The good news: Everything turned out OK (but not great) in the end. The bad news: I’ve never had more trouble doing a photo shoot Last week’s shoot with Camellia gave me a ton of false confidence about my ability… Continue Reading →
As part of moving every object in my house to a new location, I had to move Camellia’s set. Here’s the old set, on top of one of my workshop tables And here’s the new set, in the wire bookcase… Continue Reading →
Camellia has successfully brought the half-drowned dog back to health, but, worrying that the nights are too cold for him, starts to build a shelter.
Camellia’s dog rescue takes place on a very simple set. It’s literally just: A black piece of foamboard, with a bit of sand sprinkled at the front Underneath a lovely pieces of stained glass, from my friend Diana In front… Continue Reading →
As we catch up with Camellia, we find her scanning the horizon. I had lots of grand, and even mundane plans for this episode, but they were not to be. One involved the source of the dog – I’d imagined… Continue Reading →
Here’s the most valuable piece of information I’ve picked up so far from Part 2 on the Stan Winston stop-motion class: you’re building the set *for the camera* and not for normal view. I’m so used to dollhouses – where… Continue Reading →
While my indoor rooms have walls, my outside sets need diorama backdrops – the sky, trees, flowers – something that defines their space as existing somewhere other than in my garage workshop. I’ve tried a number of different diorama backdrops… Continue Reading →
Here’s a quick tour around Camellia’s topical beach diorama. And that’s it. Camellia will be adding to her set by the time you next meet up with her. Save Save
I’m slowly learning to add motion to Camellia’s adventures through cinemagraphs, so I’ll share what I’ve learned so far. Basically, a cinemagraph is a fancy animated GIF. You create a stack of photos where just one element changes, and then… Continue Reading →
Dolls in danger as Camellia’s story continues, after her storm at sea. So, Camellia has landed safely on shore and continues to draw things towards her – a raven and a panther so far have entered her orbit. I’ll talk… Continue Reading →
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