A Little Teaser

12/5/2020

I'm working on an upcoming Christmas story, which needs a lot of scenes out in the snow, so have been taking advantage of all the beautiful snowfalls north of us. We went up again yesterday to shoot eight more scenes. It was snowing very hard...

Unloading on location...

A sneak peak at three of the over one hundred photos taken....

I'd typed up a list of scenes with the eight dolls and three horses, and after three hours of taking photos, in two separate locations, I was totally soaked from getting down in the snow to take photos. Yes, we'd brought a tarp, but it was snowing so hard that it was covered in no time at all. Thankfully it wasn't that cold, just at freezing. But all the dolls got covered in snow as well, so once home, they all ended up standing around various heat registers to dry off.

Of course after getting home and downloading the photos, I saw all kinds of spots where I should have taken something more. Which means packing up the car again, and heading north again - for the third time this week.

10 Comments

KarenC

12/5/2020 07:27:33 am

Brrr! But so very beautiful. Please take care of yourselves. 3>

Martha

12/5/2020 04:12:52 pm

I got some great photos for my story.

And we definitely do take care. I wore several layers, and brought along travel mugs with hot coffee, and the car is heated. Even though I got wet, Iit didn't feel all that cold, since it was only a degree or two below freezing, with not much wind. It was a lot colder up there today.

Brigitte

12/5/2020 07:59:30 am

Beautiful photos with amazing dolls. I love the knights in the snow and the sweet princess too. But please be careful and don't get sick

Martha

12/5/2020 04:15:30 pm

There were lots of great photos. I find snow just adds so much to a scene, and it was quite unusual to have two of those gorgeous snowfalls in one week. So I had to take advantage, and we made sure to prepare, knowing I'd get wet.

Jay

12/5/2020 09:41:09 am

That's what you have to do for your amazing photos! What price art! Please don't get sick! I look forward to more photos!!! These few are wonderfully tantalizing for more!

Martha

12/5/2020 04:18:04 pm

Yup. No pain, no gain. We don't often get those kinds of snowfalls, and twice in one week - the kind where there's thick layers of snow on every single bush and branch, but not too much on the ground - the kind that's perfect for doll scenes, so had to take advantage. But we know what we are doing, and prepare in advance, so it's not a problem.

Jitka

12/5/2020 03:06:04 pm

I really admire your dedication to your art work. I hope you won't catch cold from your photo adventure ;). I cannot wait to see the story as the teaser photos are amazing.

Martha

12/5/2020 04:21:18 pm

Yes, I'm definitely dedicated. More like obsessed. I've wanted to shoot this story for years, and it's coming along nicely. Just one more outdoor adventure whenever we actually get a decent snowfall down around here, and then all the interior scenes. I won't start posting the story until the whole thing has been photographed, probably close to Christmas.

Dorothy

12/7/2020 06:42:10 pm

I love the photos. I can't wait to see the stories that follow.

Martha

12/8/2020 03:48:59 am

It will still be a little while.

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