Photography and Copyright Question?

Some excellent answers here. Stock photos are used for advertising and other commercial uses which is why they enforce copyrights so rigidly. If your figurine is recognizable (A lladro statue or a GI Joe..or maybe Gumby??) you need a release unless it is not the main subject of the photo. If the figurine is not recognizable (a little plastic stick figure from a crackerjack box) than you can post a photo of it without a release.