Sharing a few shots from last night, when the cast of Underfoot was all cozied up in their beds watching Incredible Journey. I tried out a few angles and light sources: And ended up using this shot, with a mixture… Continue Reading →
10 days ago, Rat and Cosette were well on their way to a waffle. Rat had read the recipe, and Cosette was breaking an egg. And then . . . everything just stopped, when the picture in my mind utterly… Continue Reading →
Sharing my steps to get a good shot of Rat and Cosette getting that first cup of coffee in the morning. I start off with Rat alone, hanging onto a coffee pot. I’m dealing with that fluorescent kitchen light again,… Continue Reading →
Sharing a series of shots I took to illustrate the Underfoot episode I’m working on. The idea was that I’d follow two of the characters through their day, starting with a shower. I thought I’d take a picture of the… Continue Reading →
I’ve spent more hours than I’d care to guess trying to prop up my figures for motion shots. For my fashion dolls – all four of the My Doll Adventure figures – I rely on some kind of stand. For… Continue Reading →
I entered doll adventure land through a side door – somewhere between play and play therapy – so many of the building blocks of photography, miniatures, and writing are unfamiliar to me. Because I could see their effects in every… Continue Reading →
or how many 1/6 scale bulldogs does it take to fill a diorama? I’m generally pretty thrifty in my doll and diorama purchases. With the exception of the main character dolls, I get almost everything else on the way cheap… Continue Reading →
Without moving to a new home, I seem to have set off a cascade of smaller changes which resulted in every single object in my home being moved to another location within my home. Add to that that this morning… Continue Reading →
The third member of my Underfoot cast arrived this week. She is Ester, from Maskcat dolls. In size, at 21cm she stands slightly taller than Buu (19cm). In shape, she’s most similar to the slender Rosie (who’s about 2cm taller)…. Continue Reading →
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