The Betwixt characters seem to spend more time out and about then any of my other dolls, so I’m forever figuring out ways to make them part of the scene. Marta and Marcelo joined the crowd in the subway in… Continue Reading →
Sometimes I get a really clear picture in my head of what I want to capture, and then realize that there’s simply no way to achieve it. That’s when I resort to brute force posing. I had that happen today… Continue Reading →
In answer to the question in the title, a ton. I’m not a great photographer, but I’m a pretty good experimenter and I can (mostly) recognize a good photograph when I see it. What I can’t do is reliably create… Continue Reading →
As a follow up to my previous post, I finished the shots I’d been taking with the disco ball, and they turned out pretty well. I didn’t manage to get my camera settings right for capturing the disco ball lighting… Continue Reading →
One of the big advantages of photographing inanimate subjects is that you play around with all kinds of dim lighting. Light a scene by LED tea candle? Done that. Set a scene by using a dim mini flashlight to cast… Continue Reading →
My 1/6 scale dolls all have sets, although some of them are in pieces currently. Daisy has her room with the pale pink wainscotting, bookcases, and the window seat. Rosie has her blue room with the casement windows that let… Continue Reading →
At almost two years into learning to create photo stories, and reshooting the Among the Flowers storyline, I can start to see what I’ve learned over these years. It started with Camellia’s episode, which launched the series. Although I left… Continue Reading →
One of the hardest parts of creating an action adventure with dolls is that they’re, by nature, immobile. And, often, somewhat difficult to pose. So, how do you get them to look like they’re moving? I mostly start with seeing… Continue Reading →
I did a little playing around this last week animating the littlest sister in On Our Own. I’ll never be a stop motion animator – mainly because I haven’t the patience, but also because my dolls’ movements have so much… Continue Reading →
It seems I often find my dolls like this, sitting in chairs (or benches, in this case) waiting for their adventure to begin. In Fern’s case, she’s about to start a grand-ish adventure, if I could just figure out what… Continue Reading →
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