It’s best to wait for the flow of peo­ple to sub­side, get your shot quickly and get out of the way. The Bel­gian Prop Crew who work these scenes do a really good job of accom­mo­dat­ing pho­tog­ra­phers who want to get some­thing more than a snap­shot, though. It’s sup­posed to be fun for every­one, after all.